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James
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James
Father of an apostle living at the time of the New Testament
A man living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Luk.6.16;
only referred to as James (Ἰάκωβος);
father of Judas.
James
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament
An apostle living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Mat.10.3;
only referred to as James (Ἰάκωβος);
a son of Alphaeus and probably Mary;
brother of Joses and possibly Matthew.
James
Man living at the time of the New Testament
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Mat.13.55;
only referred to as James (Ἰάκωβος);
son of Joseph and Mary;
a brother of Jesus, Joses, Simon and Jude.
James
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament
An apostle living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Mat.4.21;
only referred to as James (Ἰάκωβος);
son of Zebedee;
a brother of John.
Strong's Definition
Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
Derivation: the same as G2384 (Ἰακώβ) Græcized;
KJV Usage: James
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἰάκωβος, Ἰακώβου, ὁ (see the preceding word (and cf. Buttmann, 6, 18 (16))), James;
1. son of Zebedee, an apostle, and brother of the apostle John (commonly called James the greater or elder). He was slain with the sword by the command of king Herod Agrippa I. (circa A.D. 44): Mat_4:21; Mat_10:2 (); ; Mar_1:19; Mar_1:29; Mar_3:17; Mar_5:37; Mar_9:2; Mar_10:35; Mar_10:41; Mar_13:3; Mar_14:33; Luk_5:10; Luk_6:14; Luk_8:51; Luk_9:28; Luk_9:54; Act_1:13; Act_12:2.
2. James (commonly called the less), an apostle, son of Alphaeus: Mat_10:3; Mar_3:18; Luk_6:15; Act_1:13; apparently identical with Ἰάκωβος ὁ μικρός James the little (A. V. the less), the son of Mary, Mar_15:40 (Mat_27:56); , wife of Cleophas (i. e. Clopas, which see) or Alphaeus, Joh_19:25; see in Ἁλφαῖος, and in Μαρία, 3.
3. James, the brother of our Lord (see ἀδελφός, 1): Mat_13:55; Mar_6:3; Gal_1:19 (where εἰ μή is employed according to a usage illustrated under εἰ, III. 8 c. β'.); ; Act_12:1?; ; 1Co_15:7 (?); Jas_1:1, the leader of the Jewish Christians, and by them surnamed ὁ δίκαιος the Just, the overseer (or bishop) of the church at Jerusalem down to the year 62 or 63 (or according to Hegesippus in Eusebius, h. e. 2, 23 (translated in B. D., p. 1206) down to 69, which is hardly probable (see Heinichen's note at the passage)), in which year he suffered martyrdom, Josephus, Antiquities 20, 9, 1. In opposition to the orthodox opinion (defended in B. D. under the word ), which identifies this James with James the son of Alphaeus, and understands ὁ ἀδελφός τοῦ κυρίου to mean his cousin, cf. especially Clemen in Winer's Zeitschr. f. wissensch. Theol. for 1829, p. 351ff; Blom, Diss. de τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ... τοῦ κυρίου. Lugd. 1839; Wilib. Grimm in Ersch u. Gruber's Encycl., Sect. 2, vol. 23, p. 80ff; Schaff, Das Verhältniss des Jacobus, Bruders des Herrn, zu Jacobus Alphäi. Beth 1842 (also his Church Hist. (1882) i., 272f); Hilgenfeld, Galaterbrief etc., p. 138ff; Hausrath in Sehenkel iii., p. 175ff; (Sieffert in Herzog edition 2, vi., 464ff; and references under the word ἀδελφός, 1 (especially Lightfoot)).
4. An unknown James, father of the apostle Judas (or Jude): Luk_6:16; Act_1:13, according to the opinion of those interpreters who think that not ἀδελφόν but υἱόν must be supplied in the phrase Ιουδαν Ἰακώβου; see Ἰού?Dan_8:1-27.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ἰάκωβος Iakōbos 42x
James, pr. name
(1) Son of Zebedee, Mat_4:21 .
(2) Son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Jude, Mat_10:3 .
(3) James the less, brother of Jesus, Gal_1:19
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ἰάωβος , -ου , ὁ
( Heb ., v. previous word),
James;
1. Son of Zebedee: Mat_4:21 , Mar_1:19 ; Mar_1:29 , Act_1:13 ; Act_12:2 , al.
2. Son of Alphζus: Mat_10:3 , Mar_2:14 , al. ; commonly identified with Ἰ . ὁ μικρός , James the little , son of Mary ( see Μαρία , 3; Κλωπᾶς ), Mat_27:56 , Mar_15:40 ; Mar_16:1 ( cf. Joh_19:25 ).
3. The Lord's brother ( see ἀδελφός ): Mat_13:55 , Mar_6:3 , Act_12:17 , al. , 1Co_15:7 (probably), Gal_1:19 ; Gal_2:9 ; Gal_2:12 , Jas_1:1 , Jud_1:1 .
4. The father of the apostle, Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου : Luk_6:16 , Act_1:13 .
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Ἰάκωβος [page 297]
This Graecized form of the Hebr. Ἰακώβ ( see supra ) with the spelling Ἰάκουβος is found in P Oxy II. 276 .5 (A.D. 77), where we hear of a Jew, son of Jacob (Ἰακούβου ), as steersman on a cargo-boat : cf. BGU III. 715 ii. 11 (A.D. 101 2) Σαμβαθ (ίων ) Ἰακούβου , and 1Es_9:48 A.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Ἰάκωβος, -ου, ὁ (Heb., see previous word)
James;
__1. Son of Zebedee: Mat.4:21, Mrk.1:19, 29, Act.1:13 12:2, al.
__2. Son of Alphæus: Mat.10:3, Mrk.2:14, al.; commonly identified with Ἰ. ὁ μικρός, James the little, son of Mary (see: Μαρία, 3; Κλωπᾶς), Mat.27:56, Mrk.15:40 16:1 (cf. Jhn.19:25).
__3. The Lord's brother (see: ἀδελφός): Mat.13:55, Mrk.6:3, Act.12:17, al., 1Co.15:7 (probably), Gal.1:19 2:9, 12, Jas.1:1, Ju 1.
__4. The father of the apostle, Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου: Luk.6:16, Act.1:13
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