Iákōbos — G2385

G2385 · Greek — Ἰάκωβος

Pronunciation: ee-ak'-o-bos

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jacobus, the name of three Israelites

  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
  2. James (commonly called the less), an apostle, son of Alphaeus
  3. James, the brother of our Lord
  4. An unknown James, father of the apostle Judas (or Jude)

Usually translated as

James

Origin

the same as G2384 Græcized

Occurrences

Iákōbos occurs 42 times in 38 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (6), Mark (13), Luke (8), Acts (5), 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (3), James (1), Jude (1)

Strong's Lexicon — I