Strong's G3784 (Greek)

Greek: ὀφείλω (opheílō)

Pronunciation: of-i'-lo

Derivation: probably from the base of G3786 (through the idea of accruing);

Definition: to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty

KJV Renderings: behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should

Notes: See also G3785.

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.