ὀφείλει

opheílō

ought

To owe; to be under obligation of any kind, whether financial, legal, moral, or social. Primarily denotes being bound to render payment, service, or action that is due to another party. In extended usage, indicates moral or ethical necessity, requirement, or the expectation to fulfill a duty or responsibility. Contextually, may refer to owing a financial debt, fulfilling legal or social obligations, or responding appropriately to circumstances (e.g., love, forgiveness, duty to God or others).

G3784

1 Corinthians 11:7 · Word #5

Lexicon G3784

Lemmaὀφείλω
Transliterationopheílō
Strong'sG3784
DefinitionTo owe; to be under obligation of any kind, whether financial, legal, moral, or social. Primarily denotes being bound to render payment, service, or action that is due to another party. In extended usage, indicates moral or ethical necessity, requirement, or the expectation to fulfill a duty or responsibility. Contextually, may refer to owing a financial debt, fulfilling legal or social obligations, or responding appropriately to circumstances (e.g., love, forgiveness, duty to God or others).

Morphology V PRS ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseought
Literalought

Lexical Info

Lemmaὀφείλω
Strong'sG3784

SIBI-P1 Translation G3784-01

is obligated

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing state), active voice, indicative mood, third person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe present active indicative, third person singular form denotes an ongoing state of being under obligation. "Is obligated" preserves the root sense of owing or being bound by duty without limiting it to financial debt.

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