Legal Defense Apology

ἀπολογ-έομαι, aorist ἀπελογησάμηνRefs 5th c.BC+; also aorist passive ἀπελογήθηνRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἀπολελόγημαιRefs 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 διαβολάςRefs 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.

ἀπολογ-ία, ἡ, 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+

† מַסָּח dub. word., only in וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַבַּיִת מַסָּ֑ח 2 K 11:6; Thes al. sub √ נסח=for plucking away, i.e. repulse, defense, but very uncertain; prob. textual error; om. 𝔊B We Stap. 354; 𝔊L Μεσσαε.

† [עֲצֻמָה] n.f. defence;—pl. sf. עֲצֻמוֹתֵיכֶם (so Baer Ginsb; van d. H. עַצֻּמ׳) Is 41:21 bring forward your defences, defensive arguments (CheHpt עַצְּבוֹתֵיכֶם your idols, after Gr, [so Lo Klo explain עצמ׳, as mightiest aid, I. עצם]).