Ἀλφαῖος (WH Ἁλφ., see their Introductory § 408), , ὁ (חַלְפַּי cf. חַגַּיἈγγαῖος, Haggai 1:1), Alphoeus 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 cheth (ח) was changed into kappa κ', as פֶּסַחφασεκ, 2 Chronicles 30:1. Cf. Ἰάκωβος, 2; (B. D. American edition under the word ; also Lightfoot's Commentary on Galatians, pp. 256, 267 (American edition, pp. 92, 103); Wetzel in Studien und Kritiken for 1883, 10. 620f).
Matthew 10:3 - N-GMS GRK:ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου καὶ Θαδδαῖος NAS: James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; KJV: [the son] of Alphaeus, and INT: the [son] of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus
Mark 2:14 - N-GMS GRK:τὸν τοῦ Ἁλφαίου καθήμενον ἐπὶ NAS: Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting KJV: Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting INT: the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at
Mark 3:18 - N-GMS GRK:τὸν τοῦ Ἁλφαίου καὶ Θαδδαῖον NAS: and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, KJV: the [son] of Alphaeus, and INT: the [son] of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus
Luke 6:15 - N-GMS GRK:καὶ Ἰάκωβον Ἁλφαίου καὶ Σίμωνα NAS: James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon KJV: James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon INT: and James [son of] Alphaeus and Simon
Acts 1:13 - N-GMS GRK:Μαθθαῖος Ἰάκωβος Ἁλφαίου καὶ Σίμων NAS: James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon KJV: James [the son] of Alphaeus, and INT: Matthew James [son] of Alphaeus and Simon
