Strong's Lexicon
G627
G627 — ἀπολογία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G627 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπολογία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G575 and G3056 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | apologia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-ol-og-ee'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. a plea ("apology") |
| KJV Renderings: | answer (for self), clearing of self, defence |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπολογία, ἀπολογίας, ἡ (see ἀπολογέομαι), verbal defense, speech in defense: Act 25:16; 2Co 7:11; Php 1:7; Php 1:17 (16); 2Ti 4:16; with a dative of the person who is to hear the defense, to whom one labors to excuse or to make good his cause: 1Co 9:3; 1Pe 3:15; in the same sense, ἡ ἀπολογία ἡ πρός τινα, Act 22:1 (Xenophon, mem. 4, 8, 5).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπολογία (answer (for self))
Acts 22:1
- KJV: Men brethren and fathers hear ye my defence now unto you
- GK: άνδρες αδελφοί και πατέρες ακούσατέ μου της προς υμάς νυν απολογίας
Acts 25:16
- KJV: To whom I answered It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him
- GK: προς ους απεκρίθην ότι ουκ έστιν έθος Ρωμαίοις χαρίζεσθαί τινα άνθρωπον εις απώλειαν πριν η ο κατηγορούμενος κατά πρόσωπον έχοι τους κατηγόρους τόπον τε απολογίας λάβοι περί του εγκλήματος
1 Corinthians 9:3
- KJV: Mine answer to them that do examine me is this
- GK: η εμή απολογία τοις εμέ ανακρίνουσιν αύτη εστί
2 Corinthians 7:11
- KJV: For behold this selfsame thing that ye sorrowed after a godly sort what carefulness it wrought in you yea clearing of yourselves yea indignation yea fear yea vehement desire yea zeal yea revenge In all ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter
- GK: ιδού γαρ αυτό τούτο το κατά θεόν λυπηθήναι υμάς πόσην κατειργάσατο υμίν σπουδήν αλλά απολογίαν αλλά αγανάκτησιν αλλά φόβον αλλά επιπόθησιν αλλά ζήλον αλλ΄ εκδίκησιν εν παντί συνεστήσατε εαυτούς αγνούς είναι εν τω πράγματι
Philippians 1:7
- KJV: Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all because I have you in my heart inasmuch as both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel ye all are partakers of my grace
- GK: καθώς εστι δίκαιον εμοί τούτο φρονείν υπέρ πάντων υμών διά το έχειν με εν τη καρδία υμάς εν τε τοις δεσμοίς μου και εν τη απολογία και βεβαιώσει του ευαγγελίου συγκοινωνούς μου της χάριτος πάντας υμάς όντας
Philippians 1:17
- KJV: But the other of love knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel
- GK: οι δε εξ αγάπης ειδότες ότι εις απολογίαν του ευαγγελίου κείμαι
2 Timothy 4:16
- KJV: At my first answer no man stood with me but all forsook me that it may not be laid to their charge
- GK: εν τη πρώτη μου απολογία ουδείς μοι συμπαρεγένετο αλλά πάντες με εγκατέλιπον μη αυτοίς λογισθείη
1 Peter 3:15
- KJV: But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and ready always to an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear
- GK: κύριον δε τον θεόν αγιάσατε εν ταις καρδίαις υμών έτοιμοι δε αεί προς απολογίαν παντί τω αιτούντι υμάς λόγον περί της εν υμίν ελπίδος μετά πραϋτητος και φόβου