- Transliteration: Apokrinomai

- Phonetic: ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee

- Definition:

1. to give an answer to a question proposed, to answer

2. to begin to speak, but always where something has preceded (either said or done) to which the remarks refer

- Origin: from G575" class="dictionary-topic-link">G575 and krino

- TDNT entry: 3:944,*

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G575" class="dictionary-topic-link">G575 and κρινω krino; to conclude for oneself that is (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare [H6030" class="dictionary-topic-link">H6030]) to begin to speak (where an address is expected): - answer.