ὀφείλω; impf. ὥφειλον ; pres. pass. ptep. ὀφειλόμενος ; fr. Hom. down ; to owe; a. prop. to owe money, be in debt for: τινί τι, Mt. xviii. 28; Lk. xvi. 5; without a dat., Mt. xviii. 28; Lk. vii. 41; xvi. 7; Philem. 18; τὸ ὀφειλόμενον, that which is due, the debt, Mt. xviii. 30; αὐτῷ (which L Tr WHom.), that due to him, ib. 34. b. metaph.: ri, pass. τὴν εὔνοιαν ὀφειλομένην, the good-will due [A. (not R.) V. due benevolence], 1 Co. vii. 3 Ree. ; μηδενὶ μηδὲν ὀφείλετε (here ὀφείλετε, on account of what precedes and what follows, must be taken in its broadest sense, both literal and tropical), εἰ μὴ τὸ ἀλλήλους ayaπᾶν, owe no one anything except to love one another, because we must never cease loving and the debt of love can never be paid, Ro. xiii. 8. absol. o be a debtor, be bound: Mt. xxiii. 16,18; foll. by an inf. to be under obligation, bound by duty or necessity, to do something; it behoves one; one ought; used thus of a necessity imposed either by law and duty, or by reason, or by the times, or by the nature of the matter under consideration [ace. to Westcott (Epp. of Jn. p. 5), Cremer, al., denoting obligation in its special and personal aspects]: Lk. xvii. 10; Jn. xiii. 14; xix. 7 (ὀφείλει ἀποθανεῖν, he ought to die) ; Acts xvii. 29; Ro. xv. 1, 27; 1 Co.v. 10; [vii. 36 (A. V. need so requireth)]; ix. 10; xi. 7,10; 2 Co. xii. 14; Eph. v. 28; 2 Th.i. 3; ii. 13; Heb. ii. 17; v. 3,12; 1Jn. ii. 6; iii. 16; iv. 11; 3Jn. 8; ὥφειλον συνίστασθαι, I ought to have been commended, i. e. I can demand commendation, 2 Co. xii. 11. c. after the Chaldee (see ὀφειλέτης, b., ὀφείλημα, b.), ὀφείλω τινί, to have wronged one and not yet made amends to him [A. V. indebted], Lk. xi.4. [Comp.: προσ-οφείλω.}

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to owe, be indebted, Mt. 18:28, 30, 34; to incur a bond, to be bound to make discharge, Mt. 23:16, 18; to be bound or obliged by what is due or fitting or consequently necessary, Lk. 17:10; Jn. 13:14; to incur desert, to deserve, Jn. 19:7; to be due or fitting, 1 Cor. 7:3, 36; from the Aramaic, to be delinquent, Lk. 11:4

ὀφείλω,

[in LXX: De 15:2, Is 24:2 (נשׁה, נשׁא), Ez 18:7 (חוב), Wi 12:15, 20, al.;]

to owe, be a debtor: c. acc. rei, Mt 18:28, Lk 7:41 16:7, Phm 18; id. c. dat. pers., Mt 18:28, Lk 16:5. Pass., to be owed, to be due: τ. ὀφειλόμενον, Mt 18:30, 34. Metaph.: absol. (= Rabbinic חַיָּב; v. McNeile, in l.), Mt 23:16, 18; c. acc. rei et dat. pers., Ro 13:8; c. inf., to be bound or obliged to do (of. Westc., Epp. Jo., 50), Lk 17:10, Jo 13:14 19:7, Ac 17:29, Ro 15:1, 27, I Co 5:10 7:36 9:10 11:7, 10, II Co 12:14, Eph 5:28, II Th 1:3 2:13, He 2:17 5:3, 12, I Jo 2:6 3:16 4:11, III Jo 8; ὤφειλον συνίστασθαι, I ought to have been commended, II Co 12:11. In peculiar Aram. sense of having wronged one (v.s. ὀφείλημα; but of. also Inscr. ἁμαρτίαν ὀφείλω, Deiss., BS, 225), c. dat. pers., Lk 11:4 (cf. προσ-οφείλω).†

