Ἁλφαῖος
See also: Ἀλφαῖος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ἀλφαῖος (Alphaîos)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew חַלְפַּי (ḥalpay).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hal.pʰâi̯.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)alˈpʰɛ.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /alˈɸɛ.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /alˈfe.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /alˈfe.os/
Proper noun
Ἁλφαῖος • (Halphaîos) m (genitive Ἁλφαίου); second declension
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Alphaeus, the name of the father of two of Jesus' disciples
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Ἁλφαῖος ho Halphaîos | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἁλφαίου toû Halphaíou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ἁλφαίῳ tôi Halphaíōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ἁλφαῖον tòn Halphaîon | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἁλφαῖε Halphaîe | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Αλφαίος (Alfaíos)
- → Latin: Alphaeus
References
- Nestle, Eberhard, Aland, Kurt with et al. (2012) Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th revised edition, 4th corrected printing edition, Stuttgart: Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, →ISBN
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- G256 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
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