Ἰακώβ
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ). 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
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /i.a.kɔ̌ːb/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /i.aˈkob/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /i.aˈkoβ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /i.aˈkov/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /i.aˈkov/
Proper noun
Ἰακώβ • (Iakṓb) m (indeclinable)
Derived terms
- Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)
Descendants
- ⇒ Ancient Greek: Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) (see there for further descendants)
- → Coptic: ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ (iakōb)
- → Georgian: იაკობი (iaḳobi), იაკობ (iaḳob)
- → Gothic: 𐌹𐌰𐌺𐍉𐌱 (iakōb)
- ⇒ Greek: Ιακώβ (Iakóv)
- → Latin: Iacob
- → Old Armenian: Յակոբ (Yakob), Յակօբ (Yakōb), Յակովբ (Yakovb)
- Armenian: Հակոբ (Hakob)
- → Aghwan: 𐔺𐔰𐕄𐕒𐔱 (yaḳob)
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, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible