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GreekG3784Verb

ὀφείλω

opheilō

34Occurrences
G3784Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty

probably from the base of G3786 (ὄφελος) (through the idea of accruing);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to owe, be a debtor: with accusative of thing(s),; dative of person(s). Pass., to be owed, to be due: ὀφειλόμενον
34.Metaphorical
LXX: (נָשָׁה), (חוֹב)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ὀφείλω appears 34 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
5
Luke
5
Matthew
5
1 John
3
Hebrews
3
Romans
3
2 Corinthians
2
2 Thessalonians
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:7BSB

A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

1 John 3:16BSB

By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

3 John 1:8BSB

Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

John 13:14BSB

So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.

Luke 7:41BSB

“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.