What does πόσος · ὀφείλω mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G4214, G3784
πόσον ὀφείλεις
Interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many) · to owe
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πόσοςG4214interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
Pronunciationpósos
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 →What does πόσον ὀφείλεις (poson opheileis) mean in the Bible?
πόσος · ὀφείλω is a Greek phrase meaning "how much do you owe?".
Full entry for πόσον ὀφείλεις (G4214, G3784) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4214, G3784?
G4214, G3784 is connected to 27 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. how much do you owe?
Source Gloss
how much do you owe?
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 forms27Case patternDative (11)Number patternSingular (15)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 6:231×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMark 9:211×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 15:171×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineActs 21:201×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineMark 8:201×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 7:11 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 12:12 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 12:24 · Luke 12:28 · Rom 11:12 · Rom 11:24 · Phlm 1:16 · Heb 9:14 · Heb 10:2911×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:34 · Matt 16:9 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 8:5 · Mark 8:195×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 27:13 · Mark 15:42×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 16:5 · Luke 16:72×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 16:101×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 35 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present29imperfect6
Voice
active33passive2
Mood
indicative30participle4imperative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:28ὤφειλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundMatthew 18:28ὀφείλειςpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 18:30ὀφειλόμενονpresent passive participleparticipleMatthew 18:34ὀφειλόμενονpresent passive participleparticipleMatthew 23:16ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 23:18ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 7:41ὤφειλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 11:4ὀφείλοντιpresent active participleparticipleLuke 16:5ὀφείλειςpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 16:7ὀφείλειςpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 17:10ὠφείλομενimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 13:14ὀφείλετεpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 19:7ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoingActs 17:29ὀφείλομενpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 13:8ὀφείλετεpresent active imperativeimperativeRomans 15:1Ὀφείλομενpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 15:27ὀφείλουσινpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 5:10ὠφείλετεimperfect active indicativebackground1 Corinthians 7:36ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 9:10ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 11:10ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 11:7ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoing2 Corinthians 12:11ὤφειλονimperfect active indicativebackground2 Corinthians 12:14ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoingEphesians 5:28ὀφείλουσινpresent active indicativeongoing2 Thessalonians 1:3ὀφείλομενpresent active indicativeongoing2 Thessalonians 2:13ὀφείλομενpresent active indicativeongoingPhilemon 1:18ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoingHebrews 2:17ὤφειλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundHebrews 5:12ὀφείλοντεςpresent active participleparticipleHebrews 5:3ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoing1 John 2:6ὀφείλειpresent active indicativeongoing1 John 3:16ὀφείλομενpresent active indicativeongoing1 John 4:11ὀφείλομενpresent active indicativeongoing3 John 1:8ὀφείλομενpresent active indicativeongoing
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
πόσον ὀφείλεις is built from this root: