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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 627. ἀπολογία (apologia) -- Defense, Answer, Apology</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/627.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_timothy/2-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/627.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 627</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/626.htm" title="626">◄</a> 627. apologia <a href="../greek/628.htm" title="628">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">apologia: Defense, Answer, Apology</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀπολογία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>apologia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-po-lo-GEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ap-ol-og-ee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Defense, Answer, Apology<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a verbal defense (particularly in a law court).<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from ἀπολογέομαι (apologeomai), meaning "to defend oneself" or "to make a defense."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to "apologia," the concept of defending one's faith or actions can be seen in various Old Testament passages, such as in the speeches of Job (Job 13:15) or the psalms of David where he defends his integrity before God (Psalm 26:1).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "apologia" refers to a formal defense or justification of one's beliefs, actions, or position. It is often used in the context of defending the Christian faith against accusations or misunderstandings. The term implies a reasoned argument or explanation, rather than a mere excuse.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, "apologia" was a legal term used in courtrooms to describe a defendant's speech in defense of themselves. This concept was familiar to early Christians, who often faced legal and social challenges due to their faith. The ability to articulate a reasoned defense of one's beliefs was crucial in a society that valued rhetoric and public discourse.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>627</b> <i>apología</i> (from <a href="/greek/575.htm">575</a> <i>/apó</i>, "from" and <a href="/greek/3056.htm">3056</a> <i>/lógos</i>, "intelligent reasoning") – properly, a well-reasoned reply; a <i>thought-out response</i> to adequately address the issue(s) that is raised.</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/627.htm">627</a> <i>/apología</i> ("reasoned defense") is the term for making <i>a legal defense</i> in an ancient court. Today <a href="/greek/627.htm">627</a> <i>/apología</i> ("biblical apologetics") is used for supplying <i>evidences for the Christian faith</i>. </p><p class="discovery">[An "apology" in <i>classical</i> times had nothing to do with saying, "I'm sorry," but rather was a <i>reasoned argument</i> (<i>defense</i>) that presented <i>evidence</i> (supplied <i>compelling proof</i>).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/626.htm">apologeomai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a speech in defense<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>defense (7), vindication (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 627: ἀπολογία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀπολογία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀπολογίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀπολογέομαι</span></span>), <span class="accented">verbal defense, speech in defense</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-16.htm">Acts 25:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-11.htm">2 Corinthians 7:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-7.htm">Philippians 1:7, 17</a> (16); <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/4-16.htm">2 Timothy 4:16</a>; with a dative of the person who is to hear the defense, to whom one labors to excuse or to make good his cause: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-3.htm">1 Corinthians 9:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3-15.htm">1 Peter 3:15</a>; in the same sense, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπολογία</span> <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">πρός</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-1.htm">Acts 22:1</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, mem. 4, 8, 5).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>answer for oneself, clearing of self, defense. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/626.htm">apologeomai</a>; a plea ("apology") -- answer (for self), clearing of self, defence. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/626.htm">apologeomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>απολογια απολογία ἀπολογία ἀπολογίᾳ απολογιαν απολογίαν ἀπολογίαν απολογιας απολογίας ἀπολογίας απόλοιπα απόλοιπον απολοίπου απολοίπων apologia apología apologíāi apologian apologían apologias apologías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/22-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμᾶς νυνὶ <b>ἀπολογίας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> hear <span class="itali">my defense</span> which I now<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my <span class="itali">defence</span> [which I make] now<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you now <span class="itali">defense</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τόπον τε <b>ἀπολογίας</b> λάβοι περὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> an opportunity <span class="itali">to make his defense</span> against<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> licence <span class="itali">to answer for himself</span> concerning<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> opportunity and <span class="itali">of defense</span> he may get concerning<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἡ ἐμὴ <b>ἀπολογία</b> τοῖς ἐμὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">My defense</span> to those who examine<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Mine <span class="itali">answer</span> to them that do examine me<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my <span class="itali">defense</span> to those me<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/7-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 7:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σπουδήν ἀλλὰ <b>ἀπολογίαν</b> ἀλλὰ ἀγανάκτησιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in you: what <span class="itali">vindication</span> of yourselves, what<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yea, <span class="itali">[what] clearing of yourselves,</span> yea,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> earnestness but <span class="itali">[what] defense</span> but anger<p><b><a href="/text/philippians/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 1:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>ἀπολογίᾳ</b> καὶ βεβαιώσει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in my imprisonment <span class="itali">and in the defense</span> and confirmation<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">in the defence</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">defense</span> and confirmation<p><b><a href="/text/philippians/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι εἰς <b>ἀπολογίαν</b> τοῦ εὐαγγελίου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that I am appointed <span class="itali">for the defense</span> of the gospel;<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that for <span class="itali">defense</span> of the gospel<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 4:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρώτῃ μου <b>ἀπολογίᾳ</b> οὐδείς μοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> At my first <span class="itali">defense</span> no one supported<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my first <span class="itali">answer</span> no man stood<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> first of me <span class="itali">defense</span> no one me<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 3:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀεὶ πρὸς <b>ἀπολογίαν</b> παντὶ τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [being] ready <span class="itali">to make a defense</span> to everyone<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to <span class="itali">[give] an answer</span> to every man<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [be] always for <span class="itali">a defense</span> to everyone<p><b><a href="/greek/627.htm">Strong's Greek 627</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_627.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/apologia_627.htm">ἀπολογία — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/apologian_627.htm">ἀπολογίαν — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/apologias_627.htm">ἀπολογίας — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/626.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="626"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="626" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/628.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="628"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="628" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>