What does Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) mean in the Bible?
Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) is a Greek word meaning "Jacobus, the name of three Israelites".
Greek · G2385
Ἰάκωβος
Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
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Ἰάκωβος G2385
Pronunciation Iákōbos
What does Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) mean in the Bible?
Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) is a Greek word meaning "Jacobus, the name of three Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2385?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include James (28), of James (9), to James (2), {He had} James (1), his (1).
Where does Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (15), Luke (8), Acts (7), Matthew (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It James 28× Matthew 4:21, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 10:3, Matthew 13:55
of James 9× Matthew 27:56, Mark 5:37, Mark 6:3, Mark 15:40
to James 2× Acts 12:17, 1 Corinthians 15:7
{He had} James 1× Acts 12:2
his 1× Mark 3:17
James [son] 1× Acts 1:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:21 Ἰάκωβον to James Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 10:2 Ἰάκωβος to James Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 10:3 Ἰάκωβος to James Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:55 Ἰάκωβος to James Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 17:1 Ἰάκωβον to James Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 27:56 Ἰακώβου to of James Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 1:19 Ἰάκωβον to James Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 1:29 Ἰακώβου to James Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 3:17 Ἰάκωβον to James Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 3:17 Ἰακώβου to his Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:21
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 8
Matthew 6 Mark 15 Luke 8 Acts 7 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 3 James 1 Jude 1
Source forms
Ἰάκωβον 16x Iakōbon Matthew 4:21, Matthew 17:1, Mark 1:19, Mark 3:17
Ἰακώβου 13x Iakōbou Matthew 27:56, Mark 1:29, Mark 3:17, Mark 5:37
Ἰάκωβος 11x Iakōbos Matthew 10:2, Matthew 10:3, Matthew 13:55, Mark 10:35
Ἰακώβῳ 2x Iakōbō Acts 12:17, 1 Corinthians 15:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 16x Matthew 4:21, Matthew 17:1, Mark 1:19, Mark 3:17
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 13x Matthew 27:56, Mark 1:29, Mark 3:17, Mark 5:37
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 11x Matthew 10:2, Matthew 10:3, Matthew 13:55, Mark 10:35
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 2x Acts 12:17, 1 Corinthians 15:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
Strong's G2385
Lexical occurrences 42 verses Greek text appearances 42 times 16 shown below Word forms 4 forms 42 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
Extended definition
:--James.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 42 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:21 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβον iakwbon
James
Read verse Matthew 10:2 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβος iakwbov
James
Read verse Matthew 10:3 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβος iakwbov
James
Read verse Matthew 13:55 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβος iakwbov
James
Read verse Matthew 17:1 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβον iakwbon
James
Read verse Matthew 27:56 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰακώβου iakwbou
James
Read verse Mark 1:19 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβον iakwbon
James
Read verse Mark 1:29 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰακώβου iakwbou
James
Read verse Mark 3:17 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβον iakwbon
James
Read verse Mark 3:17 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰακώβου· iakwbou
James
Read verse Mark 3:18 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβον iakwbon
James
Read verse Mark 5:37 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβον iakwbon
James
Read verse Mark 5:37 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰακώβου. iakwbou
James
Read verse Mark 6:3 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰακώβου iakwbou
James
Read verse Mark 9:2 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβον iakwbon
James
Read verse Mark 10:35 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἰάκωβος iakwbov
James
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 42 Case pattern Accusative (16) Number pattern Singular (42)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:2 · Matt 10:3 · Matt 13:55 · Mark 10:35 · Mark 13:3 · Luke 9:54 · Acts 1:13 · Acts 15:13 · Gal 2:9 · Jas 1:1 11×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:56 · Mark 1:29 · Mark 3:17 · Mark 5:37 · Mark 6:3 · Mark 10:41 · Mark 15:40 · Mark 16:1 · Luke 6:16 · Luke 24:10 · Acts 1:13 · Gal 2:12 · Jude 1:1 13×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Acts 12:17 · 1 Cor 15:7 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:21 · Matt 17:1 · Mark 1:19 · Mark 3:17 · Mark 3:18 · Mark 5:37 · Mark 9:2 · Mark 14:33 · Luke 5:10 · Luke 6:14 · Luke 6:15 · Luke 8:51 · Luke 9:28 · Acts 12:2 · Acts 21:18 · Gal 1:19 16×
Word Origins
Ἰάκωβος is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain