The meaning of “Ἰάκωβος”
Understanding Iákōbos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as Ἰακώβ Græcized James. - Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
Ἰάκωβος
the same as Ἰακώβ Græcized James. - Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 13:55 | “Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?” Word: Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) | |
| Mark 9:2 | “And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.” Word: Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) | |
| Luke 8:51 | “And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.” Word: Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) | |
| Acts 12:17 | “But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.” Word: Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) | |
| 1 Corinthians 15:7 | “After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.” Word: Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) |