Strong's Concordance
Original word: ἀπολογία
Transliteration: apologia
Definition (short): defense
Definition (full): a speech in defense
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from apologeomai
Definition: a speech in defense
NASB Translation: defense (7), vindication (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
From the same as apologeomai; a plea ("apology") -- answer (for self), clearing of self, defence.
see GREEK apologeomai
References
KJV:
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
NASB:
"Brethren and fathers, hear my defense which I now offer to you."
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.
NASB:
"I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man before the accused meets his accusers face to face and has an opportunity to make his defense against the charges.
KJV:
Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
NASB:
My defense to those who examine me is this:
KJV:
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
NASB:
For behold what earnestness this very thing, this godly sorrow, has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what avenging of wrong! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter.
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.
NASB:
For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.