Word Study · Strong's G256 · Greek
Ἀλφαῖος
Alphaios
al-fah'-yos
Strong's 1890 spelling: Alphaîos
“Alphæus, an Israelite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Alphæus, an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Alpheus.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- Ἁλφαίου5
How it is rendered · 1
- of Alphaeus5
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How it parses · 1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular5
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Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 2:14Ἁλφαίουhalphaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAs He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.here: of Alphaeus
- Mark 3:18Ἁλφαίουhalphaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAndrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,here: of Alphaeus