ὀφειλέται

opheilétēs

debtors

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.

G3781

Romans 8:12 · Word #4

Lexicon G3781

Lemmaὀφειλέτης
Transliterationopheilétēs
Strong'sG3781
DefinitionOne 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 PL 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 PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasedebtors
Literaldebtors

Lexical Info

Lemmaὀφειλέτης
Strong'sG3781

SIBI-P1 Translation G3781-01

debtors

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative masculine plural (NMP); identifies a group of male or mixed-gender persons as subjects who are characterized as owing.
Rendering RationaleThe noun denotes those who owe or are under obligation, derived from ὀφείλω (to owe). The nominative masculine plural form indicates multiple persons characterized as owing or obligated ones.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

debtors

Same as P1Yes
Rationale'debtors' properly reflects ὀφειλέται in this metaphorical context; P1 is correct.
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