How to Pronounce Sopater

SOH-puh-tuhr

Sopater is pronounced SOH-puh-tuhr (ˈsəʊpətə): three syllables, stress on the first.

What does Sopater mean?

Sopater means “Sosipater, who defends the father”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Sopater?

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).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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