What does χρεωφειλέτης (chreōpheilétēs) mean in the Bible?
χρεωφειλέτης (chreōpheilétēs) is a Greek word meaning "debtor".
Greek · G5533
χρεωφειλέτης
Debtor
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χρεωφειλέτηςG5533
Pronunciationchreōpheilétēs
What does χρεωφειλέτης (chreōpheilétēs) mean in the Bible?
χρεωφειλέτης (chreōpheilétēs) is a Greek word meaning "debtor".
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How does the BSB render G5533?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include debtors (2).
Where does χρεωφειλέτης (chreōpheilétēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 7:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdebtors2×Luke 7:41, Luke 16:5
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First aligned rowLuke 7:41
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Luke2
Source forms
χρεοφειλέται1xchreopheiletaiLuke 7:41
χρεοφειλετῶν1xchreopheiletōnLuke 16:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural1xLuke 16:5
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural1xLuke 7:41
Evidence Summary
Greek word. debtor
Source Gloss
debtor
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 7:41Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
χρεωφειλέταιcrewfeiletai
a debtor
Read verseLuke 16:5Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
χρεωφειλετῶνcrewfeiletwn
a debtor
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
χρεωφειλέτης is built from these roots:
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