Greek word study

ὀφείλωopheílō — I owe, ought

I owe, ought.

Translated in the King James as: behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should

Appears 35 times in Scripture

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

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.