ALPHAEUS
1. Father of James the Less, Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:15, and husband of the Mary usually regarded as sister to the mother of Christ, John 19:25. See MARY, 1 and 3. by comparing John 19:25 with Luke 24:18 and Matthew 10:3, it is evident that Alphaeus is the same as Cleophas; Alphaeus being his Greek name, and Cleophas his Hebrew or Syriac name.
2. Father of Matthew, or Levi, the evangelist, Mark 2:14.