ὀφείλω

ὀφείλω — opheílō

ὀφείλω; imperfect ὤφειλον; present passive participle ὀφειλόμενος; from Homer down; to owe;

a. properly, to owe money, be in debt for: τίνι τί, Mat 18:28; Luk 16:5; without a dative, Mat 18:28; Luk 7:41; Luk 16:7; Phm 1:18; τό ὀφειλόμενον, that which is due, the debt, Mat 18:30; αὐτῷ (which L Tr WH omit), that due to him, Mat 18:34.

b. metaphorically: τί, passive τήν εὔνοιαν ὀφειλομένην, the good-will due (A. V. (not R. V.) due benevolence), 1Co 7:3 Rec.; μηδενί μηδέν ὀφείλετε (here ὀφείλετε, on account of what precedes and what follows, must be taken in its broadest sense, both literal and tropical), εἰ μή τό ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν, owe no one anything except to love one another, because we must never cease loving and the debt of love can never be paid, Rom 13:8. absolutely, to be a debtor, be bound: Mat 23:16; Mat 23:18; followed by an infinitive to be under obligation, bound by duty or necessity, to do something; it behooves one; one ought; used thus of a necessity imposed either by law and duty, or by reason, or by the times, or by the nature of the matter under consideration (according to Westcott (Epistles of John, p. 5), Cremer, others, denoting obligation in its special and personal aspects): Luk 17:10; Joh 13:14; Joh 19:7 (ὀφείλει ἀποθανεῖν, he ought to die); Act 17:29; Rom 15:1; Rom 15:27; 1Co 5:10; (1Co 7:36 (A. V. need so requireth));; 2Co 12:14; Eph 5:28; 2Th 1:3; 2Th 2:13; Heb 2:17; Heb 5:3; Heb 5:12; 1Jn 2:6; 1Jn 3:16; 1Jn 4:11; 3Jn 1:8; ὤφειλον συνίστασθαι, I ought to have been commended, i. e. I can demand commendation, 2Co 12:11.

c. after the Chaldee (see ὀφειλέτης, b., ὀφείλημα, b.), ὀφείλω τίνι, to have wronged one and not yet made amends to him (A. V. indebted), Luk 11:4. (Compare: προσοφείλω.)