Cleophas: (in the spelling of this word h is inserted by mistake from Latin
MSS.), rather Cleopas, which is the Greek form of the word, while
Clopas is the Aramaic form. In
(John 19:25) the Authorized Version
reads, "Mary, the wife of Clopas." The word "wife" is conjecturally
inserted here. If "wife" is rightly inserted, then Mary was the
mother of James the Less, and Clopas is the same as Alphaeus
(Matthew 10:3; 27:56)
