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  #3784 ὀφείλω opheilo {of-i'-lo}

 or (in certain tenses) its prolonged form opheileo {of-i-leh'-o};
    probably from the base of G3786 (through the idea of accruing);
    TDNT - 5:559,746; v

—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)


 1) to owe
    1a) to owe money, be in debt for
        1a1) that which is due, the debt
 2) metaph. the goodwill due

—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)

Including its prolonged form (second form) used in certain tenses. Probably from the base of G3786 (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 G3785.

—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)

#3784.
ο᾿φει´λω
opheilō; a prim. word; to owe:—
NASB - had(1), have(1), indebted(2), must(1), obligated(3), ought(15), owe(4), owed(4), owes(1), responsible(1), should(2).

—NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries

 AV - ought 15, owe 7, be bound 2, be (one's) duty 2, be a debtor 1,
      be guilty 1, be indebted 1, misc 7; 36

bound
2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2:13.

debt
Matthew 18:30.

debtor
Matthew 23:16.

due
Matthew 18:34. 1 Corinthians 7:3.

duty
Luke 17:10.

guilty
Matthew 23:18.

him
Hebrews 2:17.

indebted
Luke 11:4.

is
Romans 15:27.

need
1 Corinthians 7:36.

needs
1 Corinthians 5:10.

ought
John 13:14; 19:7. Acts 17:29. Romans 15:1. 1 Corinthians 11:7, 10. 2 Corinthians 12:11, 14. Ephesians 5:28. Hebrews 5:3, 12. 1 John 2:6; 3:16; 4:11. 3 John 1:8.

owe
Romans 13:8.