ὀφείλω

Verb

opheilō · to owe

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 3784

Lexical summary

35

NT occurrences

13

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To owe, be indebted, Mt. 18:28, 30, 34; to incur a bond, to be bound to make discharge, Mt. 23:16, 18; to be bound or obliged by what is due or fitting or consequently necessary, Lk. 17:10; Jn. 13:14; to incur desert, to deserve, Jn. 19:7; to be due or fitting, 1 Cor. 7:3, 36; from the Aramaic, to be delinquent, Lk. 11:4

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

ὀφείλωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidence

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidence

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveImperfect ActiveReferences
SingularFirst—
Second
—
Matthew 18:28
Third
PluralFirst
Second
Third
—
Romans 15:27

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveReferences
PluralSecond

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative——
Genitive——
Dative
Accusative——
Vocative——
PluralNominative
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Present Passive participles

Present Passive participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseNeuterReferences
SingularNominative——
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative
Matthew 18:30
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

ὀφείλω

Book distribution counts: Matthew: 6 occurrences; Luke: 5 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 5 occurrences; 1 John: 3 occurrences; Romans: 3 occurrences; Hebrews: 3 occurrences; John: 2 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 2 occurrences; 2 Thessalonians: 2 occurrences; Acts: 1 occurrences; 3 John: 1 occurrences; Philemon: 1 occurrences; Ephesians: 1 occurrences

Author

ὀφείλω
  • Paul14
  • John6
  • Luke6
  • Matthew6
  • Hebrews3

Author distribution counts: Paul: 14 occurrences; John: 6 occurrences; Luke: 6 occurrences; Matthew: 6 occurrences; Hebrews: 3 occurrences