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ἀπολογέομαι

apologeomai

speak in defence, defend oneself

Appears 30 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπολογέομαι, 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):—Α. 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 remoual of a charge.
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