G3784 ὀφείλω
Strong's Greek Concordance · 36 KJV occurrences
ὀφείλω
opheílō
Definition
to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
KJV Renderings
behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should
Derivation / Etymology
probably from the base of G3786 (ὄφελος) (through the idea of accruing);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 36)
- Matthew 18:28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
- Matthew 23:16Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
- Luke 16:7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
- Acts 17:29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
- 1 Corinthians 7:3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
- 1 Corinthians 11:10For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
- Hebrews 5:12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.