例句 
路12:11 μὴ μεριμνήσητε πῶς ἢ τί ἀπολογήσησθε.
Do not be anxious how or what you should defend yourselves. (不要思慮怎麼分訴)

徒25:8 τοῦ Παύλου ἀπολογουμένου
ὅτι οὔτε εἰς τὸν νόμον τῶν Ἰουδαίων οὔτε εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν οὔτε εἰς Καίσαρά τι ἥμαρτον.
Paul defends himself,
“Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar did I commit any sin.”
(保羅分訴說：無論猶太人的律法、或是聖殿、或是該撒，我都沒有干犯)

羅2:15 καὶ μεταξὺ ἀλλήλων τῶν λογισμῶν κατηγορούντων ἢ καὶ ἀπολογουμένων.
And their thoughts alternately accusing or even defending.
(和合：並且他們的思念互相較量、或以為是、或以為非)
(另譯：他們的思念一會兒自我指控、一會兒自我辯護)

 同根字 
λέγω, ἀπολογία