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).