UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun-name, m.

Inflections: Ἰάκωβος; -ου

Sense 1: James

Semantic entry: 93.158a

Semantic domains: Names of Persons and Places

Subdomains: Persons

Definition: one of the twelve apostles and the son of Zebedee and brother of John

MAT 4:21: RV MAT 4:21 · LV MAT 4:21 · Read together MAT 4:21

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OET-RV MAT 4:21

21 Going on a bit further, he saw two other brothers, Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes), in the boat getting their nets ready along with their father Zavday (Grk. Zebedaios), and Yeshua also called the two of them.

OET-LV MAT 4:21

21 And having _advanced from _there, he _saw two other brothers, Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) the son of_ the _Zebedaios and Yōannaʸs the brother of _him, in the boat with Zebedaios the father of _them, preparing the nets of _them, and he _called them.

MAT 10:2: RV MAT 10:2 · LV MAT 10:2 · Read together MAT 10:2

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OET-RV MAT 10:2

2 These are the names of the twelve: Shim’on (Simon) (nicknamed Kefa (Peter; Grk. Petros)) and his brother Andreas, Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and his brother Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes) (Zavday’s (Grk. Zebedaios) sons),

OET-LV MAT 10:2

2 And the of_the_twelve ambassadors the names is these:
first Simōn which being _called Petros, and Andreas the brother of _him, and Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) the son of_ the _Zebedaios, and Yōannaʸs the brother of _him,

All 21 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 4:21 · RV MAT 10:2 · RV MAT 17:1 · LV MAT 4:21 · LV MAT 10:2 · LV MAT 17:1 · Read together MAT 4:21 · Read together MAT 10:2 · Read together MAT 17:1

LUK: RV LUK 5:10 · RV LUK 6:14 · RV LUK 8:51 · RV LUK 9:28 · RV LUK 9:54 · RV LUK 24:10 · LV LUK 5:10 · LV LUK 6:14 · LV LUK 8:51 · LV LUK 9:28 · LV LUK 9:54 · LV LUK 24:10 · Read together LUK 5:10 · Read together LUK 6:14 · Read together LUK 8:51 · Read together LUK 9:28 · Read together LUK 9:54 · Read together LUK 24:10

ACT: RV ACT 1:13 · RV ACT 12:2 · LV ACT 1:13 · LV ACT 12:2 · Read together ACT 1:13 · Read together ACT 12:2

Sense 2: James

Semantic entry: 93.158b

Semantic domains: Names of Persons and Places

Subdomains: Persons

Definition: a brother of Jesus

MAT 13:55: RV MAT 13:55 · LV MAT 13:55 · Read together MAT 13:55

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OET-RV MAT 13:55

55 Isn’t he the son of Yosef (Joseph), the carpenter? Don’t we know his mother Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) and his brothers Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and Yosef and Shim’on (Simon) and Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas)?

OET-LV MAT 13:55

55 Is this not the son of _the carpenter?
Not the mother of _him is _being _called Maria/(Miryām), and the brothers of _him, Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ), and Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf), and Simōn, and Youdas/(Yəhūdāh)?

MRK 6:3: RV MRK 6:3 · LV MRK 6:3 · Read together MRK 6:3

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OET-RV MRK 6:3

3 Isn’t that the carpenter, the son of Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam), and the brother of Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and Yosef (Joseph) CHECK and Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas) and Shim’on (Simon)? Don’t his sisters live around here?” And they were offended by his teaching.

OET-LV MRK 6:3

3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of_ the _Maria/(Miryām), and brother of_Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ), and Yōsaʸs/(Yōşēf?
), and Youdas/(Yəhūdāh), and Simōn?
And are not the sisters of _him here with us?
And they _were _being _offended at him.

All 11 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 13:55 · LV MAT 13:55 · Read together MAT 13:55

MRK: RV MRK 6:3 · LV MRK 6:3 · Read together MRK 6:3

ACT: RV ACT 12:17 · RV ACT 15:13 · RV ACT 21:18 · LV ACT 12:17 · LV ACT 15:13 · LV ACT 21:18 · Read together ACT 12:17 · Read together ACT 15:13 · Read together ACT 21:18

CO1: RV CO1 15:7 · LV CO1 15:7 · Read together CO1 15:7

GAL: RV GAL 1:19 · RV GAL 2:9 · RV GAL 2:12 · LV GAL 1:19 · LV GAL 2:9 · LV GAL 2:12 · Read together GAL 1:19 · Read together GAL 2:9 · Read together GAL 2:12

JAM: RV JAM 1:1 · LV JAM 1:1 · Read together JAM 1:1

JDE: RV JDE 1:1 · LV JDE 1:1 · Read together JDE 1:1

Sense 3: James

Semantic entry: 93.158c

Semantic domains: Names of Persons and Places

Subdomains: Persons

Definition: the son of Alphaeus and one of the twelve apostles

Notes: Some scholars consider Ἰάκωβος[c] and Ἰάκωβος [source selector 000003][d] to be the same person.

