ὈΦΕΙΛΟΜΕΝ, ὀφειλομεν
OPHEILOMEN, opheilomen
Sounds Like: oh-FEY-loh-men
Translations: we ought, we must, we owe, we are indebted
From the root: ὈΦΕΙΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word signifies a moral obligation or a debt. It is used to express what one ought to do, what is necessary, or what is due, whether in terms of duty, obligation, or financial debt. It can be used in contexts where one is bound by law, custom, or moral imperative.
Inflection: First Person, Plural, Present, Indicative, Active
Strong’s number: G3784 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
Clement of Rome
Polycarp of Smyrna
Pseudo Clement of Rome
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- 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
- ὈΦΕΙΛΩ — to owe, to be indebted, to be obligated, to be bound, ought, must, should
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