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ἈλφαῖοςAlphaîos

Alphæus.

Greek (New Testament) · G256

Meanings

1. Father of Levi: Mark 2:14.

2. Father of James: Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:13, Luke 6:15, Acts 1:13.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 10:3 Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew (the tax collector), James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus,
  • Mark 2:14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him.
  • Mark 3:18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon (the zealot),
  • Luke 6:15 Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (who was called the zealot),
  • Acts 1:13 When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James).

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.