1 Samuel 22:2
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
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Debt
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Romans 4:4
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
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3 occurrences in 3 verses.
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δάνειον
dáneion · dan'-i-on
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
probably akin to the base of G1325; a loan
Strong's KJV usage: :--debt.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 18:27Strong's last: Matthew 18:27
Open full G1156 profile →ὀφειλή
opheilḗ · of-i-lay'
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
indebtedness, i.e. (concretely) a sum owed; figuratively, obligation, i.e. (conjugal) duty
Strong's KJV usage: :--debt, due.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 18:32Strong's last: Matthew 18:32
Open full G3782 profile →ὀφείλημα
opheílēma · of-i'-lay-mah
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
something owed, i.e. (figuratively) a due; morally, a fault
Strong's KJV usage: :--debt.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Romans 4:4Strong's last: Romans 4:4
Open full G3783 profile →ὀφείλω
opheílō · of-i'-lo
1 times translated as this KJV form36 total Strong's occurrences
to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
Strong's KJV usage: :--behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 18:30Strong's last: Matthew 18:30
Open full G3784 profile →יָד
yâd · yawd
1 times translated as this KJV form1,573 total Strong's occurrences
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
Strong's KJV usage: ( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.
Strong's first: Nehemiah 10:31Strong's last: Nehemiah 10:31
Open full H3027 profile →נָשָׁא
nâshâʼ · naw-shaw'
1 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
to lend on interest; by implication, to dun for debt
Strong's KJV usage: × debt, exact, giver of usury.
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 22:2Strong's last: 1 Samuel 22:2
Open full H5378 profile →נְשִׁי
nᵉshîy · nesh-ee'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a debt
Strong's KJV usage: debt.
Strong's first: 2 Kings 4:7Strong's last: 2 Kings 4:7
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G1156
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
G3784
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
G3782
Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
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debt
DEBT, noun det. [Latin debitum, contracted.]
1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay or perform to another; as the debts of a bankrupt; the debts of a nobleman. It is a common misfortune or vice to be in debt
When you run in debt you give to another power over your liberty.
2. That which any one is obliged to do or to suffer.
Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt
Hence death is called the debt of nature.
3. In law, an action to recover a debt This is a customary ellipsis. He brought debt instead of an action of debt
4. In scripture, sin; trespass; guilt; crime; that which renders liable to punishment.
Forgive us our debts. Lord's Prayer.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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