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{{Other people}}Sopater {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɒ|p|ə|t|ər|,_|ˈ|s|oʊ|p|ə|t|ər}}Orr, James, M. A., D. D. General Editor. Sopater. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. 1915. Retrieved December 9, 2005. (, Sṓpatros){{efn|For meaning, "saviour of his father";Thayer, & Smith, (nd). Sopatros. The New Testament Greek Lexicon. Retrieved December 9, 2005 Easton's reads "The father who saves",Easton, M. G. (1897). Sopater. Easton's Bible Dictionary. Retrieved December 9, 2005 Holman's reads "sound parentage"}} was the son of Pyrhus,Sopater. (1991). Eds. Trent C. Butler. Holman Bible Dictionary Retrieved December 9, 2005 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 {{bibleverse||Romans|16:21|NKJV}} as Sosipater. although some writers think the words "the son of Pyrrhus" were added to distinguish Sopater from Sosipater.Pulpit Commentary on Acts 20weblink accessed 9 October 2015Sosipater is honored as Saint Sosipater by the Eastern Orthodox Church with a feast day on 29 April.Holy Bishopry of Veria, Naousa and Kampania, Imverias.gr {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721081417weblink |date=2011-07-21 }}

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