Greek noun (feminine) · G627
ἀπολογία
apologiaap-ol-og-ee'-ah
defence
7 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: apología
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G627is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G627
a plea ("apology")
The King James renders it: answer (for self), clearing of self, defence.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
apologia is rendered "defence". It stands 7 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Two of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 22:1“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
Acts 22:1ἀπολογίας
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's seven uses are in Acts.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- defense4
- a defense1
- of defense1
- reasoned defense1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀπόλλυμι | apollymi | to destroy | Uses90 |
| ἀπολύω | apolyo | to release: divorce | Uses63 |
| ἀπολαμβάνω | apolambano | to get back | Uses10 |
| ἀπολογέομαι | apologeomai | to defend oneself | Uses10 |
| ἀπολύτρωσις | apolytrosis | redemption | Uses10 |
| ἀπολείπω | apoleipo | to leave | Uses9 |
| ἀπολούω | apolouo | to wash off | Uses2 |
| ἀπόλαυσις | apolausis | enjoyment | Uses2 |
| ἀπολείχω | apoleicho | to lick | Uses1 |
All 7, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀπολογίᾳ2
- ἀπολογίαν2
- ἀπολογίας2
- ἀπολογία1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2N-ASF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2N-DSF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2N-GSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1N-NSF
Acts
two uses
“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
- ἀπολογίαςapologiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: defense
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
- ἀπολογίαςapologiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of defense
1 Corinthians
one use
This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:
- ἀπολογίαapologianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: defense
2 Corinthians
one use
Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
- ἀπολογίανapologiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: reasoned defense
Philippians
one use
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
- ἀπολογίᾳapologianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: defense
2 Timothy
one use
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
- ἀπολογίᾳapologianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: defense
1 Peter
one use
But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
- ἀπολογίανapologiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: a defense
Where it leads
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How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.