apologeomai · defend oneself

What it means

apologeomai (ἀπολογέομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “defend oneself”.

Speak in one's defense.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To speak to justify oneself.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• defense ×5
• make my defense ×2
• defending them ×1
• how to defend yourselves ×1
• we are defending ourselves ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• Acts×6
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1

• Luke 12:11

  And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry how or what you will say in your defense or what you will say;

• Luke 21:14

  So settle it in your hearts not to prepare beforehand how to defend yourselves;

• Acts 19:33

  And some from the crowd instructed Alexander, as the Jews pushed him forward; and Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the people.

• Acts 24:10

  And Paul answered, when the governor had motioned to him to speak: “Knowing that for many years you have been judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense in the matters concerning myself,

• Acts 25:8

  while Paul said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I sinned in anything.”

• Acts 26:1

  And Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his defense:

• Acts 26:2

  “Concerning all the things of which I am accused by Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself happy that before you I am about to make my defense today,

• Acts 26:24

  And while he was saying these things in his defense, Festus says in a loud voice, “You are out of your mind, Paul; your great learning is driving you to madness.”

• Romans 2:15

  They show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness with it, and their thoughts accusing or even defending them between one another,

• 2 Corinthians 12:19

  Have you been thinking all along that we are defending ourselves to you? Before God we speak in the Messiah; and all things, beloved, are for your building up.