ἈΠΟΛΟΓΕΙΣΘΑΙ, ἀπολογεισθαι
APOLOGEISTHAI, apologeisthai
Sounds Like: ah-po-loh-GEH-ee-sthai
Translations: to make a defense, to defend oneself, to give an account, to plead one's cause
From the root: ἈΠΟΛΟΓΕΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἀπό (apo), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb λογέομαι (logeomai), meaning 'to speak' or 'to reason'. It means to speak in defense of oneself, to make a formal defense, or to give an account for one's actions. It is often used in legal or formal contexts where someone is called upon to justify their conduct or beliefs.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0626 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:170
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 33:20
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 10:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΛΟΓΕΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΕΙΣΘΩ — let him defend himself, let him make a defense, let him speak in defense
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΗΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to make a defense, to defend oneself, to give an account, to answer, to apologize
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΗΣΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — those who will defend themselves, those who will make a defense, those who will speak in defense
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΗΣΩΝΤΑΙ — to defend oneself, to make a defense, to give an account, to plead, to apologize
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΟΥΜΑΙ — I defend myself, I make a defense, I apologize, I give an account
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — defending, making a defense, speaking in defense, apologizing
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — defending oneself, making a defense, apologizing, answering, speaking in defense
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — defending oneself, making a defense, apologizing, speaking in defense
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΥ — defending oneself, making a defense, speaking in defense, apologizing, answering, pleading, excusing oneself
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