ὀφείλω (opheílō) — Behove
Greek word study: ὀφείλω (opheílō), Strong's G3784. to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
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to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
KJV translation words: behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should
Strong's G3784 is tagged on 35 words in 34 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 18:28 and last appears in 3 John 1:8.
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Verses (first 25 of 34)
- Matthew 18:28 — ὤφειλεν — was owing
- Matthew 18:30 — ὀφειλόμενον — is being owed
- Matthew 18:34 — ὀφειλόμενον — is being owed
- Matthew 23:16 — ὀφείλει — is bound
- Matthew 23:18 — ὀφείλει — is bound
- Luke 7:41 — ὤφειλεν — was owing
- Luke 11:4 — ὀφείλοντι — indebted
- Luke 16:5 — ὀφείλεις — owe you
- Luke 16:7 — ὀφείλεις; — owe
- Luke 17:10 — ὠφείλομεν — we were obliged
- John 13:14 — ὀφείλετε — ought
- John 19:7 — ὀφείλει — He ought
- Acts 17:29 — ὀφείλομεν — we ought
- Romans 13:8 — ὀφείλετε — do owe
- Romans 15:1 — Ὀφείλομεν — We ought
- Romans 15:27 — ὀφείλουσιν — they ought
- 1 Corinthians 5:10 — ὠφείλετε — you have been obliged
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 — ὀφείλει — it ought
- 1 Corinthians 9:10 — ὀφείλει — ought
- 1 Corinthians 11:7 — ὀφείλει — ought
- 1 Corinthians 11:10 — ὀφείλει — ought
- 2 Corinthians 12:11 — ὤφειλον — was being obliged
- 2 Corinthians 12:14 — ὀφείλει — ought
- Ephesians 5:28 — ὀφείλουσιν — ought
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 — ὀφείλομεν — we ought
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: G3786 ὄφελος (óphelos).
Entries whose derivation names this word: G3781 ὀφειλέτης (opheilétēs), G3782 ὀφειλή (opheilḗ), G3783 ὀφείλημα (opheílēma), G3785 ὄφελον (óphelon), G4359 προσοφείλω (prosopheílō).
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What does opheílō (G3784) mean?
To owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty.
How is G3784 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates G3784 as: behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should.
How often does ὀφείλω (opheílō) appear?
Strong's G3784 is tagged on 35 words in 34 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 18:28 and last appears in 3 John 1:8.
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