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Alphaeus

 

Alphaeus -
(1.) The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13), and the husband of Mary (John 19:25). The Hebrew form of this name is Cleopas, or Clopas (q.v.).


(2.) The father of Levi, or Matthew (Mark 2:14).

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