What does Ἰσαάκ (Isaák) mean in the Bible?
e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham".
Greek · G2464
Ἰσαάκ
Isaac (i.e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham
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Ἰσαάκ G2464
Pronunciation Isaák
What does Ἰσαάκ (Isaák) mean in the Bible?
Ἰσαάκ (Isaák) is a Greek word meaning "Isaac (i.e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2464?
The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Isaac (14), of Isaac (4), Isaac [ on the altar ] (1), Isaac [became the father of] (1).
Where does Ἰσαάκ (Isaák) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Hebrews (4), Matthew (4), Luke (3).
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 Isaac 14× Matthew 1:2, Matthew 8:11, Luke 13:28, Acts 3:13
of Isaac 4× Matthew 22:32, Mark 12:26, Luke 3:34, Luke 20:37
Isaac [ on the altar ] 1× Hebrews 11:17
Isaac [became the father of] 1× Acts 7:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:2 Ἰσαάκ to Isaac Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:2 Ἰσαὰκ to Isaac Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 8:11 Ἰσαὰκ to Isaac Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 22:32 Ἰσαὰκ to of Isaac Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 12:26 Ἰσαὰκ to of Isaac Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 3:34 Ἰσαὰκ to of Isaac Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 13:28 Ἰσαὰκ to Isaac Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 20:37 Ἰσαὰκ to of Isaac Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 3:13 Ἰσαὰκ to Isaac Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 7:8 Ἰσαὰκ to Isaac Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:2
Aligned rows 20
Books represented 8
Matthew 4 Mark 1 Luke 3 Acts 4 Romans 2 Galatians 1 Hebrews 4 James 1
Source forms
Ἰσαὰκ 19x Isaak Matthew 1:2, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 22:32, Mark 12:26
Ἰσαάκ 1x Isaak Matthew 1:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 9x Matthew 8:11, Matthew 22:32, Mark 12:26, Luke 3:34
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 6x Matthew 1:2, Luke 13:28, Acts 7:8, Galatians 4:28
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 1:2, Acts 7:8, Hebrews 11:20
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 2x Romans 9:7, Hebrews 11:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Isaac (i.e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham
Strong's G2464
Lexical occurrences 20 verses Greek text appearances 20 times 16 shown below Word forms 4 forms 20 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 13:22-30 Source Gloss
Isaac (i.e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham
Extended definition
:--Isaac.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 20 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 1:2 Proper name
Ἰσαάκ· isaak
Isaac
Read verse Matthew 1:2 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
Read verse Matthew 8:11 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
Read verse Matthew 22:32 Proper name
Ἰσαάκ, isaak
Isaac
Read verse Mark 12:26 Proper name
Ἰσαάκ, isaak
Isaac
Read verse Luke 3:34 Proper name
Ἰσαάκ, isaak
Isaac
Read verse Luke 13:28 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
Read verse Luke 20:37 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
Read verse Acts 3:13 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
Read verse Acts 7:8 Proper name
Ἰσαάκ, isaak
Isaac
Read verse Acts 7:8 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
Read verse Acts 7:32 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
Read verse Romans 9:7 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
Read verse Romans 9:10 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
Read verse Galatians 4:28 Proper name
Ἰσαάκ, isaak
Isaac
Read verse Hebrews 11:9 Proper name
Ἰσαὰκ isaak
Isaac
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 20 Case pattern Genitive (9) Number pattern Singular (20)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:2 · Acts 7:8 · Heb 11:20 3×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:11 · Matt 22:32 · Mark 12:26 · Luke 3:34 · Luke 20:37 · Acts 3:13 · Acts 7:32 · Rom 9:10 · Heb 11:9 9×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Rom 9:7 · Heb 11:18 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:2 · Luke 13:28 · Acts 7:8 · Gal 4:28 · Heb 11:17 · Jas 2:21 6×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Patriarch referenced in eschatological teaching about kingdom of God
Showing 1 selected witness from 20 lexical occurrence verses.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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