ἀπολογέομαι
apologéomai
“to give an account (legal plea) of oneself, i.e. exculpate (self)”
11 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to give an account (legal plea) of oneself, i.e. exculpate (self)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to defend one’s self against a charge, to make a defence, Lk. 12:11; 21:14
Translated in KJV as
answer (for self)make defenceexcuse (self)speak for self
Etymology
middle voice from a compound of G575 (ἀπό) and G3056 (λόγος);
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