ἸάκωβοςIákōbos
Greek (New Testament) · G2385
Meanings
1. Son of Zebedee: Matthew 4:21, Mark 1:19, Mark 1:29, Acts 1:13, Acts 12:2, and elsewhere
2. Son of Alphæus: Matthew 10:3, Mark 2:14, and elsewhere; commonly identified with Ἰ. ὁ μικρός, James the little, son of Mary (see Μαρία, 3; Κλωπᾶς), Matthew 27:56, Mark 15:40, Mark 16:1 (cf. John 19:25).
3. The Lord's brother (see ἀδελφός): Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3, Acts 12:17, and elsewhere, 1 Corinthians 15:7 (probably), Galatians 1:19, Galatians 2:9, Galatians 2:12, James 1:1, Jude 1:1.
4. The father of the apostle, Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου: Luke 6:16, Acts 1:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 42 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:21 A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too.
- Matthew 10:2 Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter), then Andrew (Peter’s brother), James (son of Zebedee), John (James’s brother),
- Matthew 10:3 Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew (the tax collector), James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus,
- Matthew 13:55 Then they scoffed, “He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.
- Matthew 17:1 Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone.
- Matthew 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.