ὀφείλω

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ὀφείλω

Greek transliteration

opheilō

Simplified transliteration

opheilo

Principal Parts

(ὤφειλον), -, -, -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number

3784

GK Number

4053

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Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-2d(1)

Gloss

to owe, be in debt; be bound by oath; be obligated, ought, must

Definition

to owe, be indebted, Mt. 18:28, 30, 34; to incur a bond, to be bound to make discharge, Mt. 23:16, 18; to be bound or obliged by what is due or fitting or consequently necessary, Lk. 17:10; Jn. 13:14; to incur desert, to deserve, Jn. 19:7; to be due or fitting, 1 Cor. 7:3, 36; from the Aramaic, to be delinquent, Lk. 11:4

Greek-English Concordance for ὀφείλω

2 Thessalonians 2:13	But we ought (opheilomen \| ὀφείλομεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as first fruits for salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth.
Philemon 1:18	If he has wronged you or owes (opheilei \| ὀφείλει \| pres act ind 3 sg) you anything, charge that to my account —
Hebrews 2:17	Therefore he was obligated (ōpheilen \| ὤφειλεν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) to become like his brothers in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 5:3	That is why he is obligated (opheilei \| ὀφείλει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to offer sacrifice for his own sins, just as he does for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 5:12	For though by this time you ought (opheilontes \| ὀφείλοντες \| pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of God’s revelation. You have become people needing milk, not solid food;
1 John 2:6	the one who claims to abide in God ought (opheilei \| ὀφείλει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to walk just as Jesus walked.
1 John 3:16	By this we have come to know love: that he laid down his life on our behalf. And we are obligated (opheilomen \| ὀφείλομεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) to lay down our lives for the brothers.
1 John 4:11	Dear friends, if God loved us like that, we also ought (opheilomen \| ὀφείλομεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) to love one another.
3 John 1:8	Therefore we ought (opheilomen \| ὀφείλομεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) to show hospitality to such men, so that we may be coworkers for the truth.

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