Lectionary Calendar
Friday, September 12th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Owe
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"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.
"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").
"a debtor" (akin to A, No. 1), is translated "which owed" in Matthew 18:24 , lit., "a debtor (of ten thousand talents)." See DEBTOR.
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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.
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.
