Alphaîos — G256

Definition

masculine proper noun

Alphæus, an Israelite

1. the father of Levi the publican
2. the father of James the less, so called, one of the twelve apostles

Usually translated as

Alpheus

Origin

of Hebrew origin (compare H2501)

Hebrew equivalents

• Cheleph (H2501)

Occurrences

Alphaîos occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (2), Luke (1), Acts (1)

• Matthew 10:3 — Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus (Ἁλφαίου), and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
• Mark 2:14 — And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of (Ἁλφαίου) Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
• Mark 3:18 — And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus (Ἁλφαίου), and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
• Luke 6:15 — Matthew and Thomas, James the son of (Ἁλφαίου) Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes,
• Acts 1:13 — And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus (Ἁλφαίου), and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.