Clopas

Clopas (Ancient Greek: Κλωπᾶς, Klōpas; Hebrew: possibly חלפי‎, Ḥalfi; Aramaic: חילפאי, Ḥilfài) is a figure of early Christianity. The name appears in the New Testament, specifically in John 19:25:

Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

He is often identified with another figure of a similar name, Cleophas (Κλεοπᾶς), one of the two disciples who met Christ during the road to Emmaus appearance (Luke 24:13–27).

Luke 24:18

Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem...

There is some variation of the Greek manuscripts of both John 19:25 and Luke 24 as to the spelling Κλ[ε]οπᾶς, and the John "Clopas" is rendered "Cleophas" in the KJV.


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