Strong's Greek · G3782

G3782 opheilḗ

ὀφειλή

of-i-lay'

debt

Looking for Hebrew H3782 kâshal? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G3782. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

opheilḗ appears 3 times in Scripture, in Matthew 18:32, Romans 13:7 and 1 Corinthians 7:3. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

indebtedness, i.e. (concretely) a sum owed; figuratively, obligation, i.e. (conjugal) duty

In the King James Version

debt, due

Derivation

from G3784 (ὀφείλω);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Matthew 18:32

“Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.”

Romans 13:7

“Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”

1 Corinthians 7:3

“The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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