Owe
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v.) To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.

2. (v.) To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.

3. (v.) Hence: To have or be under an obligation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.

4. (v.) To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to owe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.

Greek
3784. opheilo -- to owe
... opheilo. 3785 . to owe. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: opheilo Phonetic
Spelling: (of-i'-lo) Short Definition: I owe, ought Definition: I owe, ought. ...
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4359. prosopheilo -- to owe besides
... to owe besides. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prosopheilo Phonetic Spelling:
(pros-of-i'-lo) Short Definition: I owe in addition Definition: I owe ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2325. chub -- to be guilty
... Also chayab {khaw-yab'}; a primitive root; properly, perhaps to tie, ie (figuratively
and reflexively) to owe, or (by implication) to forfeit -- make endanger. ...
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Ep. cxxii. You Owe Me, Even as a Sick Man, Tending...
... Ep. CXXII. You owe me, even as a sick man, tending? You owe me, even as a sick man,
tending, for one of the commandments is the visitation of the sick. ...
/.../cyril/select letters of saint gregory nazianzen/ep cxxii you owe me.htm

All to Christ I Owe.
... 197 All to Christ I Owe. 6s. Jesus Paid It All. ... Cho."Jesus paid it all, All to him
I owe; Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/197 all to christ i.htm

All to Christ I Owe.
... 198 All to Christ I Owe. 6s. Rev.22:17. (479) Come to the blood-stained tree; The
Victim bleeding lies; God sets the sinner free, Since Christ, a ransom, dies. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/198 all to christ i.htm

Conclusion, the Romans Owe not their Imperial Power to their Gods ...
... Chapter XVII. "Conclusion, the Romans Owe Not Their Imperial Power to Their Gods
The Great God Alone Dispenses Kingdoms, He is the God of the Christians. ...
/.../tertullian/ad nationes/chapter xvii conclusion the romans.htm

Whether a Prince Forfeits his Dominion Over his Subjects, on ...
... TWO ARTICLES) Whether a prince forfeits his dominion over his subjects, on account
of apostasy from the faith, so that they no longer owe him allegiance? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether a prince forfeits his.htm

What is the Honor that Inferiors Owe to their Superiors. ?
... Question 127: What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors.?
Answer: The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors ...
/.../anonymous/the westminster larger catechism/question 127 0 0 what is the.htm

What Thanks and Praise to Thee we Owe
... Luke 292. What thanks and praise to thee we owe. LM [1097]Ely: ... William D. Maclagan,
1873. What thanks and praise to thee we owe,. O Priest and Sacrifice divine,. ...
/.../holy days st luke 292.htm

An Exhortation to the Amorous Submission which we Owe to the ...
... BOOK IV. OF THE DECAY AND RUIN OF CHARITY. CHAPTER VIII. AN EXHORTATION TO THE AMOROUS
SUBMISSION WHICH WE OWE TO THE DECREES OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE. ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter viii an exhortation to.htm

The Forgiveness of Sins.
... day. All we possess we owe as a debt to God. ... prayer. And all these blessings
are a debt which we owe to God, and He is ever saying to us. ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon lvii the forgiveness of.htm

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
... 8 Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor
hath fulfilled the law.9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol ii/fourth sunday after epiphany.htm

Thesaurus
Owe (10 Occurrences)
... something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the
sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the ...
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Owed (10 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Owe. Multi-Version Concordance
Owed (10 Occurrences). Matthew 18:24 When he had begun to ...
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Debt (48 Occurrences)
... our Lord. Some think that the expression, "Owe no man anything" (Romans
13:8), is an absolute warning against indebtedness. Quite ...
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Duty (90 Occurrences)
... to the wife. In the New Testament "duty" is expressed by opheilo, "to owe,"
"to be due." In Luke 17:10, we have "Say,. we have done ...
/d/duty.htm - 37k

Debtors (8 Occurrences)
... Luke 16:5 Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first,'How
much do you owe to my lord?' (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/d/debtors.htm - 8k

Debtor (7 Occurrences)
... our Lord. Some think that the expression, "Owe no man anything" (Romans
13:8), is an absolute warning against indebtedness. Quite ...
/d/debtor.htm - 16k

Rest (831 Occurrences)
... One could not go far astray in fixing the date of the original Greek of the Additions
to Esther at about 100 BC It is evident that we owe these interpolations ...
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Owing (7 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Owe. ... Philemon 1:19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay
it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides). ...
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Pay (212 Occurrences)
... and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed
him, and took him by the throat, saying,'Pay me what you owe!' (WEB KJV ...
/p/pay.htm - 37k

Fellow (166 Occurrences)
... and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed
him, and took him by the throat, saying,'Pay me what you owe!' (WEB KJV ...
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Resources
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Concordance
Owe (10 Occurrences)

Matthew 18:28
"But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying,'Pay me what you owe!'
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 16:5
Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first,'How much do you owe to my lord?'
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 16:7
Then said he to another,'How much do you owe?' He said,'A hundred cors of wheat.' He said to him,'Take your bill, and write eighty.'
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 13:7
Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
(WEB NIV)

Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Romans 15:27
Yes, it has been their good pleasure, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in fleshly things.
(WEB WEY ASV NIV)

Philemon 1:18
But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Philemon 1:19
I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Hebrews 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds came into being, and still exist, at the command of God, so that what is seen does not owe its existence to that which is visible.
(WEY)

Revelation 7:10
In loud voices they were exclaiming, "It is to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb, that we owe our salvation!"
(WEY)

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