ἀπολογία
From LSJ
Μή μοι γένοιθ', ἃ βούλομ', ἀλλ' ἃ συμφέρει → Ne sit mihi, quod cupio, sed quod expedit → nicht was ich will, geschehe mir, doch was mir nützt
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A speech in defence, opp. κατηγορία, Antipho6.7, Th.3.61, Pl.Ap.28a, etc.; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι to make a defence, Is.6.62; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι τὸν ἑαυτοῦ βίον τῶν τοῦ πατρὸς ἀδικημάτων Lys.14.29; τῶν κατηγορηθέντων τὸ μὴ λαβὸν ἀπολογίαν Hyp.Eux.31; ἀ. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ep.Phil.1.16; expl. by πληροφορία, Hsch.
