- Original: ἀπολογέομαι - Transliteration: Apologeomai - Phonetic: ap-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee - Definition: 1. to defend one's self, make one's defence 2. to defend a person or a thing 3. to give a full account of a. to calculate or consider well - Origin: middle voice from a compound of G575 and G3056 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Middle voice from a compound of G575 and G3056 ; to give an account (legal plea) of oneself that is exculpate (self): - answer (for self) make defence excuse (self) speak for self. Total KJV Occurrences: 8 • answer, 1 Act 24:10 • defense, 1 Act 19:33 • excusing, 1 Romans 2:15 • himself, 3 Act 25:8; Act 26:1; Act 26:24 • myself, 1 Act 26:2 • ourselves, 1 2 Corinthians 12:19