Alphaeus
ἈλφαῖοςStrong’s G0256Alphaios
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Alphaios is the Greek word usually translated “alphaeus”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;”
Meaning
Usually translated “alphaeus”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of alphaeus 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
- Mark 3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
- Luke 6:15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
- Acts 1:13And 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, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
Greek dictionary
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.