Lexicon Alphaios: Alphaeus Original Word: Ἀλφαῖος Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Alpheus. Of Hebrew origin (compare Cheleph); Alphoeus, an Israelite -- Alpheus. see HEBREW Cheleph Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 256: ἈλφαῖοςἈλφαῖος (WH Ἁλφ., see their Introductory § 408), , ὁ (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 Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The name Alphaios is likely derived from the Hebrew name חלפי (Chalphi), though there is no direct Strong's Hebrew entry that corresponds exactly to Ἀλφαῖος. The connection is primarily etymological, reflecting the practice of transliterating Hebrew names into Greek in the New Testament. Usage: The name Alphaios appears in the New Testament as the name of two individuals: Context: Alphaios is a name mentioned in the New Testament, associated with two distinct figures. The first is Alphaios, the father of James the Less, one of the twelve apostles. James the Less is often identified as "James the son of Alphaeus" to distinguish him from James the son of Zebedee. This James is listed among the apostles in the synoptic gospels: Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, and Luke 6:15. The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) states in Matthew 10:3, "Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus." Englishman's Concordance Matthew 10:3 N-GMSGRK: 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 Mark 3:18 N-GMS Luke 6:15 N-GMS Acts 1:13 N-GMS |