ὀφειλέτης
opheilétēs
a debtor
One who owes a debt or obligation; in most contexts, a person under legal, financial, or metaphorical indebtedness to another. In extended or figurative usage, an individual who is under obligation or guilty of failing to fulfill a duty, sometimes applied to moral, social, or religious responsibilities. In legal settings, refers specifically to a debtor; in moral or religious discourse, can refer to a person who has not fulfilled obligations or has committed an offense.
Romans 1:14 · Word #9
Lexicon G3781
| Lemma | ὀφειλέτης |
| Transliteration | opheilétēs |
| Strong's | G3781 |
| Definition | One who owes a debt or obligation; in most contexts, a person under legal, financial, or metaphorical indebtedness to another. In extended or figurative usage, an individual who is under obligation or guilty of failing to fulfill a duty, sometimes applied to moral, social, or religious responsibilities. In legal settings, refers specifically to a debtor; in moral or religious discourse, can refer to a person who has not fulfilled obligations or has committed an offense. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a debtor |
| Literal | debtor |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὀφειλέτης |
| Strong's | G3781 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3781-03
obligated one
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative singular masculine (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); subject form referring to one male person characterized as owing or obligated. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes an agent characterized by owing or being under obligation, derived from ὀφείλω (to owe). "Obligated one" preserves the root sense of indebtedness without restricting it to financial debt and reflects the nominative singular masculine form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
debtor
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "obligated one". |