626 - apologeomai

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ἀπολογέομαι
Transliteration: apologeomai
Definition (short): defense
Definition (full): to give an account of oneself, to defend oneself

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from apo and logos
Definition: to give an account of oneself, hence to defend oneself
NASB Translation: defend (1), defending (2), make a defense (1), make...defense (3), said in...defense (1), saying in...defense (1), speak in...defense (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Middle voice from a compound of apo and logos; to give an account (legal plea) of oneself, i.e. Exculpate (self) -- answer (for self), make defence, excuse (self), speak for self.

see GREEK apo

see GREEK logos

References

Strong's 626: 11 Occurrences
KJV: And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
NASB: "When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say;
KJV: Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
NASB: "So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;
KJV: And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
NASB: Some of the crowd concluded it was Alexander, since the Jews had put him forward; and having motioned with his hand, Alexander was intending to make a defense to the assembly.
KJV: Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
NASB: When the governor had nodded for him to speak, Paul responded: "Knowing that for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I cheerfully make my defense,
KJV: While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
NASB: while Paul said in his own defense, "I have committed no offense either against the Law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."