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ὀφειλή

Debt

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ὀφειλή G3782
Pronunciation opheilḗ

What does ὀφειλή (opheilḗ) mean in the Bible?

ὀφειλή (opheilḗ) is a Greek word meaning "debt". ὀφειλή, -ῆς, ἡ (ὀφείλω), a debt: Mat.

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Meaning

debt
Extended definition

Debt both literal and moral: what is owed or due as obligation to another party.

(ὀφείλω), a debt: Mat.18:32; metaphorically, one's due: Rom.13:7, 1Co.7:3 (found also in π.; see Deiss., BS, 221; MM, xviii).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 18:32 · 1 Cor 7:3 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Rom 13:7 1×
3 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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