ὈΦΕΙΛΩ, ὀφειλω
OPHEILŌ, opheilō
Sounds Like: oh-FEI-loh
Translations: to owe, to be indebted, to be obligated, to be bound, ought, must, should
From the root: ὈΦΕΙΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb signifies a moral or legal obligation, indicating that one 'owes' something, either literally (a debt) or figuratively (a duty). It is often translated as 'ought,' 'must,' or 'should,' expressing a necessity or a moral imperative to do something. It can also mean to be indebted or to be bound by a promise or agreement.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3784 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 33:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ὈΦΕΙΛΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΦΕΙΛΕΙ — ought, must, should, owe, be indebted, it is necessary, it is proper
- ὈΦΕΙΛΕΙΝ — to owe, to be indebted, ought, must, should, to be bound, to be under obligation
- ὈΦΕΙΛΕΣΘΑΙ — to be owed, to be due, to be obligated, to be indebted
- ὈΦΕΙΛΕΤΗΣ — debtor, one who owes, one who is obligated, a debtor
- ὈΦΕΙΛΟΜΕΝ — we ought, we must, we owe, we are indebted
- ὈΦΕΙΛΟΜΕΝΑ — things owed, debts, dues, what is due, what is owed
- ὈΦΕΙΛΟΜΕΝΑΣ — due, owed, obligatory, a due (thing), an owed (thing)
- ὈΦΕΙΛΟΜΕΝΗΝ — owed, due, a debt, a due (thing), an owed (thing)
- ὈΦΕΙΛΟΜΕΝΟΝ — what is owed, due, a debt, that which is due, that which is owed
- ὈΦΕΙΛΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — owing, due, indebted, obligated, a debtor, those who are owing, those who are due, those who are indebted, those who are obligated, those who are debtors
- ὈΦΕΙΛΟΝΤΙ — owing, indebted, obligated, a debtor, a person owing, a person indebted
- ὈΦΕΙΛΟΝΤΟΣ — (of) owing, (of) being indebted, (of) being obligated, (of) being bound
- ὈΦΕΙΛΟΥΣΙΝ — they ought, they owe, they must, they are indebted, they are obligated
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