See also: οφείλω

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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