Ἀλφαῖος

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Transliteration: Alphaîos

Pronunciation: al-fah'-yos

Definition: Alpheus

- Original: Ἀλφαῖος

- Transliteration: alphaios

- Phonetic: al-fah'-yos

- Definition: 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

- Origin: of hebrew origin [cf H2501" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2501]

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of hebrew origin (compare [H2501" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2501]); Alpheus an Israelite: - Alpheus.