3784. Strong's Dictionary Study
3784. opheilo {of-i'-lo}; or (in certain tenses) its prolonged
form opheileo {of-i-leh'-o}; probably from the base of 3786
(through the idea of accruing); to owe (pecuniarily);
figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should);
morally, to fail in duty: --behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or),
(be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe,
should. See also 3785.[ql
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