ὀφείλω. For ὀφείλω in its ordinary sense ‘“‘owe'’ money, see P Eleph 219 (a Will—n.c. 285-3) (=CAves/. II. p. 356), where provision is made that their sons are to be responsible for any debts that their parents may contract during their lifetime—éay δέ τι ἐξαπορῶνται ἢ χρέος ὀφείλωσιν Διονύσιος ἢ Κάλλιστα ζῶντες τρεφέτωσαν αὐτοὺς οἱ υἱεῖς πάντες κοινῆι καὶ συναποτινέτωσαν τὰ χρέα πάντες : cf. P Magd 25 recto” (B.C. 221) εἰ δέ τι ἀντιλέγει, μὴ ὀφείλειν ὀμόσας μοι, ἀπολελύσθω, ‘if he denies the debt, and swears that he owes me nothing, let him be released,” BGU IIT. 846% (ii/a.D.) (= Selections, p. 95) ὀφείλω ὀβολόν, P Oxy VII. 1067} (iii/A.D. ) εἰπὲ αὐτῷ περὶ τῆς κέλλας ὅτι ἐσφραγίσθη τὴν κέλλαν αὐτοῦ μηδὲν ὀφείλων (1 ὀφείλοντος), ““{6}} him about his cellar, that it has been sealed up although he owes nothing = (d=): τό. XII. 1489* (late iii/a.D.) ἐνοχλεῖς μοι ὅτι ὀφείλεις ᾿Αγαθὸςί -- 4) Δαίμονι χαλκόν᾽ πεπλήρωσί(--κ)α αὐτόν, ‘“you worry me about the money which you owe to Agathodaemon: I have paid him in full’’ (Edd.), and P Tebt II. 4248 (late iii/a.p.) ἴσθι δὲ ὅτι ὀφίλις φόρους καὶ ἀποφορὰς ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν, “let ine tell you that you owe seven years’ rents and dues” (Edd.). An interesting ex. of the verb used metaphorically is afforded by P Oxy VII. 1021 (A.D. 54) with reference to the decease of the Emperor Claudius—o μὲν ὀφειλόμενος τοῖς προγόνοις καὶ ἐνφανὴς θεὸς Καῖσαρ els αὐτοὺς κεχώρηκε, “the Caesar who had to pay his debt to his ancestors, god manifest, has joined them” (Ed.). Cf. P Tebt IL. 294% (a.p. 146) ἵνα καὶ at ὀφίλ[ο]υσαι ἱερουργίαι τῶν σε φιλούντων θεῶν ἐπιτελῶνται, “in order that the due services of the gods who love you may be performed” (Edd.), and the important inscr. Sy// 633 (= * 1042)!" (ii/iii A.D.) cited σον, ἱλάσκομαι. For ὀφείλω c. inf. = ‘ought,’ οἷ. P Oxy VII. τοι ῖ (A.D. 54) 8d πάντες ὀφείλομεν. - . θεοῖς πᾶσι εἰδέναι χάριτας, ‘therefore we all ought to give thanks to all the gods,” P Ryl 11. 773* (A.D. 192) ἀναδεξάμενος τὴν μείζονα IV. 71924 (A.D. 193) ἀπό τε δημοσίας κα[ὶ ἰδιωτικῆ)ς ὀφιλῆς, | ἀρχὴν οὐκ ὀφείλει τὴν ἐλάττον᾽ ἀποφεύγειν, ‘a person who

