Word Study · Strong's G3781 · Greek
ὀφειλέτης
opheiletes
of-i-let'-ace
Strong's 1890 spelling: opheilétēs
“an ower, i.e. person indebted”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an ower, i.e. person indebted; figuratively, a delinquent; morally, a transgressor (against God)
Rendered in the KJV as
debtor, which owed, sinner.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ὀφειλέται3
- ὀφειλέτης3
- ὀφειλέταις1
How it is rendered · 2
- debtors4
- a debtor3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NPM · 3
- N-NSM · 3
- N-DPM · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Romans carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 6:12ὀφειλέταιςopheiletaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralAnd forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.here: debtors
- Matthew 18:24ὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAs he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.here: a debtor
Romans3 occurrences
- Romans 1:14ὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularI am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.here: a debtor
- Romans 8:12ὀφειλέταιopheiletainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralTherefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.here: debtors
- Romans 15:27ὀφειλέταιopheiletainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThey were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.here: debtors