What does ὅς · ὀφείλω · ποιέω mean in the Bible?
ὅς · ὀφείλω · ποιέω is a Greek phrase meaning "what we owed to do, we have done".
Greek · G3739, G3784, G4160
ὃ ὠφείλομεν ποιῆσαι πεποιήκαμεν
The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that · to owe · to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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ὅςG3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Pronunciationhós
Relative pronoun that agrees with antecedent in gender but may vary in case through attraction or construction according to sense.
Open lexicon entry →ὀφείλωG3784to owe
Pronunciationopheílō
Moral or spiritual obligation, not just financial debt; what one is bound or duty-bound to do
Open lexicon entry →ποιέωG4160to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Pronunciationpoiéō
Creates or performs action; πράσσω (prássō) denotes habitual practice versus specific deed.
Open lexicon entry →What does ὃ ὠφείλομεν ποιῆσαι πεποιήκαμεν (ho ōpheilomen poiēsai pepoiēkamen) mean in the Bible?
ὅς · ὀφείλω · ποιέω is a Greek phrase meaning "what we owed to do, we have done".
Full entry for ὃ ὠφείλομεν ποιῆσαι πεποιήκαμεν (G3739, G3784, G4160) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3739, G3784, G4160?
G3739, G3784, G4160 is connected to 1,408 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. what we owed to do, we have done
Source Gloss
what we owed to do, we have done
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms1408Case patternNominative (357)Number patternSingular (441)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:19 · Matt 5:21 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 5:31 · Matt 5:32 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 10:38 · Matt 10:42 · Matt 11:6 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 15:5 · Matt 16:25 · Matt 18:5219×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 1:23 · Matt 10:26 · Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:32 · Matt 20:4 · Matt 27:33 · Mark 2:24 · Mark 3:17 · Mark 4:4 · Mark 5:33 · Mark 5:41 · Mark 7:11 · Mark 7:15 · Mark 7:34 · Mark 12:42 · Mark 13:1172×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMark 4:16 · Luke 5:10 · Luke 5:17 · Luke 5:29 · Luke 6:18 · Luke 8:13 · Luke 9:27 · Luke 9:31 · Luke 10:30 · Luke 13:30 · Luke 17:12 · Luke 20:47 · Luke 23:29 · Luke 24:23 · John 1:13 · John 6:6433×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 11:16 · Matt 13:4 · Luke 7:32 · John 6:13 · John 10:16 · John 20:30 · Eph 5:4 · Col 2:17 · Col 2:22 · 2 Tim 2:20 · Titus 2:1 · 1 Pet 1:12 · Rev 1:4 · Rev 1:19 · Rev 3:2 · Rev 3:423×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMark 15:41 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 23:27 · Luke 23:29 · Rev 5:85×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 2:37 · Luke 10:39 · Acts 9:36 · Rev 14:84×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineEph 2:131×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:25 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 3:12 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 17:9 · Matt 18:7 · Matt 18:30 · Matt 18:34 · Matt 26:24 · Matt 26:36 · Mark 1:7 · Mark 13:30 · Mark 14:21 · Luke 3:1697×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 1:16 · Matt 24:38 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 16:9 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 7:45 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 17:27 · John 11:2 · Acts 1:2 · Acts 1:22 · Acts 1:25 · Acts 3:25 · Acts 7:17 · Acts 16:14 · Acts 20:1849×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 6:8 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 3:19 · Luke 9:36 · Luke 12:3 · Luke 15:16 · Luke 19:44 · Luke 23:14 · Luke 23:41 · John 7:31 · John 13:29 · John 21:10 · Acts 1:1 · Acts 3:21 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 8:2444×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 552 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist258present220future41imperfect18perfect14pluperfect1
Voice
active530middle20passive2
Mood
indicative282participle91infinitive74subjunctive61imperative43optative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24ἐποίησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 3:10ποιοῦνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 3:3ποιεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 3:8ποιήσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 4:19ποιήσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 5:19ποιήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 5:32ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 5:36ποιῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 5:46ποιοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 5:47ποιεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 5:47ποιοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 6:1ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 6:2ποιῇςpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 6:2ποιοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 6:3ποιοῦντοςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 6:3ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:12ποιῶσινpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 7:12ποιεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 7:17ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:17ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:18ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 7:18ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 7:19ποιοῦνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 7:21ποιῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 7:22ἐποιήσαμενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 7:24ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:26ποιῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 8:9Ποίησονaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 8:9ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 9:28ποιῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 12:12ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 12:16ποιήσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 12:2ποιοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 12:2ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 12:3ἐποίησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 12:33ποιήσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 12:33ποιήσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 12:50ποιήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:23ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:26ἐποίησενaorist active indicativecompleted+512 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὃ ὠφείλομεν ποιῆσαι πεποιήκαμεν is built from this root: