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Lexicon :: Strong's G2385 - iakōbos

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Ἰάκωβος
Transliteration
iakōbos (Key)
Pronunciation
ee-ak'-o-bos
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as Ἰακώβ (G2384) Graecised
mGNT
42x in 4 unique form(s) TR
42x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Ἰάκωβος Iákōbos, ee-ak'-o-bos; the same as G2384 Græcized; Jacobus, the name of three Israelites:—James.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's G2385 in the following manner: James (son of Zebedee) (21x), James (son of Alphaeus) (16x), James (half-brother of Jesus) (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's G2385 in the following manner: James (son of Zebedee) (21x), James (son of Alphaeus) (16x), James (half-brother of Jesus) (5x).

  1. James = "supplanter"

    1. son of Zebedee, an apostle and brother of the apostle John, commonly called James the greater or elder, slain by Herod, Acts 12

    2. an apostle, son of Alphaeus, called the less

    3. James the half-brother of Christ

    4. an unknown James, father of the apostle Judas (?)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἰάκωβος Iákōbos, ee-ak'-o-bos; the same as G2384 Græcized; Jacobus, the name of three Israelites:—James.
STRONGS G2385:
Ἰάκωβος, Ἰακώβου, ὁ (see the preceding word (and cf. Buttmann, 6, 18 (16))), James;
1. son of Zebedee, an apostle, and brother of the apostle John (commonly called James the greater or elder). He was slain with the sword by the command of king Herod Agrippa I. (circa A.D. 44): Matthew 4:21; Matthew 10:2 (Matthew 10:3); Matthew 17:1; Mark 1:19, 29; Mark 3:17; Mark 5:37; Mark 9:2; Mark 10:35, 41; Mark 13:3; Mark 14:33; Luke 5:10; Luke 6:14; Luke 8:51; Luke 9:28, 54; Acts 1:13; Acts 12:2.
2. James (commonly called the less), an apostle, son of Alphaeus: Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13; apparently identical with Ἰάκωβος ὁ μικρός James the little (A. V. the less), the son of Mary, Mark 15:40 (Matthew 27:56); Mark 16:1, wife of Cleophas (i. e. Clopas, which see) or Alphaeus, John 19:25; see in Ἁλφαῖος, and in Μαρία, 3.
3. James, the brother of our Lord (see ἀδελφός, 1): Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3; Galatians 1:19 (where εἰ μή is employed according to a usage illustrated under εἰ, III. 8 c. β'.); Galatians 2:9,12; Acts 12:1?; Acts 15:13; 21:18; 1 Corinthians 15:7 (?); James 1:1, the leader of the Jewish Christians, and by them surnamed ὁ δίκαιος the Just, the overseer (or bishop) of the church at Jerusalem down to the year 62 or 63 (or according to Hegesippus in Eusebius, h. e. 2, 23 (translated in B. D., p. 1206) down to 69, which is hardly probable (see Heinichen's note at the passage)), in which year he suffered martyrdom, Josephus, Antiquities 20, 9, 1. In opposition to the orthodox opinion (defended in B. D. under the word ), which identifies this James with James the son of Alphaeus, and understands ὁ ἀδελφός τοῦ κυρίου to mean his cousin, cf. especially Clemen in Winer's Zeitschr. f. wissensch. Theol. for 1829, p. 351ff; Blom, Diss. de τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς... τοῦ κυρίου. Lugd. 1839; Wilib. Grimm in Ersch u. Gruber's Encycl., Sect. 2, vol. 23, p. 80ff; Schaff, Das Verhältniss des Jacobus, Bruders des Herrn, zu Jacobus Alphäi. Beth 1842 (also his Church Hist. (1882) i., 272f); Hilgenfeld, Galaterbrief etc., p. 138ff; Hausrath in Sehenkel iii., p. 175ff; (Sieffert in Herzog edition 2, vi., 464ff; and references under the word ἀδελφός, 1 (especially Lightfoot)).
4. An unknown James, father of the apostle Judas (or Jude): Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13, according to the opinion of those interpreters who think that not ἀδελφόν but υἱόν must be supplied in the phrase Ιουδαν Ἰακώβου; see Ἰούδας, 8.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:21; 10:2; 10:3; 10:3; 13:55; 17:1; 27:56
Mark
1:19; 1:29; 3:17; 3:18; 5:37; 6:3; 9:2; 10:35; 10:41; 13:3; 14:33; 15:40; 16:1
Luke
5:10; 6:14; 6:15; 6:16; 8:51; 9:28; 9:54
John
19:25
Acts
1:13; 1:13; 1:13; 12:1; 12:2; 15:13; 21:18
1 Corinthians
15:7
Galatians
1:19; 2:9; 2:12
James
1:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2385 matches the Greek Ἰάκωβος (iakōbos),
which occurs 42 times in 38 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:21 - And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:2 - The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:3 - Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:55 - Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:1 - And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56 - among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:19 - And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:29 - And immediately he[fn] left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:17 - James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:18 - Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:37 - And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:3 - Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:2 - And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35 - And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:41 - And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:33 - And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:40 - There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:1 - When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:10 - and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:14 - Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:15 - and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:16 - and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:51 - And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 - Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54 - And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:10 - Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:13 - And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:2 - He killed James the brother of John with the sword,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17 - But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.”[fn] Then he departed and went to another place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:13 - After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:18 - On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:7 - Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:19 - But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:9 - and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:12 - For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:1 - James, a servant[fn] of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:1 - Jude, a servant[fn] of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for[fn] Jesus Christ:
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