Ἀλφαῖος
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Ἀλφαῖος is an ancient Greek male given name known from the New Testament, where it is borne by the fathers of two of Jesus’s apostles.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ male given name ⓘ |
| appearsIn | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Twelve Apostles of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bearsRelationTo |
Apostle James son of Alphaeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apostle Levi son of Alphaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical names
ⓘ
New Testament people by given name ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hellenistic Jewish milieu ⓘ |
| etymologicalStatus | of uncertain etymology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasVariantForm | Ἀλφαῖος (Alphaeus in Latin characters) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| nameType | theophoric or traditional personal name (uncertain classification) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInText |
father of James son of Alphaeus
ⓘ
father of Levi (also called Matthew) in some Gospel passages ⓘ |
| script | Greek alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| transliteration | Alphaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | patronymic in New Testament narratives ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.