Ἀλφαῖος
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Ἀλφαῖος is an ancient Greek male given name known from the New Testament, where it is borne by the fathers of two of Jesus’s apostles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ἀλφαῖος canonical | 1 |
| Ἀλφαῖος (Alphaeus in Latin characters) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6059350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ἀλφαῖος Context triple: [Alphaeus, nameForm, Ἀλφαῖος]
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A.
Amphilochus
Amphilochus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a seer and warrior associated with the aftermath of the Theban wars and the founding of oracles and cities.
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B.
Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
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C.
Apheidas
Apheidas is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a child of the Muse Erato.
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D.
Polyperchon
Polyperchon was a Macedonian general and one of Alexander the Great’s successors who briefly served as regent of the empire during the early Wars of the Diadochi.
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E.
Proxenus of Boeotia
Proxenus of Boeotia was a Greek general and mercenary leader who served under Cyrus the Younger during his campaign against Artaxerxes II, as recounted by Xenophon in the Anabasis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ἀλφαῖος Target entity description: Ἀλφαῖος is an ancient Greek male given name known from the New Testament, where it is borne by the fathers of two of Jesus’s apostles.
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A.
Amphilochus
Amphilochus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a seer and warrior associated with the aftermath of the Theban wars and the founding of oracles and cities.
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B.
Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
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C.
Apheidas
Apheidas is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a child of the Muse Erato.
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D.
Polyperchon
Polyperchon was a Macedonian general and one of Alexander the Great’s successors who briefly served as regent of the empire during the early Wars of the Diadochi.
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E.
Proxenus of Boeotia
Proxenus of Boeotia was a Greek general and mercenary leader who served under Cyrus the Younger during his campaign against Artaxerxes II, as recounted by Xenophon in the Anabasis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ male given name ⓘ |
| appearsIn | New Testament ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Twelve Apostles of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostles
|
| bearsRelationTo |
Apostle James son of Alphaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle James the Less
Apostle Levi son of Alphaeus ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Matthew
|
| category |
Biblical names
ⓘ
New Testament people by given name ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hellenistic Jewish milieu ⓘ |
| etymologicalStatus | of uncertain etymology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasVariantForm |
Ἀλφαῖος (Alphaeus in Latin characters)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ἀλφαῖος
|
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| nameType | theophoric or traditional personal name (uncertain classification) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInText |
father of James son of Alphaeus
ⓘ
father of Levi (also called Matthew) in some Gospel passages ⓘ |
| script | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| transliteration | Alphaeus ⓘ |
| usedAs | patronymic in New Testament narratives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ἀλφαῖος Description of subject: Ἀλφαῖος is an ancient Greek male given name known from the New Testament, where it is borne by the fathers of two of Jesus’s apostles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.