noun · neuter
ofeilēmem
Greekὀφείλημα (ofeilēma)
Strong’sG3783
a debt, offense, sin
stem ofeilēm-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὀφείλημα, -τος, τό
(< ὀφείλω), [in LXX: De 24:10 (מַשָּׁאָה), I Es 3:20, I Mac 15:8*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3783 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidof-i'-lay-mah
something owed, i.e. (figuratively) a due; morally, a fault
Fromfrom (the alternate of) G3784;
King Jamesdebt.
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 or object direct | ofeilēmem | ofeilēmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ofeilēmeu | ofeilēmeiu |
| to, for dative | ofeilēme | ofeilēmei |
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
ofeilēme 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
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ofeilēmeim1×
Matthew 6:12“debts”kai afiēkasar ni teim ofeilēmeim nu, hōs kai nis afiēkana toi ofeiletoi nu;And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
ofeilēmem1×
Romans 4:4“due”to de ergazerōto tos misthos ouk logizitō kata charian alla kata ofeilēmem;Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.