ὀφείλω
opheílō
to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from the base of G3786 (ὄφελος) (through the idea of accruing);
to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
- to owe (pecuniarily)
- figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should)
- morally, to fail in duty
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should
Usage
35 occurrences · 0 OT · 35 NT · 18 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- ought11 · 31%
- owed2 · 6%
- he ought2 · 6%
- thou owest1 · 3%
- the debt1 · 3%
- that was due1 · 3%
- he is a debtor1 · 3%
- he is guilty1 · 3%
- that is indebted1 · 3%
- owest thou1 · 3%
- owest1 · 3%
- was our duty1 · 3%
- we ought1 · 3%
- owe1 · 3%
- their duty is1 · 3%
- must ye needs1 · 3%
- due1 · 3%
- need1 · 3%
- should1 · 3%
- we are bound1 · 3%
- are bound1 · 3%
- oweth1 · 3%
- it behoved him1 · 3%
- ye ought1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.