Encyclopedia of The Bible – Sopater
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Sopater

SOPATER sō’ pə tər (Σώπατρος, G5396), son of Pyrrhus. A Beroean of Macedonia who accompanied Paul from Greece (Acts 20:4) when he conveyed the offering from the provinces to the needy in Jerusalem. A variant of Sosipater, the name could refer to the same man (Rom 16:21).