ὀφείλ-ημα, ατος, τό,
that which is owed, debt, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.40, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποτίνειν ὀ. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 717b; ἀποδοτέον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1165a3: also in Inscrr., “IG” 12.57.14, “SIG” 306.38 (Tegea, 4th c.BC), 1108.11 (Callatis, 3rd-2nd c.BC), etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; and Papyrus, [[ “PHib.” 1.42.10 (3rd c.BC), etc.] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; compare ὀφήλωμα.