Acts 22:1:11Acts.22.1.W11TAB
ἀπολογίας
apologias
“defense”
- Transliteration
- a-po-lo-GI-as
- Extended
- ah-poh-loh-GEE-ahs
- IPA
- /a.po.loˈgi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- defense
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-lo-GI-as
- sentence
AN-dres a-del-PHOI KAI pa-TE-res a-KOU-sa-TE mou tês pros hy-MAS ny-NI a-po-lo-GI-as
Exegesis
The genitive mou {μου | mou} is idiomatically dependent on akousate, yielding “hear me,” while the genitive apologias {ἀπολογίας | a-po-lo-gí-as} linked with the article tes {τῆς | tês} and the prepositional phrase pros humas {πρὸς ὑμᾶς | pròs hymâs} expresses “the defense directed to you.”
Root and etymology
apologeomaialpha–pi–omicron–lambda–omicron–gamma–epsilon–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to speak in defense”
In context — Acts 22:1
Men, brothers , and fathers, hear my defense that I now make to you.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 22:1, so the Greek word ἀπολογίας (apologias) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.22.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.1.W11.S1) and character.