apologia: a speech in defense Original Word: ἀπολογία, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: apologia
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ol-og-ee'-ah)
Short Definition: a verbal defense
Definition: a verbal defense (particularly in a law court).
627 apología (from 575 /apó, "from" and 3056 /lógos, "intelligent reasoning") – properly, a well-reasoned reply; a thought-out response to adequately address the issue(s) that is raised. 627 /apología ("reasoned defense") is the term for making a legal defense in an ancient court. Today 627 /apología ("biblical apologetics") is used for supplying evidences for the Christian faith. [An "apology" in classical times had nothing to do with saying, "I'm sorry," but rather was a reasoned argument (defense) that presented evidence (supplied compelling proof).] Word Origin
from apologeomai
Definition
a speech in defense
NASB Word Usage
defense (7), vindication (1).NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
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All rights reserved Lockman.org answer for oneself, clearing of self, defense. From the same as apologeomai; a plea ("apology") -- answer (for self), clearing of self, defence. see GREEK apologeomai
ἀπελογεῖτο — 1 Occ.
ἀπολογήσησθε — 1 Occ.
ἀπολογηθῆναι — 1 Occ.
ἀπολογεῖσθαι — 2 Occ.
ἀπολογοῦμαι — 1 Occ.
ἀπολογουμένων — 1 Occ.
ἀπολογουμένου — 2 Occ.
ἀπολογούμεθα — 1 Occ.
ἀπολογία — 3 Occ.
ἀπολογίαν — 3 Occ.
ἀπελούσασθε — 1 Occ.
ἀπόλουσαι — 1 Occ.
ἀπολυτρώσεως — 2 Occ.
ἀπολύτρωσιν — 6 Occ.
ἀπολύτρωσις — 2 Occ.
ἀπέλυεν — 1 Occ.
ἀπελύοντο — 1 Occ.
ἀπέλυσαν — 4 Occ.
ἀπέλυσε — 1 Occ.
ἀπέλυσεν — 8 Occ.
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Strong's Greek 627
8 Occurrences
ἀπολογία — 3 Occ.
ἀπολογίαν — 3 Occ.
ἀπολογίας — 2 Occ.
Acts 22:1 N-GFS
BIB: ὑμᾶς νυνὶ ἀπολογίας
NAS: hear my defense which I now
KJV: my defence [which I make] now
INT: you now defenseActs 25:16 N-GFS
BIB: τόπον τε ἀπολογίας λάβοι περὶ
NAS: an opportunity to make his defense against
KJV: licence to answer for himself concerning
INT: opportunity and of defense he may get concerning 1 Corinthians 9:3 N-NFS
BIB: Ἡ ἐμὴ ἀπολογία τοῖς ἐμὲ
NAS: My defense to those who examine
KJV: Mine answer to them that do examine me
INT: my defense to those me 2 Corinthians 7:11 N-AFS
BIB: σπουδήν ἀλλὰ ἀπολογίαν ἀλλὰ ἀγανάκτησιν
NAS: in you: what vindication of yourselves, what
KJV: yea, [what] clearing of yourselves, yea,
INT: earnestness but [what] defense but anger Philippians 1:7 N-DFS
BIB: ἐν τῇ ἀπολογίᾳ καὶ βεβαιώσει
NAS: in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation
KJV: and in the defence and
INT: in the defense and confirmation Philippians 1:16 N-AFS
BIB: ὅτι εἰς ἀπολογίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου
NAS: that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;
INT: that for defense of the gospel 2 Timothy 4:16 N-DFS
BIB: πρώτῃ μου ἀπολογίᾳ οὐδείς μοι
NAS: At my first defense no one supported
KJV: my first answer no man stood
INT: first of me defense no one me 1 Peter 3:15 N-AFS
BIB: ἀεὶ πρὸς ἀπολογίαν παντὶ τῷ
NAS: [being] ready to make a defense to everyone
KJV: to [give] an answer to every man
INT: [be] always for a defense to everyone 8 Occurrences
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