Pyrrhus
Pyrrhus
(, a Greek name)
In ABDE and several ancient versions Sopater of BerCEa, who accompanied St. Paul on at least part of his return journey from Greece to Palestine, is described in Act 20:4 as the son of Pyrrhus ( ). In the TR_ is omitted in accordance with later MSS_ and versions. Hence the omission in the English AV_ and the addition in the RV_. Nothing further is known of Pyrrhus or of Sopater (q.v._), unless the latter, as is possible, is identical with Sosipater of Rom 16:21, who is one of three men who send salutations from Corinth as kinsmen of St. Paul, i.e. fellow-Jews. If we consider this identification likely, we shall suppose father and son to have been Hellenistic Jews, and perhaps both to have been among the many converts made at BerCEa during the Apostles visit there (Act 17:10-14). The mention of Pyrrhus at all may indicate that he had become well known as a Christian. On the other hand, some commentators consider that his name has been inserted purposely to distinguish Sopater from Sosipater. This is the only instance of a patronymic of the usual Greek fashion in the NT. It may point to a family of some social position.
T. B. Allworthy.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
Pyrrhus
( – haired, a common Greek name) is given in the best MSS. as the name of the father of Sopater, Paul’s companion (Act 20:4). SEE SOPATER.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Pyrrhus
PYRRHUS.A man of Bera, father of Sopater, according to the best text (Act 20:4 RV [Note: Revised Version.] ). For the unusual insertion of the patronymic, see art. Sopater.
A. J. Maclean.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Pyrrhus
pirus (, Purros, fiery-red): The name is inserted in the text of the Revised Version (British and American) in Act 20:4 as that of the father of SOPATER (which see).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Pyrrhus
Pyr’rhus. The father of Sopater of Berea, Act 20:4, in Revised Version. (A.D. 55).