Lexicon apologeomai: to give an account of oneself, hence to defend oneself Original Word: ἀπολογέομαιPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apologeomai Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I give a defense, defend myself Definition: I give a defense, defend myself (especially in a law court): it can take an object of what is said in defense. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 626 apologéomai – properly, to reason from solid proof (sound logic); to make a compelling defense with sound logic (argumentation). See 627 (apologia). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom apo and logosDefinitionto give an account of oneself, hence to defend oneself NASB Translationdefend (1), defending (2), make a defense (1), make...defense (3), said in...defense (1), saying in...defense (1), speak in...defense (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 626: ἀπολογέομαιἀπολογέομαι, ἀπολογοῦμαι; imperfect ἀπελογουμην ( Acts 26:1); 1 aorist ἀπελογησαμην; 1 aorist passive infinitive ἀπολογηθῆναι, in a reflexive sense ( Luke 21:14); a deponent middle verb (from λόγος), properly, "to speak so as to absolve ( ἀπό) oneself, talk oneself off" of a charge etc.; 1. to defend oneself, make one's defense: absolutely, Luke 21:14; Acts 26:1; followed by ὅτι, Acts 25:8; τί, to bring forward something in defense of oneself, Luke 12:11; Acts 26:24 (often so in Greek writings also); τά περί ἐμαυτοῦ ἀπολογοῦμαι either I bring forward what contributes to my defense (?), or I plead my own cause (R. V. make my defense), Acts 24:10; περί with the genitive of the thing and ἐπί with the genitive of person, concerning a thing before one's tribunal, Acts 26:2; with the dative of the person whom by my defense I strive to convince that I am innocent or upright, to defend or justify myself in one's eyes (A. V. unto), Acts 19:33; 2 Corinthians 12:19 (Plato, Prot., p. 859 a.; often in Lucian, Plutarch; (cf. Buttmann, 172 (149))). 2. to defend a person or a thing (so not infrequent in secular authors): Romans 2:15 (where according to the context the deeds of men must be understood as defended); τά περί ἐμοῦ, Acts 26:2 (but see under 1).
Strong's answer for oneself, make defense. Middle voice from a compound of apo and logos; to give an account (legal plea) of oneself, i.e. Exculpate (self) -- answer (for self), make defence, excuse (self), speak for self. see GREEK apo see GREEK logos |
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