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opheilō G3784

ὀφείλω (opheilō) means “to owe” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ὀφείλω Greek · G3784 35 tagged occurrences in 34 verses

Pronunciation guide: of-i'-lo Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3784

ὀφείλω · opheilō · to owe

ὀφείλω [in LXX: Deu.15:2, Isa.24:2 (נָשָׁה), Eze.18:7 (חוֹב), Wis.12:15, 20, al. ;] to owe, be a debtor: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.18:28, Luk.7:41 16:7, Phm 18; id. with dative of person(s), Mat.18:28, Luk.16:5. Pass., to be owed, to be due: τ. ὀφειλόμενον, Mat.18:30, 34. Metaphorical: absol. (= Rabbinic חַיָּב; see McNeile, in l), Mat.23:16, 18; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Rom.13:8; with inf., to be bound or obliged to do (of. Westc., Epp. Jo., 50), Luk.17:10, Jhn.13:14 19:7, Act.17:29, Rom.15:1, 27, 1Co.5:10 7:36 9:10 11:7 11:10, 2Co.12:14, Eph.5:28, 2Th.1:3 2:13, Heb.2:17 5:3, 12, 1Jn.2:6 Jn 3:16 Jn 4:11, 3Jn.8; ὤειλον συνίστασθαι, I ought to have been commended, 2Co.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), Luk.11:4 (cf. προσ-οφίελω).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I owe, ought.

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How translators render G3784

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
ought 7
should 3
he is bound by his oath 2
be indebted 1
debt 1
do you owe 1
he had 1
he is obligated 1
he must 1
he owed 1
must 1
our duty 1
owe 1
owed 1
owed him 1
owes you anything 1
should not have 1
sins against 1
they are obligated 1
they ought 1
they should 1
we are obligated 1
we should 1
you ought 1
you owe me 1
you would have 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
ought 11
he ought 2
owed 2
are bound 1
due 1
he is a debtor 1
he is guilty 1
is indebted 1
it behoved him 1
must ye needs 1
need 1
owe 1
owest 1
owest thou 1
oweth 1
should 1
that was due 1
the debt 1
their duty is 1
thou owest 1
we are bound 1
we ought 1
ye ought 1

Verses containing G3784

Page 1 of 1. 34 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 18:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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!’

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  2. Matthew 18:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

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  3. Matthew 18:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

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  4. Matthew 23:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  5. Matthew 23:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  6. Luke 7:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  7. Luke 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

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  8. Luke 16:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

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  9. Luke 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  10. Luke 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

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  11. John 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  12. John 19:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.”

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  13. Acts 17:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  14. Romans 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

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  15. Romans 15:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

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  16. Romans 15:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  17. 1 Corinthians 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  18. 1 Corinthians 7:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  19. 1 Corinthians 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  20. 1 Corinthians 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  21. 1 Corinthians 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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  22. 2 Corinthians 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  23. 2 Corinthians 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  24. Ephesians 5:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

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  25. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  26. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  27. Philemon 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.

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  28. Hebrews 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  29. Hebrews 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

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  30. Hebrews 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!

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  31. 1 John 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.

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  32. 1 John 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  33. 1 John 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

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  34. 3 John 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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