Matthew 10:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew... Alphaeus... Thaddaeus. These are all Aramaic words. See App-94.

the publican. the tax-gatherer. Note the Figure of speech Ampliatio. App-6.

Alphaeus. Hebrew. halphah. Same root as Cleophas; and probably the same name, if not the same person, as John 19:25.

Matthew 10:3

3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;