ἀπολογία apologia · G0627
defence
ἀπολογία, -ας, ἡ; (ἀπολογέομαι), [in LXX: Wis.6:10 * ; ] ; a speech in defence: Act.25:16, 2Co.7:11, Php.1:7, 16, 2Ti.4:16; with dative of person(s), 1Co.9:3, 1Pe.3:15; before πρός, Act.22:1.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀπολογ-ία, ἡ, ; speech in defence, opposed to κατηγορία, []; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι to make a defence, []; explanation by πληροφορία, []
Where it's used 7 times
Acts 22:1 · Acts 25:16 · 1 Corinthians 9:3 · 2 Corinthians 7:11 · Philippians 1:7 · 2 Timothy 4:16 · 1 Peter 3:15
Source: TBESG G0627; TFLSJ G0627
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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