Ἰάκωβος
Iakōbos
James
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe term Ἰάκωβος (Iakōbos), with Strong's number G2385, refers to a name, specifically "James." It occurs 21 times in the Bible. This suggests that the person or place identified by this name is of some significance within the biblical narrative. The high frequency of occurrence likely implies that James holds a notable position or role. The range of usage for Greek names like Iakōbos often spans multiple contexts, including personal names (e.g., apostles or disciples) and geographical references. The consistency of this name might also reflect a sense of shared identity or a common thread throughout the texts. Without more context, we can only infer the range of significance based on occurrences. However, the prominence of the name James in 21 instances within the Bible likely relates to its connection to early Christianity or figures of importance within that faith tradition. Further analysis of the context in which James appears will be necessary to fully understand its meaning and range of usage.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
21 total occurrences across the text
Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.
Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;
Matthew 17:1After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
Mark 1:19Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
Mark 1:29Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
Mark 3:17James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);
Mark 3:17James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);
Mark 5:37He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
Mark 5:37He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
Luke 5:10and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive.”
Mark 9:2After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.
Mark 10:35James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask.”
Mark 10:41When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant toward James and John.
Mark 13:3As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
Mark 14:33He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.
Luke 6:14Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;
Luke 8:51When he came to the house, he didn’t allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.
Luke 9:28About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.
Luke 9:54When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”
Acts 1:13When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
Acts 12:2He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.