Opheile denotes what is owed to another, whether a forgiven liability, required payment, or reciprocal obligation.

The attested verses present the term for an obligation owed to another: a liability forgiven by a lord, what must be paid to various people, and the reciprocal obligation named between husband and wife.

1. What is owed to another · dominant

   The accusative noun names an obligation within clauses about forgiveness and payment. In Matthew 18:32 the APB renders the lord as forgiving “all that debt”; in Romans 13:7 it renders the command to give each person “what is owed”; and in 1 Corinthians 7:3 it renders reciprocal payment between husband and wife as “the debt.”

   Matthew 18:32Romans 13:71 Corinthians 7:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “debt” in Matthew 18:32 and 1 Corinthians 7:3, and with “what is owed” in Romans 13:7. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.