Ἰακώβ

Ἰακώβ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יעקב‎. While Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) refers to Jacob and Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) to James in the Greek writings, both English names derive from Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), which is derived from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /i.a.kɔ̌ːb/ → /i.aˈkoβ/ → /i.aˈkov/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /i.a.kɔ̌ːb/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.aˈkob/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.aˈkoβ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.aˈkov/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.aˈkov/

Proper noun

Ἰακώβ • (Iakṓb) m (indeclinable)

1. Jacob

Derived terms

• Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)

Descendants

• Greek: Ιακώβ (Iakóv)
• → Georgian: იაკობი (iaḳobi), იაკობ (iaḳob)
• → Old Armenian: Յակոբ (Yakob), Յակօբ (Yakōb), Յակովբ (Yakovb)
  • Armenian: Հակոբ (Hakob)

References

• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G2384 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979