GREEK · G256
Ἀλφαῖος
Alphaios — Alphaeus
Ἀλφαῖος (WH, Ἀλ-), -ου, ὁ (Aram. חַלְפַּי) Alphæus. 1. Father of Levi: Mrk.2:14. 2. Father of James: Mat.10:3, Mrk.3:13, Luk.6:15, Act.1:13.† (AS)
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Alphaeus
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
(1.) The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13), and the husband of Mary (John 19:25). The Hebrew form of this name is Cleopas, or Clopas (q.v.). (2.) The father of Levi, or Matthew (Mark 2:14).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.