What does πᾶς · ὀφείλω mean in the Bible?
πᾶς · ὀφείλω is a Greek phrase meaning "all that was owed".
Greek · G3956, G3784
πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενον
All, any, every, the whole · to owe
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πᾶς G3956 all, any, every, the whole
Pronunciation pâs
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ὀφείλω G3784 to owe
Pronunciation opheílō
Moral or spiritual obligation, not just financial debt; what one is bound or duty-bound to do
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What does πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενον (pan to opheilomenon) mean in the Bible?
πᾶς · ὀφείλω is a Greek phrase meaning "all that was owed".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3956, G3784?
G3956, G3784 is connected to 1,244 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. all that was owed
Source Gloss
all that was owed
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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 1244 Case pattern Nominative (452) Number pattern Plural (409)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 11:13 · Matt 11:28 · Matt 12:23 · Matt 14:20 · Matt 15:37 · Matt 19:11 · Matt 21:26 · Matt 22:28 · Matt 23:8 · Matt 25:31 · Matt 26:27 · Matt 26:31 · Matt 26:33 · Matt 26:35 · Matt 26:52 · Matt 26:56 175×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:22 · Matt 5:28 · Matt 5:32 · Matt 7:8 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 10:32 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 13:52 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 27:25 · Mark 2:13 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 9:15 · Mark 9:49 95×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 5:18 · Matt 6:33 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 13:56 · Matt 19:26 · Matt 22:4 · Matt 23:36 · Matt 24:8 · Matt 24:34 · Matt 25:32 · Mark 3:28 · Mark 4:11 · Mark 7:23 · Mark 9:23 · Mark 10:27 · Mark 13:4 83×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:3 · Matt 3:5 · Matt 8:32 · Matt 8:34 · Matt 12:25 · Matt 12:31 · Matt 15:13 · Matt 21:10 · Matt 24:22 · Matt 28:18 · Mark 1:5 · Mark 13:20 · Luke 3:5 · Luke 3:6 · Luke 4:7 · Luke 11:17 46×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 3:10 · Matt 7:17 · Matt 7:19 · Matt 15:17 · Matt 18:16 · Matt 23:35 · Mark 7:18 · Luke 1:10 · Luke 1:37 · Luke 2:23 · Luke 3:5 · Luke 3:9 · John 6:37 · Acts 15:12 · Acts 22:5 · Rom 3:19 37×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 1:17 · Matt 10:30 · Matt 13:56 · Matt 24:30 · Matt 25:5 · Matt 25:7 · Luke 1:48 · Luke 12:7 · Acts 3:25 · Acts 9:39 · Acts 16:26 · Acts 27:37 · Rom 16:4 · Rom 16:16 · Rev 1:7 · Rev 2:23 16×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 10:22 · Matt 26:70 · Mark 2:12 · Mark 9:35 · Mark 10:44 · Mark 12:43 · Mark 13:13 · Luke 1:71 · Luke 2:31 · Luke 3:15 · Luke 4:15 · Luke 4:20 · Luke 8:45 · Luke 9:43 · Luke 11:50 · Luke 14:10 88×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 13:32 · Matt 22:27 · Matt 24:9 · Mark 4:31 · Mark 4:32 · Mark 12:22 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 12:33 · Luke 3:19 · Luke 7:18 · Luke 7:35 · Luke 21:12 · Luke 24:14 · John 3:31 · John 10:29 · Acts 1:1 47×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 23:27 · Luke 5:17 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 12:15 · Luke 21:35 · John 17:2 · Acts 4:29 · Acts 8:27 · Acts 12:11 · Acts 13:10 · Acts 17:11 · Acts 19:26 · Acts 20:19 · Acts 24:3 · Acts 28:31 · Rom 15:13 42×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:19 · Matt 18:10 · Mark 5:5 · Luke 8:47 · Luke 20:45 · Luke 24:19 · Luke 24:53 · Acts 2:25 · Acts 10:2 · Acts 13:10 · Acts 24:16 · Rom 11:10 · 1 Cor 11:3 · 2 Cor 7:1 · 2 Thess 3:6 · 2 Thess 3:16 20×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 35 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 29 imperfect 6
Voice
active 33 passive 2
Mood
indicative 30 participle 4 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:28 ὤφειλεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 18:28 ὀφείλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 18:30 ὀφειλόμενον present passive participle participle Matthew 18:34 ὀφειλόμενον present passive participle participle Matthew 23:16 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 23:18 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing Luke 7:41 ὤφειλεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 11:4 ὀφείλοντι present active participle participle Luke 16:5 ὀφείλεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 16:7 ὀφείλεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 17:10 ὠφείλομεν imperfect active indicative background John 13:14 ὀφείλετε present active indicative ongoing John 19:7 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing Acts 17:29 ὀφείλομεν present active indicative ongoing Romans 13:8 ὀφείλετε present active imperative imperative Romans 15:1 Ὀφείλομεν present active indicative ongoing Romans 15:27 ὀφείλουσιν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 5:10 ὠφείλετε imperfect active indicative background 1 Corinthians 7:36 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 9:10 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 11:10 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 11:7 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 12:11 ὤφειλον imperfect active indicative background 2 Corinthians 12:14 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing Ephesians 5:28 ὀφείλουσιν present active indicative ongoing 2 Thessalonians 1:3 ὀφείλομεν present active indicative ongoing 2 Thessalonians 2:13 ὀφείλομεν present active indicative ongoing Philemon 1:18 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 2:17 ὤφειλεν imperfect active indicative background Hebrews 5:12 ὀφείλοντες present active participle participle Hebrews 5:3 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing 1 John 2:6 ὀφείλει present active indicative ongoing 1 John 3:16 ὀφείλομεν present active indicative ongoing 1 John 4:11 ὀφείλομεν present active indicative ongoing 3 John 1:8 ὀφείλομεν present active indicative ongoing
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
πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενον is a primary word - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain