opheílēmata

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.  Matthew 6:12 NIV Debts – The Greek term translated “debts” in Matthew’s version of the Lord’s Prayer is not a word that means “sins.”  It’s opheílēmata, from the root opheílō.  “Etymologically obscure, this word means ‘to owe someone something,’ e.g. loans, debts, sums,…