Ἰακὼβ
Iakṓb
Jacob
Proper name: Jacob. Refers primarily to the ancestral figure known as Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah, progenitor of the Israelite tribes. In later Hellenistic and Roman contexts, also used for individuals named after this patriarch. The sense may pertain to the personal name or, by extension, to the collective descendants associated with him. Occasionally refers to an Israelite or a prominent leader in the Jerusalem community (e.g., James, brother of Jesus).
Matthew 1:2 · Word #10
Lexicon G2384
| Lemma | Ἰακώβ |
| Transliteration | Iakṓb |
| Strong's | G2384 |
| Definition | Proper name: Jacob. Refers primarily to the ancestral figure known as Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah, progenitor of the Israelite tribes. In later Hellenistic and Roman contexts, also used for individuals named after this patriarch. The sense may pertain to the personal name or, by extension, to the collective descendants associated with him. Occasionally refers to an Israelite or a prominent leader in the Jerusalem community (e.g., James, brother of Jesus). |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Jacob |
| Literal | Jacob |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Ἰακώβ |
| Strong's | G2384 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2384-01
Jacob
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,AMSI — noun, masculine, singular, accusative; proper name; indeclinable form used for all cases. |
| Rendering Rationale | This is an accusative masculine singular proper noun referring to the patriarch Jacob or a later individual bearing his name. As an indeclinable proper name in Greek, the form remains Ἰακώβ across cases, so it is rendered simply as "Jacob" while reflecting its accusative function syntactically. |
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