noun · masculine
ofeiletos
Greekὀφειλέτης (ofeiletēs)
Strong’sG3781
a debtor, sinner
stem ofeilet-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ὀφειλέτης, -ου, ὁ
(< ὀφείλω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3781 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidof-i-let'-ace
an ower, i.e. person indebted; figuratively, a delinquent; morally, a transgressor (against God)
Fromfrom G3784;
King Jamesdebtor, which owed, sinner.
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 | ofeiletos3×ὀφειλέτης | ofeiletois3×ὀφειλέται |
| object accusative | ofeileton | ofeiletoin |
| direct address vocative | ofeiletor | ofeiletoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | ofeiletou | ofeiletoiu |
| to, for dative | ofeileto | ofeiletoi1×ὀφειλέταις |
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
ofeileto 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
ofeiletos“under obligation”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 18:24“who owed”archeratou de autou sunairarō prosferita auto henos ofeiletos murioi talanteiu.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.
Romans 1:14“under obligation”Hellēnoi tē kai barbaroi, sofoi tē kai anoētoi ofeiletos amō;I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
Galatians 5:3“under obligation”marturemō de palin panto anthrōpo peritemnirōto hoti ofeiletos atō holon ton nomon poiara.Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
ofeiletois“sinners”subjectnominative plural3×
Luke 13:4“sinners”ē ekeinois tois dekaoktō epi hoin piptata tos purgos en to Silōam kai apokteinata autoin, dokavō hoti autois ofeiletois ginela para pantoin toin anthrōpoin toin katoikarōtoin Ierousalēm?Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
Romans 8:12“debtors”Ara oun, adelfoir, ofeiletois anō, ouk ta sarxa teu kata sarxan zōarō,Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.
Romans 15:27“indebted”eudokala gar, kai ofeiletois alō autoiu; ei gar tei pneumatikei autoiu koinōnala teim ethneim, ofeilalō kai en tei sarkikei leitourgara autoi.They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
ofeiletoi“debtors”to, fordative plural1×
Matthew 6:12“debtors”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.