Debtor
ὀφειλέτηςStrong’s G3781opheiletēs
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Opheiletēs is the Greek word usually translated “debtors” and “debtor”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”
Meaning
Usually translated “debtors” and “debtor”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- debtors 4
- a debtor 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 3
- Matthew 2
- Luke 1
- Galatians 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 18:24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
- Luke 13:4Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
- Romans 1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
- Romans 8:12Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
- Romans 15:27It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
- Galatians 5:3For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Greek dictionary
ὀφειλέτης opheiletēs · debtor
ὀφειλέτης, -ου, ὁ (ὀφείλω), a debtor: with genitive (of the amount), Mat.18:24. Metaphorical, of obligation or duty in general, with reference to favours received or injury done, etc.: Mat.6:12, Rom.1:14 8:12 15:27, Gal.5:3; of sinners, in relation to God (= Heb. חַיָּב; cf. Sir (Heb.8:5) (6)), Luk.13:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “debtor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEBT'OR, noun
det'tor.
- The person who owes another either money, goods or services.
- One who is under obligation to do something.“He is a debtor to do the whole law” Galatians 5:3
- The side of an account in which debts are charged.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.