Lexical Summary opheilē: a debt Original Word: ὀφειλήTransliteration: opheilē Phonetic Spelling: (of-i-lay') Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a debt Meaning: a debt Strong's Concordance debt, due. From opheilo; indebtedness, i.e. (concretely) a sum owed; figuratively, obligation, i.e. (conjugal) duty -- debt, due. see GREEK opheilo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3782: ὀφειλήὀφειλή, ὀφειλης, ἡ (ὀφείλω), that which is owed; properly, a debt: Matthew 18:32; metaphorical plural, dues: Romans 13:7; specifically, of conjugal duty (R. V. her due), 1 Corinthians 7:3 G L T Tr WH. Found neither in the Greek O. T. nor in secular authors; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 90. |