noun · feminine
apologias
Strong’sG627
a verbal defense
stem apologi-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ἀπολογία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἀπολογέομαι), [in LXX: Wi 6:10*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G627 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-ol-og-ee'-ah
a plea ("apology")
Fromfrom the same as G626;
King Jamesanswer (for self), clearing of self, defence.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
speech in defence, opposed to κατηγορία, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι to make a defence, NT+5th c.BC+; explanation by πληροφορία, Refs 5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apologias1×ἀπολογία | apologiais |
| object accusative | apologian3×ἀπολογίαν | apologiain |
| direct address vocative | apologiar | apologiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apologiau2×ἀπολογίας | apologiaiu |
| to, for dative | apologia2×ἀπολογίᾳ | apologiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apologia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
apologias“defense”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Corinthians 9:3Tas ēmas apologias toi min anakrinarōntoi atō houtas.This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:
apologian“defense”objectaccusative singular3×
2 Corinthians 7:11… lupira posan katergazeta vi spoudan, alla apologian, alla aganaktēsian, alla fobon, alla epipothēsian, …… produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what …
Philippians 1:16… men ek agapau, oidarēntois hoti eis apologian teu euangelieu keiomō,… that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
1 Peter 3:15… tai kardiai vu, hetoimois aei pros apologian panto to aitarōnto vin logon peri …… Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the …
apologiau“defense”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 22:1… akouavar mu tau pros vin nuni apologiau.… and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
Acts 25:16“defense”… prosōpem echatoiō toin katēgoroin topon tē apologiau labatoia peri teu enklēmeu.… before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
apologia“defense”to, fordative singular2×
Philippians 1:7… toi desmoi mu kai en ta apologia kai bebaiōsia teu euangelieu sunkoinōnoin mu …… in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you …
2 Timothy 4:16En ta prōta mu apologia oudenos mi parageneta, alla pantois min …At my first defense, no one stood with me, but …