ὀφειλή
opheilē
“debt”
Definition
indebtedness, i.e. (concretely) a sum owed; figuratively, obligation, i.e. (conjugal) duty
from G3784 (ὀφείλω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ὀφειλή appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.