Greek expresses 'James son of Alphaeus' with a double article and genitive (τὸν τοῦ Ἁλφαίου), an elliptical 'the [son] of Alphaeus'; Syriac uses the explicit nomen rectum construction ܒܪ ܚܠܦܝ ('son of Alphaeus'), while Latin simply juxtaposes the genitive Alphæi without any article or word for 'son'. The three traditions convey identical filiation through distinct syntactic means.