Owe

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

A — 1: Ὀφείλω (Strong'S #3784 — — opheilo — of-i'-lo, of-i-leh'-o )

"to owe, to be a debtor" (in the Passive Voice, "to be owed, to be due"), is translated by the verb "to owe" in  Matthew 18:28 (twice);   Luke 7:41;  16:5,7;  Romans 13:8; in 15:27, RV, "they (gentile converts) owe it" (AV, "it is their duty");  Philemon 1:18 . See Behove , Debt , Due , Duty , Guilty , Indebted , Must , Need , Ought.

A — 2: Προσοφείλω (Strong'S #4359 — Verb — prosopheilo — pros-of-i'-lo )

"to owe besides" (pros, "in addition," and No. 1), is used in  Philemon 1:19 , "thou owest (to me even thine own self) besides," i.e., "thou owest me already as much as Onesimus' debt, and in addition even thyself" (not "thou owest me much more").

B — 1: Ὀφειλέτης (Strong'S #3781 — Noun Masculine — opheiletes — of-i-let'-ace )

"a debtor" (akin to A, No. 1), is translated "which owed" in  Matthew 18:24 , lit., "a debtor (of ten thousand talents)." See Debtor.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( v.) Hence: To have or be under an obigation 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.

(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.) To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.

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

King James Dictionary

OWE, o. Gr., Eng. own.

1. To be indebted to be obliged or bound to pay. The merchants owe a large sum to foreigners.

A son owes help and honor to his father.

One was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

 Matthew 18 .

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another.  Romans 13 .

2. To be obliged to ascribe to to be obliged for as, that he may owe to me all his deliverance. 3. To possess to have to be the owner of. This is the original sense, but now obsolete. In place of it, we use own, from the participle. See Own.

Thou dost here usurp the name thou owest not.

4. To be due or owing.

O deem thy fall not ow'd to man's decree.

This passive form is not now used.

OWE, To be bound or obliged.