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Lexicon :: Strong's G3784 - opheilō

Aa
ὀφείλω
Transliteration
opheilō (Key)
Pronunciation
of-i'-lo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Or (in certain tenses) its prolonged form opheileo {of-i-leh'-o}; probably from the base of ὄφελος (G3786) (through the idea of accruing)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:559,746

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

ὀφείλω opheílō, of-i'-lo; probably from the base of G3786 (through the idea of accruing); to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty:—behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should. See also G3785.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's G3784 in the following manner: ought (15x), owe (7x), be bound (2x), be (one's) duty (2x), be a debtor (1x), be guilty (1x), be indebted (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's G3784 in the following manner: ought (15x), owe (7x), be bound (2x), be (one's) duty (2x), be a debtor (1x), be guilty (1x), be indebted (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. to owe

    1. to owe money, be in debt for

      1. that which is due, the debt

  2. metaph. the goodwill due

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀφείλω opheílō, of-i'-lo; probably from the base of G3786 (through the idea of accruing); to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty:—behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should. See also G3785.
STRONGS G3784:
ὀφείλω; imperfect ὤφειλον; present passive participle ὀφειλόμενος; from Homer down; to owe;
a. properly, to owe money, be in debt for: τίνι τί, Matthew 18:28; Luke 16:5; without a dative, Matthew 18:28; Luke 7:41; Luke 16:7; Philemon 1:18; τό ὀφειλόμενον, that which is due, the debt, Matthew 18:30; αὐτῷ (which L Tr WH omit), that due to him, Matthew 18:34.
b. metaphorically: τί, passive τήν εὔνοιαν ὀφειλομένην, the good-will due (A. V. (not R. V.) due benevolence), 1 Corinthians 7:3 Rec.; μηδενί μηδέν ὀφείλετε (here ὀφείλετε, on account of what precedes and what follows, must be taken in its broadest sense, both literal and tropical), εἰ μή τό ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν, owe no one anything except to love one another, because we must never cease loving and the debt of love can never be paid, Romans 13:8. absolutely, to be a debtor, be bound: Matthew 23:16, 18; followed by an infinitive to be under obligation, bound by duty or necessity, to do something; it behooves one; one ought; used thus of a necessity imposed either by law and duty, or by reason, or by the times, or by the nature of the matter under consideration (according to Westcott (Epistles of John, p. 5), Cremer, others, denoting obligation in its special and personal aspects): Luke 17:10; John 13:14; John 19:7 (ὀφείλει ἀποθανεῖν, he ought to die); Acts 17:29; Romans 15:1, 27; 1 Corinthians 5:10; (1 Corinthians 7:36 (A. V. need so requireth)); 1 Corinthians 9:10; 11:7,10; 2 Corinthians 12:14; Ephesians 5:28; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 5:3, 12; 1 John 2:6; 1 John 3:16; 1 John 4:11; 3 John 1:8; ὤφειλον συνίστασθαι, I ought to have been commended, i. e. I can demand commendation, 2 Corinthians 12:11.
c. after the Chaldee (see ὀφειλέτης, b., ὀφείλημα, b.), ὀφείλω τίνι, to have wronged one and not yet made amends to him (A. V. indebted), Luke 11:4. (Compare: προσοφείλω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
18:28; 18:28; 18:30; 18:34; 23:16; 23:18
Luke
7:41; 11:4; 16:5; 16:7; 17:10
John
13:14; 19:7
Acts
17:29
Romans
13:8; 15:1; 15:27
1 Corinthians
5:10; 7:3; 7:36; 9:10; 11:7; 11:10
2 Corinthians
12:11; 12:14
Ephesians
5:28
2 Thessalonians
1:3; 2:13
Philemon
1:18
Hebrews
2:17; 5:3; 5:12
1 John
2:6; 3:16; 4:11
3 John
1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3784 matches the Greek ὀφείλω (opheilō),
which occurs 35 times in 34 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28 - But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:30 - And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:34 - And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:41 - And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:4 - May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:5 - And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:7 - Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:10 - In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:14 - If then I, the Lord and the Master, have made your feet clean, it is right for you to make one another's feet clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:7 - And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:29 - If then we are the offspring of God, it is not right for us to have the idea that God is like gold or silver or stone, formed by the art or design of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:8 - Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:1 - We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:27 - Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10 - But I had not in mind the sinners who are outside the church, or those who have a desire for and take the property of others, or those who give worship to images; for it is not possible to keep away from such people without going out of the world completely:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:36 - But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:10 - Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:7 - For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:10 - For this reason it is right for the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:11 - I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:14 - This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:28 - Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:3 - It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:13 - But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:18 - If he has done you any wrong or is in debt to you for anything, put it to my account.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:17 - Because of this it was necessary for him to be made like his brothers in every way, so that he might be a high priest full of mercy and keeping faith in everything to do with God, making offerings for the sins of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:3 - And being feeble, he has to make sin-offerings for himself as well as for the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:6 - He who says that he is living in him, will do as he did.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:16 - In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:11 - My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:8 - So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.
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