Acts 26:2:16Acts.26.2.W16TAB
ἀπολογεῖσθαι
apologeisthai
“to make my defense”
- Transliteration
- a-po-lo-GEIS-thai
- Extended
- ah-poh-lo-GAYS-thai
- IPA
- /a.po.loˈgeis.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make my 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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-lo-GEIS-thai
- sentence
pe-RI PAN-tōn HŌN en-ga-LOU-mai hy-PO iou-dai-ŌN ba-si-LEU a-GRIP-pa HÊ-gē-mai e-mau-TON ma-KA-ri-on e-PI sou MEL-lōn SÊ-mê-ron a-po-lo-GEIS-thai
Exegesis
Finally, the participial infinitive mellōn sēmeron apologeisthai {μέλλων σήμερον ἀπολογεῖσθαι | mél-lōn sḗ-me-ron a-po-lo-geî-sthai} combines imminence and purpose, indicating Paul’s impending defense today. Emphasis on the accusatory frame is preserved in formal style with a literal participle–infinitive rendering, while dynamic uses “stand before you today and defend myself” to convey immediacy and audience engagement.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–pi–omicron–lambda–omicron–gamma–epsilon–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to speak in one’s defense”
In context — Acts 26:2
Concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa, I have considered myself fortunate before you, being about to defend myself today.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 26:2, so the Greek word ἀπολογεῖσθαι (apologeisthai) 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.26.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.2.W16.S1) and character.