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Sopater

300 BC – 200 BC

New Testament figure, the son of Pyrhus

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About Sopater

Lived 300 BC – 200 BC. Sopater was a military personnel.

Sopater (, Sṓpatros) (For meaning, "saviour of his father"; Easton's reads "The father who saves", Holman's reads "sound parentage" a man from the city of Berea, mentioned in Acts 20:4.) Sopater and others (Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia) accompanied Paul out of Macedonia after a group of Jews began to plot against Paul, and then sailed from Philippi to Alexandria Troas where they met Paul who had gone by land.

It is commonly accepted that Sopater was the kinsman of Paul noted in as Sosipater.

Sosipater is honored as Saint Sosipater by the Eastern Orthodox Church with a feast day on 29 April.

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Important facts

Born
300 BC, Berroea
Birth century
Died
200 BC
Occupation

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Sopater's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Sopater?

New Testament figure, the son of Pyrhus

When was Sopater born?

Sopater was born in 300 BC in Berroea.

When did Sopater die?

Sopater died in 200 BC.

What was Sopater's occupation?

Sopater was a military personnel.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sopater

· Wikidata: Q3567249

· DBpedia: Sopater

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