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Lexicon :: Strong's G256 - alphaios

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Ἀλφαῖος
Transliteration
alphaios (Key)
Pronunciation
al-fah'-yos
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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)
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].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G256 matches the Greek Ἀλφαῖος (alphaios),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:3 - Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:14 - And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:18 - Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:15 - and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:13 - And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
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