MAT 10:3: RV MAT 10:3 · LV MAT 10:3 · Read together MAT 10:3

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3 Filippos (Philip) and Bar -Talmay (Bartholomew; Grk. Bartholomaios), Toma (Thomas), and Matay (Matthew; Grk. Matthaios) the tax collector, Ya’akov (nicknamed Thaddaios (Thaddeus), Halfay’s (Grk. Halfaios) son),

OET-LV MAT 10:3

3 Filippos and Bartholomaios, Thōmas and Matthaios the tax _collector, Yakōbos the son of_ the _Alfaios and Thaddaios,

MRK 3:18: RV MRK 3:18 · LV MRK 3:18 · Read together MRK 3:18

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OET-RV MRK 3:18

18 Andreas, Filippos (Philip), Bar -Talmay (Bartholomew; Grk. Bartholomaios), Matay (Matthew; Grk. Matthaios), Toma (Thomas), Ya’akov Halfay (Grk. Halfaios), Thaddaios (Thaddeus), Shim’on from Kena’an (Canaan),

OET-LV MRK 3:18

18 and Andreas, and Filippos, and Bartholomaios, and Matthaios, and Thōmas, and Yakōbos the son of_ the _Alfaios, and Thaddaios, and Simōn the member _of _Kananitaʸs,

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 10:3 · LV MAT 10:3 · Read together MAT 10:3

MRK: RV MRK 3:18 · LV MRK 3:18 · Read together MRK 3:18

LUK: RV LUK 6:15 · LV LUK 6:15 · Read together LUK 6:15

ACT: RV ACT 1:13 · LV ACT 1:13 · Read together ACT 1:13

Sense 4: James

Semantic entry: 93.158d

Semantic domains: Names of Persons and Places

Subdomains: Persons

Definition: the son of Mary [source selector 000003][d] and called ‘the younger’ in RV MRK 15:40 · LV MRK 15:40 · Read together MRK 15:40

Notes: Some scholars consider Ἰάκωβος [source selector 000002][c] and Ἰάκωβος[d] to be the same person.

MAT 27:56: RV MAT 27:56 · LV MAT 27:56 · Read together MAT 27:56

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56 including Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) from Magdala, Miryam the mother of Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and Yosef (Joseph), and Zavday’s (Grk. Zebedaios) wife—the mother of Ya’akov and Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes).

OET-LV MAT 27:56

56 among whom was Maria/(Miryām) the from _Magdala, and Maria the mother of_ the _Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) and of_Yōsaʸs/(Yōşēf?
), and the mother of _the sons of _Zebedaios.

MRK 15:40: RV MRK 15:40 · LV MRK 15:40 · Read together MRK 15:40

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OET-RV MRK 15:40

40 Further back, there was also a group of women observing everything. They included Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) from Magdala, Miryam the mother of young Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and Yoseh, and Salome,

OET-LV MRK 15:40

40 And were also women observing from afar, among whom both Maria/(Miryām) the from _Magdala, and Maria the mother of_Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) the little and of_Yōsaʸs/(Yōşēf?
), and Salōmaʸ,

Sense 5: James

Semantic entry: 93.158e

Semantic domains: Names of Persons and Places

Subdomains: Persons

Definition: the father of Judas, one of the twelve apostles

LUK 6:16: RV LUK 6:16 · LV LUK 6:16 · Read together LUK 6:16

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16 Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas) (son of Ya’akov), and Yehudah Iskariot (who eventually betrayed him).

OET-LV LUK 6:16

16 and Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) of _Yakōbos, and Youdas Iskariōtaʸs, who became the_betrayer.

ACT 1:13: RV ACT 1:13 · LV ACT 1:13 · Read together ACT 1:13

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13 They went into the upstairs room where they were staying—Kefa (Peter; Grk. Petros) and Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes), Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and Andreas, Filippos (Philip) and Toma (Thomas), Bar -Talmay (Bartholomew; Grk. Bartholomaios) and Matay (Matthew; Grk. Matthaios), Ya’akov (son of Halfay (Grk. Halfaios)), Shim’on (Simon) (the Zealot member), and Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas) (son of Ya’akov).

OET-LV ACT 1:13

13 And when they _came _in, into the upper _room, they _went _up where they _were staying, which and/both Petros and Yōannaʸs and Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) and Andreas, Filippos and Thōmas, Bartholomaios and Matthaios, Yakōbos of _Alfaios, and Simōn the Farisaios _zaʸlōtaʸs_group _member, and Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) of _Yakōbos.

Sense 6: James

Semantic entry: 93.158f

Semantic domains: Names of Persons and Places

Subdomains: Persons

Definition: a tax collector called ‘James’ rather than ‘Levi’ (RV MRK 2:14 · LV MRK 2:14 · Read together MRK 2:14, apparatus)

MRK 2:14: RV MRK 2:14 · LV MRK 2:14 · Read together MRK 2:14

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OET-RV MRK 2:14

14 As he was passing by the tax office, he saw Levi Halfay (Grk. Halfaios) sitting there and said to him, “Come along with me.” So Levi stood up and followed Yeshua.

OET-LV MRK 2:14

14 And passing _by, he _saw Leui/(Lēvī) the son of_ the _Alfaios sitting at the tax _office, and is _saying to _him:
Be _following after _me.
And having _risen _up, he _followed after _him.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Ἰάκωβος

Form 1

Sense 1: James

Sense 2: James

Sense 3: James

Sense 4: James

Sense 5: James

Sense 6: James