noun · masculine
iakōb
GreekἸακώβ (iakōb)
Strong’sG2384
Jacob
stem iakōb-27 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰακώβ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. יַעֲקֹב),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2384 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-ak-obe'
Jacob (i.e. Ja`akob), the progenitor of the Israelites
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King Jamesalso an Israelite:--Jacob.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | iakōb7×Ἰακὼβ | iakōb |
| object accusative | iakōb7×Ἰακὼβ | iakōb |
| direct address vocative | iakōb | iakōb |
| of, belonging to genitive | iakōb13×Ἰακώβ | iakōb |
| to, for dative | iakōb | iakōb |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
27 occurrences, every one of them listed
iakōb“Jacob”subjectnominative singular7×
Matthew 1:2“Jacob”Abraam gennata ton Isaak, Isaak de gennata ton Iakōb, Iakōb de gennata ton Ioudaon kai toin adelfoin autou,Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Matthew 1:16“Jacob”Iakōb de gennata ton Iōsēf ton anēron Mariau, ek hau gennita Iēsus tos legirōtos christos.and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
John 4:5“Jacob”erchetō oun eis politan tau Samareiau legirōtan Suchar plēsion teu chōrieu hem dōata Iakōb to Iōsēf to huio autou;So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
Acts 7:8“Jacob”kai dōata auto diathēkan peritomau; kai houtōs gennata ton Isaak kai peritemnata auton ta hēmera ta ogdoa, kai Isaak ton Iakōb, kai Iakōb toin dōdeka patriarchoin.Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
Acts 7:12“Jacob”akouaratos de Iakōb arōteim sitieim eis Aiguptan exapostelata toin patēroin nu prōtem;When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
Acts 7:15“Jacob”kai katabainata Iakōb eis Aiguptan. kai teleutata autos kai tois patērois nu,So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
Hebrews 11:21“Jacob”pistia Iakōb apothnēskarōtos hekaston toiu huioiu Iōsēf eulogata, kai proskunata epi tem akrem tau rabdau autou.By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
iakōb“Jacob”objectaccusative singular7×
Matthew 1:2“Jacob”Abraam gennata ton Isaak, Isaak de gennata ton Iakōb, Iakōb de gennata ton Ioudaon kai toin adelfoin autou,Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Matthew 1:15“Jacob”Elioud de gennata ton Eleazar, Eleazar de gennata ton Matthan, Matthan de gennata ton Iakōb,Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
Luke 13:28“Jacob”ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu, hotan horeveia Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb kai pantoin toin profētoin en ta basileia tou theou, vin de ekballirōtoin exō.There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
Acts 7:8“Jacob”kai dōata auto diathēkan peritomau; kai houtōs gennata ton Isaak kai peritemnata auton ta hēmera ta ogdoa, kai Isaak ton Iakōb, kai Iakōb toin dōdeka patriarchoin.Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
Acts 7:14“Jacob”apostelaratos de Iōsēf metakaleta Iakōb ton patēron autou kai pantan tan sungeneian en psuchai hebdomēkonta pente,Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
Romans 9:13“Jacob”kathōs grafitē; Ton Iakōb agapama, ton de Ēsau misama.So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
Hebrews 11:20“Jacob”Pistia kai peri mellarōteiu eulogata Isaak ton Iakōb kai ton Ēsau.By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
iakōb“Jacob”of, belonging togenitive singular13×
Matthew 8:11“Jacob”legamō de vi hoti pollois apo anatolaiu kai dusmaiu hēkali kai anaklinili meta Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu;I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 22:32“Jacob”Mis amō tos theos Abraam kai tos theos Isaak kai tos theos Iakōb? ouk atō tos theos nekroiu alla zōarōtoiu.‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
Mark 12:26“Jacob”peri de toiu nekroiu hoti egeirilō ouk anaginōskava en ta bibla Mōusou epi tou batou pōs legata auto tos theos legarōtos; Mis tos theos Abraam kai tos theos Isaak kai tos theos Iakōb?But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
Luke 1:33“Jacob”kai basilati epi ton oikon Iakōb eis toin aiōnoin, kai tau basileiau autou ouk eti telem.and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
Luke 3:34“Jacob”tou Iakōb tou Isaak tou Abraam tou Thara tou Nachōrthe son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
Luke 20:37“Jacob”hoti de egeirilō tois nekrois kai Mōusos mēnuata epi tau batau, hōs legatō kurion ton theon Abraam kai theon Isaak kai theon Iakōb;Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
John 4:6“Jacob’s”ate de ekei pēgas tou Iakōb. tos oun Iēsus kopiarētos ek tau hodoiporiau kathezete houtōs epi ta pēga; hōras ate hōs hektas.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
John 4:12“Jacob”mē sis megoteros asō tou patērou nu Iakōb, hos dōata ni tem frearem kai autos ek auteu pinata kai tois huiois autou kai teim thremmeim autou?Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
Acts 3:13“Jacob”tos theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb, tos theos toiu patēroiu nu, doxazata ton paidon autou Iēsun, hon vis men paradōava kai arneva kata prosōpem Pilatou, krinaratou ekeinou apoluarō;The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
Acts 7:32“Jacob”Mis tos theos toiu patēroiu su, tos theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb. entromos de gineratos Mōusos ouk tolmate katanoara.‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
Acts 7:46“Jacob”hos heuriskata charian enōpion tou theou kai aiteta heuriskara skēnōmem to theo Iakōb.who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
Romans 11:26“Jacob”kai houtōs pantos Israēl sōziti; kathōs grafitē; Hēkati ek Siōn tos ruerōtos, apostrefati asebeiain apo Iakōb.And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
Hebrews 11:9“Jacob”pistia paroikata eis gēan tau epangeliau hōs allotrian, en skēnai katoikaratos meta Isaak kai Iakōb toiu sunklēronomoiu tau epangeliau tau autau;By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.