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

Inflection

Derived terms

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

Descendants

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

Further reading

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