Bible Dictionary
Cleopas
Cleopas was one of the two disciples who met the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:18). He should not be confidently identified with Clopas mentioned in John 19:25.
Definition
Cleopas was one of the two disciples who met Jesus on the road to Emmaus on the day of the resurrection. The name is a contraction of Cleopatros.
Biblical Usage
Cleopas appears in the account of the risen Jesus speaking with two disciples as they traveled to Emmaus.
Historical Background
Cleopas should not be confidently identified with Clopas of John 19:25. The supplied material distinguishes the Greek name Cleopas from the Aramaic name Clopas.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(abbreviation of Cleopatros), one of the two disciples with whom Jesus conversed on the way to Emmaus on the day of the resurrection (Luke 24:18). We know nothing definitely regarding him. It is not certain that he was the Clopas of John 19:25, or the Alphaeus of Matt. 10:3, although he may have been so.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(of a renowned father), one of the two disciples who were going to Emmaus on the day of the resurrection. (Luke 24:18) Some think the same as Cleophas in (John 19:25) But they are probably two different persons. Cleopas is a Greek name, contracted from Cleopater, while Cleophas, or Clopas as in the Revised Version, is an Aramaic name, the same as Alphaeus.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kle'-o-pas (Kleopas, "renowned father"): One of the two disciples whom Jesus met on the way to Emmaus (Lu 24:18). The name is a contraction of Cleopatros, not identical with Clopas of Joh 19:25.</p><p>See also ALPHAEUS; CLOPAS.</p>