ὀφειλέτης opheiletēs · G3781
debtor
ὀφειλέτης, -ου, ὁ; (ὀφείλω), ; a debtor: with genitive (of the amount), Mat.18:24. Metaphorical, of obligation or duty in general, with reference to favours received or injury done, etc.: Mat.6:12, Rom.1:14 8:12 15:27, Gal.5:3; of sinners, in relation to God (= Heb. חַיָּב; cf. Sir (Heb.8:5) (6)), Luk.13:4.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὀφειλ-έτης, ου, ὁ, ; debtor, τινι []; ὀ. εἰμί with infinitive, I am under bond to.., []: —feminine ὀφειλ-έτις, ιδος, []
Where it's used 7 times
Matthew 6:12 · Matthew 18:24 · Luke 13:4 · Romans 1:14 · Romans 8:12 · Romans 15:27 · Galatians 5:3
Source: TBESG G3781; TFLSJ G3781
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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