ἈΠΟΛΟΓΗΣΑΣΘΑΙ, ἀπολογησασθαι
APOLOGĒSASTHAI, apologēsasthai
Sounds Like: ah-po-loh-GAY-sah-sthai
Translations: to make a defense, to defend oneself, to give an account, to answer, to apologize
From the root: ἈΠΟΛΟΓΕΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to make a defense, to give an account, or to answer for oneself. It implies speaking in one's own defense, often in a legal or formal context, to justify actions or beliefs. It can also mean to apologize, though the primary sense is to offer a reasoned defense.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0626 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:2
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 65:338
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.
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to make a defense, to defend oneself, to give an account, to plead one's cause
- ἈΠΟΛΟΓΕΙΣΘΩ — let him defend himself, let him make a defense, let him speak in defense
- 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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