ΔΥΣΑΠΟΛΟΓΗΤΟΝ, δυσαπολογητον
DYSAPOLOGĒTON, dysapologēton
Sounds Like: doos-ah-po-lo-GEE-ton
Translations: hard to defend, difficult to explain, inexcusable, a hard thing to defend
From the root: ΔΥΣΑΠΟΛΟΓΗΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is difficult to explain or defend, or something for which it is hard to make an apology or justification. It implies that a situation or action is inexcusable or indefensible. It is a compound word, combining 'δυσ-' (dys-), meaning 'difficult' or 'bad', with 'ἀπολογέομαι' (apologeomai), meaning 'to defend oneself' or 'to make a defense'.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1428 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:213
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 4:101
From the same root
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