Ἰάκωβος

Matthew 4:21 Ἰάκωβον James

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

Here: The Greek form of Hebrew Ya'aqov, the name of the patriarch Jacob. In Greek he is simply 'Jacob'.

Matthew 10:2 Ἰάκωβος James

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Here: This is the name Jacob (Hebrew Ya'aqov), the patriarch whose twelve sons founded the tribes. 'James' is a later English development of the same name.

Matthew 10:3 Ἰάκωβος James

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Here: The Greek form of Ya'aqov, Jacob, the name of the patriarch whose twelve sons gave Israel its twelve tribes. This is the second Jacob among the Twelve, so he is identified by his father's name.

Matthew 13:55 Ἰάκωβος James

“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

Here: The patriarch's name Ya'aqov, Jacob. This is the James who later led the Jerusalem church and whom Paul and Josephus call the brother of Jesus.

Matthew 17:1 Ἰάκωβον James

After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

Here: James son of Zebedee, a fisherman (4:21). He is not James the brother of Jesus. The name is the patriarch's name, Jacob (Ya'aqov).

Matthew 27:56 Ἰακώβου of James

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Here: "Of James". In Greek this is simply the patriarch's name, Jacob. Mark 15:40 calls him "James the younger/little", which marks him off from James son of Zebedee.

Mark 1:19 Ἰάκωβον James

Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

Mark 1:29 Ἰακώβου James

As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.

Mark 3:17 Ἰάκωβον Ἰακώβου, James, of James,

James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

Here: The Greek form of the Hebrew Ya'aqov, Jacob, the patriarch's name. It is in the accusative case because it is still the object of 'he made/appointed' in 3:16.

Mark 3:18 Ἰάκωβον James

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

Here: The patriarch's name Ya'aqov, Jacob. This is a second 'James', so he needs a tag to tell him apart from James son of Zebedee in verse 17.

Mark 5:37 Ἰάκωβον Ἰακώβου.¶ James, of James.

And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

Here: James son of Zebedee, a fisherman Jesus called at the lake (1:19–20). His Hebrew name was Jacob, the name of Israel's forefather.

Mark 6:3 Ἰακώβου of James

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.

Here: Jacob, the patriarch's name. English “James” comes from it through Latin. This is the James who later led the Jerusalem community (Galatians 1:19; Acts 15).

Mark 9:2 Ἰάκωβον James

After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.

Here: James son of Zebedee. In Greek the name is Jacob.

Mark 10:35 Ἰάκωβος James

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”

Mark 10:41 Ἰακώβου James

When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.

Mark 13:3 Ἰάκωβος James

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

Mark 14:33 Ἰάκωβον James

He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.

Here: James son of Zebedee. In Mark he and John had asked for the seats of honor and claimed they could drink Jesus' cup (10:38–39). The scene in Gethsemane shows what that cup was.

Mark 15:40 Ἰακώβου of James

And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

Here: Genitive of Iakōbos, Greek for Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob). "James" is the English development of the same name. This James is one of her sons.

Mark 16:1 Ἰακώβου of James

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.

Here: "Of James." 15:40 settles the relationship: she is "the mother of James the younger and of Joses". In 15:47 the same woman is called Mary "of Joses".

Luke 5:10 Ἰάκωβον James

and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

Here: The Greek form of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov (Jacob), the patriarch's name. It is in the object case because the verb it depends on is in verse 9: amazement “seized” him and his companions, and likewise James and John.

Luke 6:14 Ἰάκωβον James

Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

Here: Literally 'Jacob', the patriarch's name in a Greek form that can be declined. This is James the son of Zebedee, though Luke does not add that detail here (contrast Mark 3:17).

Luke 6:15 Ἰάκωβον James

Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

Luke 6:16 Ἰακώβου of James

Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Here: 'Of James', a bare genitive (the 'of' form) with no word for 'son' or 'brother'. In this list the same pattern names a father (v. 15, 'James of Alphaeus'), so the natural sense is 'son of James'. The Greek name is the Hebrew Ya'aqov, Jacob.

Luke 8:51 Ἰάκωβον, James,

When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

Luke 9:28 Ἰάκωβον James

About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

Here: James son of Zebedee. The Greek name is the patriarch's name, Jacob. He is the third of the inner three, who were also present at the raising of Jairus' daughter (8:51).

Luke 9:54 Ἰάκωβος James

When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

Here: James son of Zebedee, one of the inner three. He had just seen Elijah with Jesus at the Transfiguration (9:28–36). His Greek name is the patriarch's name, Jacob.

Luke 24:10 Ἰακώβου of James

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.

Here: "Of James". The name is the patriarch's name, Ya'aqov. Naming a woman through a male relative was ordinary. This James is usually taken to be "James the younger" (Mark 15:40), not one of the sons of Zebedee.

Acts 1:13 Ἰάκωβος Ἰάκωβος Ἰακώβου.¶ James, James [son], of James.

When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

Here: This is the patriarch's name, Jacob (Ya'aqov). Here it means James son of Zebedee, John's brother, later killed by Herod Agrippa (12:2).

Acts 12:2 Ἰάκωβον James

He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

Acts 12:17 Ἰακώβῳ to James

Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

Here: Not James son of Zebedee, who had just been executed (v.2). This is almost certainly James the brother of Jesus. He appears here in Acts for the first time, already important enough to be told first.

Acts 15:13 Ἰάκωβος James

When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!

Acts 21:18 Ἰάκωβον, James,

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

1 Corinthians 15:7 Ἰακώβῳ, to James,

Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

Galatians 1:19 Ἰάκωβον James

But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

Here: The Greek form of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, Jacob, the patriarch's name. "James" comes to English through Latin. He is the James who later appears as a "pillar" in 2:9 and whose people come to Antioch in 2:12.

Galatians 2:9 Ἰάκωβος James

And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

Here: James the brother of the Lord (1:19), by now the leading figure in Jerusalem. He is named first, which fits his rising leadership (cf. 2:12; Acts 15:13; 21:18). His Hebrew name is Ya'aqov, Jacob.

Galatians 2:12 Ἰακώβου James

For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

Here: James the brother of Jesus (1:19), by now the leading figure of the Jerusalem church and one of the three 'pillars' who had shaken hands with Paul (2:9). His name carries the weight of Jerusalem's authority.

James 1:1 Ἰάκωβος James

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

Here: The Greek form of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, Jacob, the same name as the patriarch whose twelve sons became the twelve tribes. The writer is almost certainly James (Jacob) the brother of Jesus and leader of the Jerusalem church; a 'Jacob' writing to 'the twelve tribes' is a resonance first hearers could not miss.

Jude 1:1 Ἰακώβου, of James,

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:

Here: "Of James". In Greek this is the name Jacob. With no further description it points to the best-known James of the time, James the leader of the Jerusalem church and the brother of Jesus (Galatians 1:19; Acts 15).