Word study · lex.G3784
ὀφείλω opheilō
owe · be a debtor · be obliged
Team definition
A verb for owing or being a debtor, with an accusative of the thing owed and sometimes a dative of the person. The passive can mean that something is owed or due. With an infinitive it means to be bound or obliged to do something. Rom 13:8 is one of the passages listed for an accusative of the thing and a dative of the person. This entry records those lexical uses only.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 34
Matt 18:28Matt 18:30Matt 18:34Matt 23:16Matt 23:18Luke 7:41Luke 11:4Luke 16:5Luke 16:7Luke 17:10John 13:14John 19:7Acts 17:29Rom 13:8Rom 15:1Rom 15:271 Cor 5:101 Cor 7:361 Cor 9:101 Cor 11:71 Cor 11:102 Cor 12:112 Cor 12:14Eph 5:282 Thess 1:32 Thess 2:13Phlm 1:18Heb 2:17Heb 5:3Heb 5:121 John 2:61 John 3:161 John 4:113 John 1:8
Senses
1. owe, be a debtor Rom 13:8, Matt 18:28, Phlm 1:18
2. be bound or obliged to do Rom 15:1, John 13:14
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ὀφείλω (G3784)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G3784
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
The debt of love and fulfilling the law (13:8–10) Rom 13:8; Rom 13:9; Rom 13:10