ἀπολογέομαι
apologeomai
“to defend oneself”
Definition
to give an account (legal plea) of oneself, i.e. exculpate (self)
middle voice from a compound of G575 (ἀπό) and G3056 (λόγος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἀπολογέομαι appears 10 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.
Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.”Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.