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Ἀλφαῖος

Alphaios · Alphaeus

Greek word · Strong’s number G256 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

Alphaios (Ἀλφαῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Alphaeus”.

A man's name. In the Gospels, the father of Levi the tax collector and the father of James, one of the Twelve.

How to say it

Al·phai·os

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 10:3

    Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus;

  • Mark 2:14

    And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.

  • Mark 3:18

    and Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Cananaean

  • Luke 6:15

    and Matthew and Thomas and James son of Alphaeus and Simon who was called the Zealot,

  • Acts 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 son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.