Strong's Lexicon chreopheiletés: Debtor Original Word: χρεοφειλέτης Word Origin: From χρέος (chreos, meaning "debt") and ὀφειλέτης (opheiletés, meaning "debtor") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of debt and obligation in the Hebrew Bible is often expressed with terms like חוֹב (chov, meaning "debt") and נָשָׁא (nasha, meaning "to lend" or "to borrow"). These terms reflect similar themes of obligation and forgiveness found in the New Testament. Usage: The term "chreopheiletés" refers to someone who owes a debt or is under obligation to repay something. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe a person who is morally or spiritually indebted, particularly in the context of sin and the need for forgiveness. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, debt was a common aspect of economic life. Debtors were often subject to severe penalties, including imprisonment or slavery, if they failed to repay their debts. This cultural understanding of debt and obligation provides a backdrop for the metaphorical use of "chreopheiletés" in the New Testament, where it illustrates the human condition of being indebted to God due to sin. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably a comp. of chreos (debt) and opheiletés Definition a debtor NASB Translation debtors (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5533: χρεωφειλέτηςχρεωφειλέτης (L T Tr WH χρεοφειλέτης; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 691; Winers Grammar, § 5, 1 d. 13; (WHs Appendix, p. 152{b}; Tdf. Proleg., p. 89; T (?; see as above) WH χρεωφιλετης, cf. WH's Appendix, p. 154{b} (see Iota))), χρεωφειλετου, ὁ (χρέος or χρέως, a loan, a debt, and ὀφειλέτης, which see), a debtor: Luke 7:41; Luke 16:5. (Proverbs 29:13; Job 31:37; Aesop fab. 289 (edited by Coray, 11th Halm edition); several times in Plutarch; (also in Diodorus, Dionysius Halicarnassus; see Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word).) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance debtor. From a derivative of chrao and opheiletes; a loan-ower, i.e. Indebted person -- debtor. see GREEK chrao see GREEK opheiletes Forms and Transliterations χρεοφειλέται χρεοφειλετῶν χρεοφιλεται χρεοφιλέται χρεοφιλετων χρεοφιλετῶν χρεωφειλέται χρεωφειλέτου χρεωφειλετών chreopheiletai chreopheilétai chreopheileton chreopheiletôn chreopheiletōn chreopheiletō̂nLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Luke 7:41 N-NMPGRK: δύο χρεοφειλέται ἦσαν δανιστῇ NAS: had two debtors: one owed KJV: which had two debtors: the one INT: Two debtors there were to a creditor Luke 16:5 N-GMP Strong's Greek 5533 |
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