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Koine Greek wordlink #125216

SR GNT 2 Cor 12:19 ἀπολογούμεθα (apologoumetha) ‘you_all are supposing that to you_all we are defending in_front_of god in’ Strongs=6260 Lemma=apologeomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=1st number=plural
Year=60 AD Refers to Word #122231 Refers to Word #123750

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Only use of identical word form ἀπολογούμεθα (V-IPM1··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀπολογούμεθα’ (V-IPM1··P) is always and only glossed as ‘we are defending’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘apologeomai’ have 8 different glosses: ‘to_be defended’, ‘to_be defending’, ‘was defending’, ‘I am defending’, ‘we are defending’, ‘you_all may defend’, ‘defending’, ‘defending them’.

Greek words (7) other than ἀπολογούμεθα (V-IPM1··P) with a gloss related to ‘defending’

ACTs 19:33 ἀπολογεῖσθαι (apologeisthai) V-NPM···· ‘his hand was wanting to_be defending to the public’ SR GNT Acts 19:33 word 25

OET-LV: 33 And out _of the crowd they _concluded Alexandros, of _the Youdaiōns having _put_ him _forward. And the Alexandros having _gestured his hand, was _wanting to _be _defending to _the public. (ACT_19:33)

OET-RV: 33 Some people in the crowd selected Alexander the Jew and sent him forward to speak, so he motioned with his hand ready to explain the situation to the people. (ACT 19:33)

ACTs 24:10 ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoumai) V-IPM1··S ‘the things concerning myself I am defending’ SR GNT Acts 24:10 word 26

OET-LV: 10 And the Paulos answered, the governor having _nodded to _him to _be _speaking, this for many years you being judge to_ the _nation Knowing, I _am_ cheerfully _defending the things concerning myself. (ACT_24:10)

OET-RV: 10 So the governor nodded for Paul to speak and he started,
¶ “I happily defend myself today knowing that you have many years of experience ruling in this region. (ACT 24:10)

ACTs 25:8 ἀπολογουμένου (apologoumenou) V-PPM·GMS ‘of Paulos defending neither against the’ SR GNT Acts 25:8 word 3

OET-LV: 8 of_ the _Paulos defending, that I _sinned neither against the law of _the Youdaiōns, nor against the temple, nor anything against Kaisar. (ACT_25:8)

OET-RV: 8 Paul defended himself, stating that he hadn’t sinned against any Jewish law or against the temple, nor against any Roman law. (ACT 25:8)

ACTs 26:1 ἀπελογεῖτο (apelogeito) V-IIM3··S ‘having stretched_out his hand was defending’ SR GNT Acts 26:1 word 20

OET-LV: 26 And Agrippas was _saying to the Paulos: It _is _being _permitted to _you to _be _speaking concerning yourself. Then the Paulos having _stretched _out his hand was _defending, (ACT_26:1)

OET-RV: 26 So then Agrippa told Paul, “Okay, you can give your side now then.”
§ So Paul gestured with his hand and began: (ACT 26:1)

ACTs 26:2 ἀπολογεῖσθαι (apologeisthai) V-NPM···· ‘you going today to_be defending’ SR GNT Acts 26:2 word 19

OET-LV: 2 Concerning all things of _which I _am _being _indicted by the_Youdaiōns, king Agrippas, I _have _considered myself blessed going to _be _defending before you, today. (ACT_26:2)

OET-RV: 2 “Concerning all the charges which have been brought against me by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate (ACT 26:2)

ACTs 26:24 ἀπολογουμένου (apologoumenou) V-PPM·GMS ‘these things and of him defending Faʸstos with loud voice’ SR GNT Acts 26:24 word 4

OET-LV: 24 And of _him defending these things, the Faʸstos with _loud the voice is _saying: You _are _raving _mad, Paulos. The great learning is _turning you to madness. (ACT_26:24)

OET-RV: 24 Then speaking about Paul’s defence, Governor Festus said, “Paul, you’re stark, raving mad! All your education has turned you into an idiot.” (ACT 26:24)

ROM 2:15 ἀπολογουμένων (apologoumenōn) V-PPM·GMP ‘accusing or also defending them’ SR GNT Rom 2:15 word 24

OET-LV: 15 who are _displaying the work of _the law, written in the hearts of _them, bearing _witness _with them their conscience, and between one _another, the arguments accusing or also defending them, (ROM_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 They demonstrate that they effectively have God’s law written in their minds and which matches their consciences, and between the two they’ll be either accused or defended (ROM 2:15)

Key: V=verb