256. Alphaios
Strong's Concordance
Alphaios: Alphaeus
Original Word: Ἀλφαίος, ου, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Alphaios
Phonetic Spelling: (al-fah'-yos)
Short Definition: Alphaeus
Definition: Alphaeus; apparently two persons, (a) father of Levi, and (b) father of James.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 256: Ἀλφαῖος

Ἀλφαῖος (WH Ἁλφ., see their Introductory § 408), , (חַלְפַּי cf. חַגַּי Ἀγγαῖος, Haggai 1:1), Alphoeus or Alpheus;

1. the father of Levi the publican: Mark 2:14, see Λευί, 4.

2. the father of James the less, so called, one of the twelve apostles: Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13. He seems to be the same person who in John 19:25 (cf. Matthew 27:56; Mark 15:40) is called Κλωπᾶς after a different pronunciation of the Hebrew חלפי accusative to which cheth (ח) was changed into kappa κ', as פֶּסַח φασεκ, 2 Chronicles 30:1. Cf. Ἰάκωβος, 2; (B. D. American edition under the word ; also Lightfoot's Commentary on Galatians, pp. 256, 267 (American edition, pp. 92, 103); Wetzel in Studien und Kritiken for 1883, 10. 620f).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Alpheus.

Of Hebrew origin (compare Cheleph); Alphoeus, an Israelite -- Alpheus.

see HEBREW Cheleph

Forms and Transliterations
Αλφαιου Ἁλφαίου Alphaiou Halphaiou Halphaíou
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5 Occurrences


Ἁλφαίου — 5 Occ.

Matthew 10:3 N-GMS
GRK: ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου καὶ Θαδδαῖος
NAS: James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
KJV: [the son] of Alphaeus, and
INT: the [son] of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus

Mark 2:14 N-GMS
GRK: τὸν τοῦ Ἁλφαίου καθήμενον ἐπὶ
NAS: Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting
KJV: Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting
INT: the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at

Mark 3:18 N-GMS
GRK: τὸν τοῦ Ἁλφαίου καὶ Θαδδαῖον
NAS: and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
KJV: the [son] of Alphaeus, and
INT: the [son] of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus

Luke 6:15 N-GMS
GRK: καὶ Ἰάκωβον Ἁλφαίου καὶ Σίμωνα
NAS: James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon
KJV: James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon
INT: and James [son of] Alphaeus and Simon

Acts 1:13 N-GMS
GRK: Μαθθαῖος Ἰάκωβος Ἁλφαίου καὶ Σίμων
NAS: James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon
KJV: James [the son] of Alphaeus, and
INT: Matthew James [son] of Alphaeus and Simon

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