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ὀφείλω

opheilōto oweHow to read Greek
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Definition

ὀφείλω

[in LXX: Deuteronomy 15:2, Isaiah 24:2 (נָשָׁה), Ezekiel 18:7 (חוֹב), Wis.12.15, 20, al. ;]

to owe, be a debtor: with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 18:28, Luke 7:41; 16:7, Phm 18; id. with dative of person(s), Matthew 18:28, Luke 16:5. Pass., to be owed, to be due: τ. ὀφειλόμενον, Matthew 18:30, 34. Metaphorical: absol. (= Rabbinic חַיָּב; see McNeile, in l), Matthew 23:16, 18; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Romans 13:8; with inf., to be bound or obliged to do (of. Westc., Epp. Jo., 50), Luke 17:10, John 13:14; 19:7, Acts 17:29, Romans 15:1, 27, 1 Corinthians 5:10; 7:36; 9:10; 11:7; 11:10, 2 Corinthians 12:14, Ephesians 5:28, 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2:13, Hebrews 2:17; 5:3, 12, 1 John 2:6, John 3:16, John 4:11, 3 John 8; ὤειλον συνίστασθαι, I ought to have been commended, 2 Corinthians 12:11. In peculiar Aram. sense of having wronged one (see: όφείλημα; but of. also Inscr. ἁμαρτίαν ὀφείίλω, Deiss., BS, 225), with dative of person(s), Luke 11:4 (cf. προσ-οφίελω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὀφείλω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

35 total
  1. Matthew 18:28ὤφειλεν · owed; ὀφείλεις · you owe [me]
    But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
  2. Matthew 18:30ὀφειλόμενον · debt
    But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
  3. Matthew 18:34ὀφειλόμενον · he owed
    In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
  4. Matthew 23:16ὀφείλει · he is bound by his oath
    Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
  5. Matthew 23:18ὀφείλει · he is bound by his oath
    And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
  6. Luke 7:41ὤφειλεν · owed [him]
    “Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
  7. Luke 11:4ὀφείλοντι · sins against
    And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
  8. Luke 16:5ὀφείλεις · do you owe
    And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
  9. Luke 16:7ὀφείλεις · owe
    Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
  10. Luke 17:10ὠφείλομεν · our duty
    So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
  11. John 13:14ὀφείλετε · should
    So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
  12. John 19:7ὀφείλει · He must
    “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
  13. Acts 17:29ὀφείλομεν · we should
    Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
  14. Romans 13:8ὀφείλετε · Be indebted
    Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
  15. Romans 15:1Ὀφείλομεν · ought
    We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
  16. Romans 15:27ὀφείλουσιν · they are obligated
    They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
  17. 1 Corinthians 5:10ὠφείλετε · you would have
    I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.
  18. 1 Corinthians 7:36ὀφείλει · [they] ought
    However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
  19. 1 Corinthians 9:10ὀφείλει · [they] should
    Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
  20. 1 Corinthians 11:7ὀφείλει · ought
    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.
  21. 1 Corinthians 11:10ὀφείλει · ought
    For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
  22. 2 Corinthians 12:11ὤφειλον · should
    I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
  23. 2 Corinthians 12:14ὀφείλει · should not have
    See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
  24. Ephesians 5:28ὀφείλουσιν · ought
    In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
  25. 2 Thessalonians 1:3ὀφείλομεν · We are obligated
    We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
  26. 2 Thessalonians 2:13ὀφείλομεν · should
    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
  27. Philemon 1:18ὀφείλει · owes [you anything]
    But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
  28. Hebrews 2:17ὤφειλεν · He had
    For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
  29. Hebrews 5:3ὀφείλει · he is obligated
    That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
  30. Hebrews 5:12ὀφείλοντες · you ought
    Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
  31. 1 John 2:6ὀφείλει · must
    Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
  32. 1 John 3:16ὀφείλομεν · ought
    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.
  33. 1 John 4:11ὀφείλομεν · ought
    Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
  34. 3 John 1:8ὀφείλομεν · ought
    Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.