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ὀφείλω

Lemmaὀφείλω
Citation formὀφείλω
Part of speechverb
GlossI owe, ought
Strong’sG3784
Transliterationopheílō
Definitionto owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
KJV glosses:--behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should.
Derivationprobably from the base of (through the idea of accruing)
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