ὀφείλω

See also: οφείλω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *opʰéľľō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰélyeti, from *h₃bʰel- (whence ὄφελος (óphelos)).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὀφείλω • (opheílō)

  1. to owe
    1. (figuratively)
    2. (law) to incur
    3. (passive voice, of persons) to be due or liable to
  2. (with infinitive) to be bound, obligated, to ought, to should, to have to
  3. (impersonal) it behooves

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀντοφείλω (antopheílō)
  • ἐνοφείλω (enopheílō)
  • ἐποφείλω (epopheílō)
  • προοφείλω (proopheílō)
  • προσοφείλω (prosopheílō)
  • σῠνοφείλω (sŭnopheílō)

Descendants

  • Greek: όφελος (ófelos)
  • Greek: ωφέλεια (oféleia)
  • English: anopheles
  • Italian: Ofelia

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