James
ἸάκωβοςStrong’s G2385Iakōbos
Appears in 38 verses of the New Testament
In short
Iakōbos is the Greek word usually translated “james”. It appears in 38 verses of the New Testament.
“Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:”
Meaning
Usually translated “james”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- james 30
- of james 10
- to james 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 13
- Luke 8
- Matthew 6
- Acts 5
- Galatians 3
- 1 Corinthians 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 4:21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
- Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
- Matthew 10:3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
- Matthew 13:55Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
- Matthew 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
- Matthew 27:56Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
Greek dictionary
Ἰάκωβος Iakōbos · James
Ἰάκωβος, -ου, ὁ (Heb., see previous word) James; 1. Son of Zebedee: Mat.4:21, Mrk.1:19, 29, Act.1:13 12:2, al. 2. Son of Alphæus: Mat.10:3, Mrk.2:14, al.; commonly identified with Ἰ. ὁ μικρός, James the little, son of Mary (see: Μαρία, 3; Κλωπᾶς), Mat.27:56, Mrk.15:40 16:1 (cf. Jhn.19:25). 3. The Lord's brother (see: ἀδελφός): Mat.13:55, Mrk.6:3, Act.12:17, al., 1Co.15:7 (probably), Gal.1:19 2:9, 12, Jas.1:1, Ju 1. 4. The father of the apostle, Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου: Luk.6:16, Act.1:13 (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.