Strong's Greek #3781 - ὀφειλέτης, ου, ὁ opheiletés (a debtor)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance debtor, which owed, sinner. From opheilo; an ower, i.e. Person indebted; figuratively, a delinquent; morally, a transgressor (against God) -- debtor, which owed, sinner. see GREEK opheilo Thayer's Greek LexiconStrong's 3781: ὀφειλέτηςὀφειλέτης, ὀφειλετου, ὁ (ὀφείλω), one who owes another, a debtor: properly, of one who owes another money (Plato, legg. 5, 736 d.; Plutarch; others); with a genitive of the sum due, Matthew 18:24. Metaphorically,a. one held by some obligation, bound to some duty: ὀφειλέτης εἰμί, equivalent to ὀφείλω, followed by an infinitive, Galatians 5:3 (Sophocles Aj. 590); ὀφειλέτης εἰμί τίνος, to be one's debtor i. e. under obligations of gratitude to him for favors received, Romans 15:27; τίνι (dative commodi), to be under obligation to do something for someone, Romans 1:14; Romans 8:12. b. one who has not yet made amends to one whom he has injured: Matthew 6:12; in imitation of the Chaldean חַיָב, one who owes God penalty or of whom God can demand punishment as something due, i. e. a sinner, Luke 13:4. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Greek: 3781. ὀφειλέτης (opheiletés) — 7 OccurrencesMatthew 6:12 - N-DMP Matthew 18:24 - N-NMS Luke 13:4 - N-NMP Romans 1:14 - N-NMS Romans 8:12 - N-NMP Romans 15:27 - N-NMP Galatians 5:3 - N-NMS |