Jacob
ἸακώβStrong’s G2384Iakōb
Appears in 25 verses of the New Testament
In short
Iakōb is the Greek word usually translated “jacob”. It appears in 25 verses of the New Testament.
“Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;”
Meaning
Usually translated “jacob”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- jacob 18
- of jacob 9
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 7
- Matthew 5
- Luke 4
- John 3
- Hebrews 3
- Romans 2
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 1:15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
- Matthew 1:16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
- Matthew 8:11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 22:32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
- Mark 12:26And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
- Luke 1:33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Greek dictionary
Ἰακώβ Iakōb · Jacob
Ἰακώβ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. יַעֲקֹב), Jacob; 1. The patriarch: Mat.1:2 8:11, Jhn.4:5-6, Act.7:8, al; as in Heb. (cf. Num.23:7, Isa.41:8, Sir.23:12, al.), of his descendants, Rom.11:26 (LXX). 2. The father-in-law of Mary: Mat.1:15-16 (on the form as distinct from that of the next word, see Deiss., BS, 3161) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.