Strong's G626 — ἀπολογέομαι (verb)
apologeomai (ap-ol-og-eh'-om-ai) v.
1. to give an account of oneself
2. (legally) to make a plea
3. (by extension) to justify oneself (exonerate)
[middle voice from a compound of G575 and G3056]
KJV: answer (for self), make defence, excuse (self), speak for self 
Root(s): G575, G3056 
Hebrew root: λόγος
Occurrences: 10