ὀφείλω (opheilō) — to owe. ὀφείλ-ω, imperfect ὤφειλον; Epic dialect ὀφέλλω (also Aeolic dialect, [Refs 4th c.BC+]imperfect ὤφελλον or ὄφελλον, see infr. II. [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ὀφειλήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ὠφείλησα [Refs 5th c.BC+] (ἐπ-): perfect ὠφείληκα: pluperfect -ήκειν[Refs 4th c.BC+]aorist 2 ὤφελον (see. below [Refs]:—passive, aorist participle ὀφειληθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cretan dialect ὀφήλω [Refs], written ὀπέλο [Refs 4th c.AD+] ὀφέλλω (see. above) and ὀφήλω [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in early Attic dialect Inscrr. written both ὀφελ -IG 12.91.8[Refs]:—owe, have to pay or account for, τὸ καὶ μοιχάγρι᾽ ὀφέλλει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅτι μοι.. ζωάγρι᾽ ὀφέλλεις[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τί ὀφείλω; what do I owe? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. ἀργύριον, χρέα, [Refs 5th c.BC+] to be debtor to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, to be in debt, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ὀφείλοντες debtors, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, to be due, ἔνθα χρεῖός μοι ὀφέλλεται (variant{ὀφείλεται}) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ ὀφειλόμενον a debt,[Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. metaphorically, ὀ. μέλος τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. χάριν, see at {χάρις} [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ὀφείλεταί τινι ἐκ θεῶν κλέος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὐφειλόμενον πράσσουσα Δίκη what is due, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

3. as a legal term, to be bound to render, εὐθύνας ὤφειλον [Refs 5th c.BC+], incur a penalty, ζημίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]

4. in passive, of persons, to be due or liable to, θανάτῳ πάντες ὀφειλόμεθα [LXX+4th c.BC+]our help is due, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

II. with infinitive, to be bound, to be obliged to do, ὀφέλλετε ταῦτα πένεσθαι ye are bound, ye ought to.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; and of things, ought to be, ὁ λόγος οὐκ ἀκριβῶς ὀ. λέγεσθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, δράσαντι γάρ τοι καὶ παθεῖν ὀφείλεται [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σοὶ τοῦτ᾽ ὀφείλεται παθεῖν it is thy destiny to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. in this signification Epic dialect imperfect ὤφελλον or ὄφελλον and aorist ὤφελον or ὄφελον are used of that which one has not, but ought to have, done (ought being the pret. of owe), ὤφελεν ἀθανάτοισιν εὔχεσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]

II.3. these tenses are also used, followed by present or aorist infinitive, in wishes that something were or had been in present or past, ἀνδρὸς.. ὤφελλον ἀμείνονος εἶναι ἄκοιτις I ought to be.., would that I were.. ! [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὴν ὄφελ᾽ ἐν νήεσσι κατακτάμεν Ἄρτεμις would that Artemis had slain her !, [Refs 8th c.BC+] O that thou hadst!, [Refs 8th c.BC+] O that I had.. !,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὡς ὄφελεν.. [Refs 8th c.BC+].. would thou hadst never.. !, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὤφελες.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὤφελε.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴθ᾽ ὤφελ᾽.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ γὰρ ὤφελον.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς ὤφελες.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς μήποτ᾽ ὤφελον.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄφελε.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μήποτ᾽ ὄφελον.. [Refs 5th c.BC+] is used in late Epic dialect, ὡς μὴ ὤφειλες ἱκέσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]

II.3. b with indicative, ὤφελε μηδ᾽ ἐγένοντο θοαὶ νέες [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

II.3. c ὄφελον (adverb accusative to [Refs 2nd c.AD+] in this signification: with accusative et infinitive, ὤμοι ἐγών, ὄφελόν με.. ὀλέσθαι [NT+1st c.AD+]; ὤφελον (sic) εἰ ἐδυνάμεθα πέτασθαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]infinitive, ὄφελομ μὲν ἡ θεὸς.. στερῆσαι.. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

III. impersonal ὀφείλει, it behoves, with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄφελλέ με μήτε.. εἰσοράαν κτλ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]participle, absolutely, αἱ ὀφείλουσαι ἱερουργίαι τῶν θεῶν the due services of the gods, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; κατὰ τὸν ὀφείλοντα καιρόν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]. (ὦφλον, ὤφληκα, aorist and perfect of ὀφλισκάνω, were probably originally aorist and perfect of ὀφείλω: ὄφελον in signf. II. [Refs] may be originally neuter participle of ὤφελε (signification [Refs]