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ὀφειλή

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὀφειλή, ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
opheilē
Simplified transliteration: 
opheile
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3782
GK Number: 
4051
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
debt; marital duty; (pl.) taxes
Definition: 
a debt, Mt. 18:32; met. a duty, due, Rom. 13:7; 1 Cor. 7:3*

Greek-English Concordance for ὀφειλή

Matthew 18:32 Then his master called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt (opheilēn | ὀφειλήν | acc sg fem) because you pleaded with me.
Romans 13:7 Pay everyone what is owed (opheilas | ὀφειλάς | acc pl fem) to them: 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 (opheilēn | ὀφειλήν | acc sg fem) responsibility (opheilēn | ὀφειλήν | acc sg fem) to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.