noun · feminine
ofeilas
Greekὀφειλή (ofeilē)
Strong’sG3782
a debt, duty
stem ofeil-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ὀφειλή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ὀφείλω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3782 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidof-i-lay'
indebtedness, i.e. (concretely) a sum owed; figuratively, obligation, i.e. (conjugal) duty
Fromfrom G3784;
King Jamesdebt, due.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ofeilas | ofeilais |
| object accusative | ofeilan2×ὀφειλὴν | ofeilain1×ὀφειλάς |
| direct address vocative | ofeilar | ofeilair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ofeilau | ofeilaiu |
| to, for dative | ofeila | ofeilai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ofeila is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ofeilan“debt”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 18:32“debt”tote proskaleratos auton tos kurios autou legatō auto; Doulor ponēror, pantan tan ofeilan ekeinan afiēkama si, epei parakalasa min;Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
1 Corinthians 7:3“duty”ta gunaika tos anēros tan ofeilan apodōatōr, homoiōs de kai tas gunaikas to anēro.The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
ofeilain“due”objectaccusative plural1×
Romans 13:7“due”apodōavar pantoi tain ofeilain, to ton foron ton foron, to tem telem tem telem, to ton fobon ton fobon, to tan timan tan timan.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.