ὀφείλω opheilō

Greek word for “to owe” · Strong’s G3784 · used 35 times in 34 verses

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Meaning

ὀφείλω; to owe, be a debtor: with accusative of thing(s), 16:7, Phm 18;

How it is translated

Glosses given for opheilō in context, with how often each is used:

• ought 18
• owing 2
• being owed 2
• bound 2
• owe.’ 1
• indebted 1
• owe 1
• owe? 1
• obliged 1
• do owe 1
• have been obliged 1
• being obliged 1

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 18 (3), Matthew 23 (2), Luke 16 (2), Romans 15 (2), 1 Corinthians 11 (2), 2 Corinthians 12 (2), Hebrews 5 (2), Luke 7 (1), Luke 11 (1), Luke 17 (1)

Forms

• ὀφείλει 11
• ὀφείλομεν 6
• ὤφειλεν 3
• ὀφείλεις 3
• ὀφειλόμενον 2
• ὀφείλετε 2
• ὀφείλουσιν 2
• ὀφείλοντι 1
• ὠφείλομεν 1
• Ὀφείλομεν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with opheilō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• εἰ ei “if” 8
• οὕτως ohutō, ohutōs “thus(-ly)” 6
• ἀλλήλων allēlōn “one another” 4
• ἀγαπάω agapaō “to love” 4
• χρεωφειλέτης chreōpheiletēs “debtor” 2
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 5
• ἀποδίδωμι apodidōmi “to pay” 3
• πάντως pantōs “surely” 2
• χρυσός chrusos “gold” 2
• ἤ ē “or” 4
• ἕτερος heteros “other” 3
• εἷς ehis “one” 4

Key verses

The verses using opheilō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 23:16 — Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a…
• Luke 11:4 — And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
• John 19:7 — The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
• Romans 13:8 — Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
• Romans 15:1 — We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
• 2 Corinthians 12:11 — I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though…
• 2 Corinthians 12:14 — Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for…
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3 — We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward…
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13 — But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through…
• Hebrews 2:17 — Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to…
• Hebrews 5:12 — For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such…
• 1 John 3:16 — Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.