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Owe

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: ὀφείλω

(Strong's #3784 — — opheilo — of-i'-lo, of-i-leh'-o )

"to owe, to be a debtor" (in the Passive Voice, "to be owed, to be due"), is translated by the verb "to owe" in Matthew 18:28 (twice); Luke 7:41; 16:5,7; Romans 13:8; in 15:27, RV, "they (gentile converts) owe it" (AV, "it is their duty"); Philemon 1:18 . See BEHOVE , DEBT , DUE , DUTY , GUILTY , INDEBTED , MUST , NEED , OUGHT.

A — 2: προσοφείλω

(Strong's #4359 — Verb — prosopheilo — pros-of-i'-lo )

"to owe besides" (pros, "in addition," and No. 1), is used in Philemon 1:19 , "thou owest (to me even thine own self) besides," i.e., "thou owest me already as much as Onesimus' debt, and in addition even thyself" (not "thou owest me much more").

B — 1: ὀφειλέτης

(Strong's #3781 — Noun Masculine — opheiletes — of-i-let'-ace )

"a debtor" (akin to A, No. 1), is translated "which owed" in Matthew 18:24 , lit., "a debtor (of ten thousand talents)." See DEBTOR.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Owe'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​o/owe.html. 1940.
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