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Lexicon :: Strong's G2385 - iakōbos

Aa
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.
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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

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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 BoxMat 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 their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:2

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:3

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:55 - Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:1

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56 - Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:19

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 stitching up their nets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:29 - And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:17 - And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:18

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:37 - And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:3 - Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were bitter against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:2 - And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35 - And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:41 - And hearing this, the ten became very angry with James and John.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew said to him privately,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:33 - And he took with him Peter and James and John, and grief and great trouble came on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:40 - And there were women watching from a distance: among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:1 - And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:10 - And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:14 - Simon, to whom he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:15

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:16 - And Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, he who was false to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:51 - And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 - And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54 - And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:10 - Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James: and the other women with them said these things to the Apostles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:13 - And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; 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

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:2 - And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17 - But he made a sign to them with his hand to be quiet, and gave them an account of how the Lord had taken him out of prison. And he said, Give the news to James and the brothers. And then he went away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:13 - And when they had come to an end, James, answering, said, My brothers, give ear to me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:18 - And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:7 - Then he was seen by James; then by all the Apostles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:19 - But of the other Apostles I saw only James, the Lord's brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:9 - When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:12 - For before certain men came from James, he did take food with the Gentiles: but when they came, he went back and made himself separate, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:1 - James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends words of love to the twelve tribes of the Jews living in all parts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:1 - Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, to those of God's selection who have been made holy by God the Father and are kept safe for Jesus Christ:
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