Ἀλφαῖος
Transliteration
alphaios (Key)
Pronunciation
al-fah'-yos
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin [cf חֵלֶף (H2501)]
mGNT
5x in 1 unique form(s) TR
5x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Ἁλφαίου — 5x
Ἁλφαίου — 5x
Strong’s Definitions

Ἀλφαῖος Alphaîos, al-fah'-yos; of Hebrew origin (compare H2501); Alphæus, an Israelite:—Alpheus.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G256 in the following manner: Alphaeus (father of James) (4x), Alphaeus (father of Levi) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G256 in the following manner: Alphaeus (father of James) (4x), Alphaeus (father of Levi) (1x).

  1. Alphaeus = "changing"

    1. The father of Levi the publican (Mk 2:14)

    2. The father of James the less, so called, one of the apostles

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἀλφαῖος Alphaîos, al-fah'-yos; of Hebrew origin (compare H2501); Alphæus, an Israelite:—Alpheus.
STRONGS G256:
Ἀλφαῖος [WH Ἁλφ., see their Introductory § 408), -αίου, ὁ (חַלְפַּי cf. חַגַּי Ἀγγαῖος, Haggai 1:1), Alphæus 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 ח was changed into κ, as פֶּסַח φασέκ, 2 Chronicles 30:1. Cf. Ἰάκωβος, 2; [B. D. American edition under the word Alphæus; also Bp. Lightfoot's Commentary on Galatians, pp. 256, 267 (American edition, pp. 92, 103); Wetzel in Studien und Kritiken for 1883, p. 620f].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Chronicles
30:1
Haggai
1:1
Matthew
10:3; 27:56
Mark
2:14; 3:18; 15:40
Luke
6:15
John
19:25
Acts
1:13