to defend oneself

Greek, Verb

ἀπολογέομαι, -οῦμαι (< ἀπό, λόγος), [in LXX: Jer.12:1 (רִיב) Jer.31:6, 2Ma.13:26 *;] 1) to defend: with accusative, Rom.2:15. 2) to defend one's self: absol, Luk.21:14, Act.26:1; before ὅτι, Act.25:8; τί, to adduce something in one's defence, Luk.12:11, Act.26:24 (ταῦτα) Act.24:10 (τὰ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ); περί, with genitive of thing(s), and ἐπί, with genitive of person(s), Act.26:2; with dative of person(s), Act.19:33, 2Co.12:19. (AS)

to defend oneself

Greek, Verb

ἀπολογ-έομαι, aorist ἀπελογησάμην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; also aorist passive ἀπελογήθην[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἀπολελόγημαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—speak in defence, defend oneself, opposed to κατηγορεῖν, περί τινος about a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τὴν μαρτυρίαν in reference or answer to the evidence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]before, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὑπέρ τινος speak in another's behalf, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὑπέρ τινος speak in support of a fact, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς Μέλητον in answer to him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]the defendant, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) with accusative of things, defend oneself against, ἀ. τὰς διαβολάς[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰς πράξεις defend what one has done, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) ἀ. τι ἔς τι allege in one's defence against a charge, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) ἀ. δίκην θανάτου speak against sentence of death passing on one, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —Prose word, used once in Trag, see above—The _preposition_ ἀπό implies the remoual of a charge.

Greek

Verb

to give an account (legal plea) of oneself, i.e. exculpate (self); answer (for self), make defence, excuse (self), speak for self; middle voice from a compound of g575 (ἀπό) and g3056 (λόγος);