"Alphaeus" meaning in All languages combined

See Alphaeus on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alphaeus
  1. The name of the father of two of Jesus' disciples: Matthew and James, son of Alphaeus. Traditionally identified with Clopas.
    Sense id: en-Alphaeus-en-name-9-wpvUSh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Biblical characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 81 19
  2. A male given name.
    Sense id: en-Alphaeus-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English given names, English male given names

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [aɫˈpʰae̯.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [alˈfɛː.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Alphaeī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Alphaeus [nominative, singular], Alphaeī [genitive, singular], Alphaeō [dative, singular], Alphaeum [accusative, singular], Alphaeō [ablative, singular], Alphaee [singular, vocative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλφαῖος (Alphaîos), variant of Ἁλφαῖος (Halphaîos), from Biblical Hebrew חַלְפַּי (Ḥalpay). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Ἀλφαῖος}} Ancient Greek Ἀλφαῖος (Alphaîos), {{der|la|hbo|חַלְפַּי|tr=Ḥalpay}} Biblical Hebrew חַלְפַּי (Ḥalpay) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Alphaeus<2>}} Alphaeus m sg (genitive Alphaeī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Alphaeus<2>}}
  1. Alphaeus Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular
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