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ὀφείλω

Strong’s: G3784

Associated OET lemmas: ὀφείλω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ὀφειλέτης · ὀφειλή · ὀφείλημα · ὄφελον · προσοφείλω

Sense 1: to owe, to be in debt

Semantic entry: 57.219

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Owe, Debt, Cancel

Definition: to be under obligation to make a payment as the result of having previously received something of value

Show passage in OET: MAT 18:28

OET-RV MAT 18:28

28 “But when the slave got outside, he found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a few thousand. He grabbed him and was strangling him with his hands, saying, ‘Give back what you owe!’

OET-LV MAT 18:28

28 But the that slave having _come _out, found one of _the fellow-slaves of _him, who was _owing a_hundred daʸnarion_coins to _him, and having _apprehended him, he _was _strangling him saying:
Give _back if anything you _are _owing.

Show passage in OET: MAT 18:30

OET-RV MAT 18:30

30 But the other wasn’t willing, and he went and had the man thrown into prison until he repaid what he owed.

OET-LV MAT 18:30

30 And which he _was_ not _willing, but having _gone _away, he _throw him into prison, until he _may _give _back the thing being _owed.

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All 7 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 18:28 · OET MAT 18:30 · OET MAT 18:34

LUK: OET LUK 7:41 · OET LUK 16:5 · OET LUK 16:7

PHM: OET PHM 1:18

Sense 2: must, have to, it is necessary

Semantic entry: 71.35

Semantic domains: Mode

Subdomains: Necessary, Unnecessary

Definition: to be necessary or indispensable, with the implication of a contingency

Show passage in OET: CO1 5:10

OET-RV CO1 5:10

10 but certainly not meaning worldly people who are sexually immoral or swindlers or idolaters, because that would mean that you’d all have to leave this world.

OET-LV CO1 5:10

10 not certainly with _the sexually _immoral of_ the _world this, or with _the coveters and swindling, or idolaters, because you _all _were _ought consequently out _of the world to _come _out.

Show passage in OET: CO1 7:36

OET-RV CO1 7:36

36 However, if a man thinks he’s made the wrong decisions about his unmarried woman, if she’s reached the age of marriage and it should proceed, then he should do what he planned—he’s not sinning—they should get married.

OET-LV CO1 7:36

36 But if anyone to _be _dishonouring to the virgin of _him is _thinking, if she _may _be beyond _marriable _age and thus it _ought to _be _becoming, what he _is _willing him _let _be _doing, not is _sinning, them _let _be _marrying.

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All 6 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: OET CO1 5:10 · OET CO1 7:36 · OET CO1 11:7 · OET CO1 11:10

HEB: OET HEB 2:17 · OET HEB 5:3

Sense 3: ought, to be under obligation

Semantic entry: 71.25

Semantic domains: Mode

Subdomains: Should, Ought

Definition: to be obligatory in view of some moral or legal requirement

Show passage in OET: MAT 23:16

OET-RV MAT 23:16

16 “You blind guides will have a bad end. You say that if anyone makes a promise on the temple, it’s worthless, but if they make a promise on the gold in the temple, then they have to honour it.

OET-LV MAT 23:16

16 Woe to _you _all, blind guides, you _all saying:
Whoever wishfully may _swear by the temple, it _is nothing, but whoever wishfully may _swear by the gold of _the temple is _owing.

Show passage in OET: MAT 23:18

OET-RV MAT 23:18

18 And you say that if anyone makes a promise on the altar, it’s worthless, but anyone who makes a promise on the gift on the altar has to honour it.

OET-LV MAT 23:18

18 And:
Whoever wishfully may _swear by the altar, it _is nothing, but whoever wishfully may _swear by the gift which on it is _owing.

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All 23 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 23:16 · OET MAT 23:18

LUK: OET LUK 17:10

JHN: OET JHN 13:14 · OET JHN 19:7

ACT: OET ACT 17:29

ROM: OET ROM 13:8 · OET ROM 15:1 · OET ROM 15:27

CO1: OET CO1 9:10 · OET CO1 11:7 · OET CO1 11:10

CO2: OET CO2 12:11 · OET CO2 12:14

EPH: OET EPH 5:28

TH2: OET TH2 1:3 · OET TH2 2:13

HEB: OET HEB 2:17 · OET HEB 5:12

JN1: OET JN1 2:6 · OET JN1 3:16 · OET JN1 4:11

JN3: OET JN3 1:8

Sense 4: to sin against, to offend

Semantic entry: 88.298

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Sin, Wrongdoing, Guilt

Definition: to commit a sin against someone and thus to incur moral debt

Show passage in OET: LUK 11:4

OET-RV LUK 11:4

4 Forgive us for our sins because we’ve forgiven those who owed something to us.
⇔ Don’t bring us into situations where we’re tempted.”

OET-LV LUK 11:4

4 And forgive to _us the sins of _us, because/for also we_ ourselves _are _forgiving to _everyone owing to _us.
And not may _you _carry _in us into temptation.

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