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Sopater

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(father saved). A Berean companion of Paul on his return from his third missionary journey (Acts 20:4⁴And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. (Acts 20:4)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A believer of Berea who accompanied Paul from Greece into Asia (Acts 20:4⁴And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. (Acts 20:4)). The editors of the Greek Testament add “[son] of Pyrrhus.”

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4986 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Σώπατρος

Transliteration:

Sopatros

Phonic:

so’-pat-ros

Meaning:

from the base of 4982 and 3962; of a safe father; Sopatrus, a Christian

KJV Usage:

Sopater. Compare 4989

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

saving father

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Saviour of his father:― a Berean companion of Paul [SOSIPATER], Acts 20:4. {Servator patris}