Luke 17:10:16Luke.17.10.W16TAB
ὠφείλομεν
ōpheilomen
“we ought”
- Transliteration
- ō-PHEI-lo-men
- Extended
- oh-PHAY-lo-mehn
- IPA
- /ɔːˈpʰiː.lo.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we ought
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ō-PHEI-lo-men
- sentence
HOU-tōs KAI hy-MEIS HO-tan poi-AY-sē-te PAN-ta ta di-a-takh-THEN-ta hy-MEEN LE-ge-te HO-ti DOU-loi a-kʰreˈi-OI ES-men ho ō-PHEI-lo-men poi-Ê-sai pe-poi-AY-ka-men
Exegesis
In the relative clause ho opheilomen poiēsai pepoiēkamen {ὃ ὠφείλομεν ποιῆσαι πεποιήκαμεν | hò ōpheílomen poiḗsai pepoiḗkamen}, the imperfect opheilomen conveys ongoing obligation, the infinitive poiēsai specifies the content (‘to do’), and the perfect pepoiēkamen asserts the completion of that duty. The aspectual shift emphasizes that fulfilling commands does not merit special reward; it simply meets what is owed.
Root and etymology
ὀφείλω
“to owe, be under obligation”
In context — Luke 17:10
So you also, when you have done all that has been commanded you, say, “We are unworthy servants; we have done what we were obligated to do.”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:10:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 17:10, so the Greek word ὠφείλομεν (ōpheilomen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.17.10.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.10.W16.S1) and character.