Original: Ἰάκωβος

Transliteration: Iákōbos

Phonetic: ee-ak'-o-bos

Short Definition: James

- Original: Ἰάκωβος

- Transliteration: Iakobos

- Phonetic: ee-ak'-o-bos

- Definition: 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

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 (?)

- Origin: the same as G2384 Graecised

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: the same as G2384 Graecized; Jacobus the name of three Israelites: - James.

Cognate: G2384