ὀφειλή
opheilē · debt, due
Greek word · Strong’s number G3782 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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opheilē (ὀφειλή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “debt, due”.
Debt, what is owed, one's due.
How to say it
o·phei·lē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Money one has to pay back.
- What one is obliged to give another.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- debt ×1
- what is due her ×1
- what is owed ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 18:32
Then his master summoned him and says to him, ‘Wicked slave! All that debt I forgave you, because you begged me.
- Romans 13:7
Pay to all what is owed: to the one owed tribute, tribute; to the one owed tax, tax; to the one owed fear, fear; to the one owed honor, honor.
- 1 Corinthians 7:3
Let the husband give to his wife what is due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.