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Lexicon :: Strong's G626 - apologeomai

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ἀπολογέομαι
Transliteration
apologeomai (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice from a compound of ἀπό (G575) and λόγος (G3056)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀπολογέομαι apologéomai, ap-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee; middle voice from a compound of G575 and G3056; to give an account (legal plea) of oneself, i.e. exculpate (self):—answer (for self), make defence, excuse (self), speak for self.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G626 in the following manner: answer (3x), answer for (one's) self (3x), make defence (1x), excuse (1x), excuse (one's) self (1x), speak for (one's) self (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G626 in the following manner: answer (3x), answer for (one's) self (3x), make defence (1x), excuse (1x), excuse (one's) self (1x), speak for (one's) self (1x).

  1. to defend one's self, make one's defence

  2. to defend a person or a thing

  3. to give a full account of

    1. to calculate or consider well

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀπολογέομαι apologéomai, ap-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee; middle voice from a compound of G575 and G3056; to give an account (legal plea) of oneself, i.e. exculpate (self):—answer (for self), make defence, excuse (self), speak for self.
STRONGS G626:
ἀπολογέομαι, -οῦμαι; imperfect ἀπελογούμην (Acts 26:1); 1 aorist ἀπελογησάμην; 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); τὰ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ἀπ. 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 defence 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. 359 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); τὰ περὶ ἐμοῦ, Acts 26:2 (but see under 1).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
12:11; 21:14; 21:14
Acts
19:33; 24:10; 25:8; 26:1; 26:1; 26:2; 26:2; 26:24
Romans
2:15
2 Corinthians
12:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G626 matches the Greek ἀπολογέομαι (apologeomai),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the TR Greek.

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