The father who saves, probably the same as Sosipater, a kinsman of Paul (Rom. 16:21), a Christian of the city of Berea who accompanied Paul into Asia (Acts 20:4-6).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Person
Sopater
Name meaning: Sosipater, who defends the father (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(saviour of his father), son or Pyrrhus or Berea, was one of the companions of St. Paul on his return from Greece into Asia. (Acts 20:4) (A.D. 55.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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