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ἀπολογέομαι, ἀπολογέομαι, speak in defense, defend oneself

ἀπολογ-έομαι, aor. ἀπελογησάμην E. Ba. 41, Antipho 5.13, but f.l. in Pl. Sph. 261c, X. An. 5.6.3; also aor. Pass. ἀπελογήθην Antipho 2.3.1, al., Alex. 12 (prob. spurious in X. HG 1.4.13): pf. ἀπολελόγημαι And. 1.33, Isoc. 12.218 (in pass. sense, Pl. R. 607b):—
  • speak in defence, defend oneself, opp. κατηγορεῖν, περί τινος about a thing, Antipho 5.7, Th. 1.72; πρὸς τὴν μαρτυρίαν in reference or answer to the evidence, Antipho 2.4.3, cf. Th. 6.29; πρός τινας before . ., Eup. 357, cf. Plb. 22.6.4: later, c. dat., κατηγορίαις Plu. Them. 23; ἀ. ὑπέρ τινος speak in anotherʼs behalf, Hdt. 7.161, E. Ba. 41, Pl. R. 488a, etc.; ἀ. ὑπέρ τινος speak in support of a fact, Antipho 3.2.1; ὑπὲρ τῆς ἀδικίας Pl. Grg. 480b; πρὸς Μέλητον in answer to him, Id. Ap. 24b: abs., παρὼν ἀ. Hdt. 6.136, Ar. Th. 188; ὁ ἀπολογούμενος the defendant, Id. V. 778, And. 1.6.
      • 2 c. acc. rei, defend oneself against, ἀ. τὰς διαβολάς Th. 8.109; τὰς πράξεις defend what one has done, Aeschin. 1.92.
      • 3 ἀ. τι ἔς τι allege in oneʼs defence against a charge, Th. 3.63; ἀ. πρὸς τὰ κατηγορημένα μηδέν Lys. 12.38; τί ποτε ἀπολογήσεσθαι μέλλει μοι; Antipho 1.7 codd.; ταῦτα ἀ. ὡς . . Pl. Phd. 69d; ἔργοις καλλίστοις ἀ. ὡς . . Lys. 2.65; ἀ. ὅτι οὐδένα ἀδικῶ X. Oec. 11.22; ἀ. ἀπολογίαν Luc. Hes. 6.
      • 4 ἀ. δίκην θανάτου speak against sentence of death passing on one, Th. 8.68.—Prose word, used once in Trag., v. supr.—The Prep. ἀπό implies the removal of a charge.

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