G3784 ὀφείλω (opheílō)

KJV renderings

behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should

Strong's definition

to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty

Derivation

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

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