- Ἰακώβ
- Ἰακώβ, ὁ indecl. (יַעֲקֹב) Jacob. This, the un-Grecized form of the OT, is reserved for formal writing, and esp. for the patriarch (so also pseudepigr.; Philo, e.g. Leg. Alleg. 3, 18, Sacrif. Abel. 5, Ebr. 82, Migr. Abr. 200; SibOr 2, 247; Just.; Mel.; also in magic: PGM 4, 1736; 1803, and in the spelling Ἰακούβ [IDefixWünsch 3, 2]. Differently Josephus, s. Ἰάκωβος; s. Dssm. B 184, 3 [BS 282]; for exceptions s. Ἰάκωβος 4).① son of Isaac (husband of Leah and Rachel) Mt 1:2; Lk 3:34; J 4:5f, 12; Ac 7:8, 12, 14f, 46 (but s. below); Ro 9:13 (Mal 1:2f); Hb 11:9, 20f; 1 Cl 4:8; 31:4; B 11:9 (quot. of unknown orig.); 13:4f. Of the nation of Israel, the descendants of Jacob (Num 23:7; Sir 23:12; Is 9:7; 40:27 al.; Just., D. 11, 5 γένος, cp. 26:1 ὅσοι ἀπὸ Ἰ. γεγέννηνται) Ro 11:26 (Is 59:20); so perh. also in οἶκος Ἰ. Ac 7:46. Also (Ex 19:3; Is 2:5; PsSol 7:10; Just., D. 53, 4) Lk 1:33; cp. 1 Cl 29:2 (Dt 32:9). The triad Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (also in magic [s. Ἀβραάμ] and grave ins Sb 2034, 11; 3901, 12) Mt 8:11; Lk 13:28; B 8:4; IPhld 9:1; GJs 20:2 (not pap) σπέρμα (Just., D. 135, 5 τὸ ἐξ Ἰ. σπέρμα). Esp. the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Ex 3:6; Just., D. 11, 1 al.; also in magic: PGM 4, 1231f; IDefixWünsch 5, 2; 37) Mt 22:32; Mk 12:26; Lk 20:37; Ac 3:13; 7:32.—Cp. B 6:8 (Ex 33:1).② the father of Joseph, in the genealogy of Jesus Mt 1:15f; Lk 3:23 D.—M-M. TW.
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