Sopater, Sosipater [Sŏp'atûr, Sōsĭp'a tûr]—of good parentage or defends his father. A Christian of Berea who accompanied Paul from Greece to Asia on his way to Syria. Mention of his father’s name, Pyrrhus, RV, unusual in the New Testament, may suggest that he was of noble birth. As a kinsman or fellow countryman of Paul, Sopater joined him in sending salutations to the saints (Acts 20:4; Rom. 16:21).