Greek proper noun (a person) · G2385
Ἰάκωβος
Iakobosee-ak'-o-bos
Son of Zebedee; Son of Alphæus; The Lord's brother; The father of the apostle, Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου
42 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: Iákōbos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2385is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 4meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2385
Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
The King James renders it: James.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Iakobos is rendered "Son of Zebedee; Son of Alphæus; The Lord's brother; The father of the apostle, Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου". It stands 42 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Fifteen of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists four meanings for it, beginning with "Son of Zebedee".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 4:21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
Matthew 4:21Ἰάκωβον
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Fifteen of the word's forty-two uses are in Mark.
What the word means
The word carries four meanings: Son of Zebedee, and Son of Alphæus, and The Lord's brother, and The father of the apostle, Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Son of ZebedeeMat.4:21 | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 4:21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John… |
| Son of AlphæusMat.10:3 | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereMatthew 10:3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus… |
| The Lord's brother | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 13:55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James… |
| The father of the apostle, Ἰούδας ἸακώβουLuk.6:16, Act.1:13 (AS) | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLuke 6:16Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 42, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- Ἰάκωβον16
- Ἰάκωβος11
- Ἰακώβου11
- Ἰακώβου.¶2
- Ἰακώβῳ2
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular16N-ASM-P
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular13N-GSM-P
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular11N-NSM-P
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2N-DSM-P
Matthew
six uses
Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
Mark
fifteen uses
Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: James
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
- Ἰακώβου.¶iakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: James
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
Luke
eight uses
and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
Acts
seven uses
When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
- Ἰακώβου.¶iakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
- Ἰακώβῳiakobonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: to James
When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
1 Corinthians
one use
Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
- Ἰακώβῳiakobonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: to James
Galatians
three uses
But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
- Ἰάκωβονiakobonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: James
And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: James
James
one use
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
- Ἰάκωβοςiakobosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: James
Jude
one use
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
- Ἰακώβουiakobounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of James
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.