ὀφείλημα
opheilēma · debt
Greek word · Strong’s number G3783 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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opheilēma (ὀφείλημα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “debt”.
What is owed; also sin, seen as a debt to God.
How to say it
o·phei·lē·ma
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
- What someone must justly pay.
- Wrongs against God, seen as something due to him.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- debts ×1
- what is owed ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 6:12
and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors;
- Romans 4:4
Now to the one who works, the wages are not counted as a favor but as what is owed.