Original: ἀπολογέομαι

Transliteration: apologéomai

Phonetic: ap-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee

Short Definition: Answer

- Original: ἀπολογέομαι

- Transliteration: Apologeomai

- Phonetic: ap-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee

- Definition:

1. to defend one's self, make one's defence

2. to defend a person or a thing

3. to give a full account of

a. to calculate or consider well

- Origin: middle voice from a compound of G575 and G3056

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Middle voice from a compound of G575 and G3056; to give an account (legal plea) of oneself that is exculpate (self): - answer (for self) make defence excuse (self) speak for self.