Word Study · Strong's G627 · Greek

ἀπολογία

apología

ap-ol-og-ee'-ah

“a plea ("apology")”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a plea ("apology")

Rendered in the KJV as

answer (for self), clearing of self, defence.

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occurrencescanonical count
7
loaded herebook by book, canonical order
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books spannedamong loaded text
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inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 loaded occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

ἀπολογίᾳ2
ἀπολογία1
ἀπολογίαν1
ἀπολογίαν,1
ἀπολογίας1
ἀπολογίας.1

How it is rendered · 5

defense3
a defense1
defense.1
of defense1
reasoned defense,1

Contextual glosses as tagged by STEP Bible — the sense the word carries at each spot, not a translation.

Parse codes · 4

N-ASF2
N-DSF2
N-GSF2
N-NSF1

STEP Bible morphology codes, printed as given. The scheme is documented at STEPBible.org.

7 loaded

The ledger of occurrences

Acts2 occurrences

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 9:3ἀπολογίαapologiaN-NSFMy defence to them that examine me is this.here: defense

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 7:11ἀπολογίαν,apologianN-ASFFor behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.here: reasoned defense,

Philippians1 occurrence

Philippians 1:7ἀπολογίᾳapologiaN-DSFeven as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf 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 with me of grace.here: defense

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 4:16ἀπολογίᾳapologiaN-DSFAt my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.here: defense

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 3:15ἀπολογίανapologianN-ASFbut sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:here: a defense

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