Sosipater
SOSIPATER
See SOPATER.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Sosipater
(, a Greek name)
Sosipater is one of three men, Lucius and Jason being the others, who send salutations in Rom 16:21 and are described by St. Paul as my kinsmen ( ), i.e. fellow-Jews (cf. Andronicus and Junia(s), Rom 16:7, Herodion, Rom 16:11). It is possible that Jason (q.v. [Note: .v. quod vide, which see.] ) is identical with Jason of Act 17:5 f., who was the Apostles host at Thessalonica. Sosipater may be the same as Sopater (q.v. [Note: .v. quod vide, which see.] )-another form of the name-of Act 20:4, who is said to have been a BerCEan. If these identifications are correct, we shall suppose that these men were visiting St. Paul at Corinth at the time of writing or had become missionary companions of the Apostle. We know that Sopater did accompany St. Paul afterwards on at least part of his return journey to Palestine. It is perhaps in favour of this theory that the salutations of Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater are sent with those of Timothy and not with those of the Corinthian Christians, Gaius, Erastus, Quartus (Act 20:23), the personal greeting of the amanuensis being interposed (Act 20:22). If we think the identification unlikely, we shall suppose Sosipater and the others to have been members of the church at Corinth. It is perhaps easier to believe that their salutations were meant for fellow-Christians at Ephesus than at Rome, but we must remember that in the Apostolic Church sympathy and even affection were possible between converts who were not personally acquainted. It is interesting but of little importance for our present purpose to know that the name Sosipater is found among the list of Thessalonian politarchs (CIG [Note: IG Corpus Inscrip. Graecarum.] ii. 1967).
T. B. Allworthy.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
Sosipater
(, saver of his father, common Greek name), the name of two men in the Apocrypha and New Test.
1. A general of Judas Maccabeus who, in conjunction with Dositheus, defeated Timotheus and took him prisoner (2Ma 12:19-24). B.C. cir. 164.
2. A kinsman or fellow tribesman of Paul, mentioned as being with him in the salutations at the end of the Epistle to the Romans (Rom 16:21). A.D. 54. He is probably the same person as SOPATER SEE SOPATER (q.v.) of Beroea (Act 20:4).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Sosipater
(See SOPATER)
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Sosipater
Rom 16:21. Possibly the full form of Sopater (Act 20:4).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Sosipater
SOSIPATER.See Sopater.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Sosipater
so-sipa-ter (, Sospatros): Sosipater unites with Lucius and Jason in sending greetings to the Roman Christians (Rom 16:21). He is a kinsman of Paul, by which Paul means a Jew (Rom 9:3; Rom 16:11, Rom 16:21). It is the same name as SOPATER (which see). Sopater of Berea was one of the companions of Paul on his journey from Philippi after his 3rd missionary journey (Act 20:4). These two are probably the same person, Paul having with him in Corinth, at the time of writing to the Roman Christians, the two Macedonians, Sopater of Berea and Jason of Thessalonica. The name Sosipater is found on a list of politarchs of Thessalonica.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Sosipater
Sosipater [SOPATER]
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Sosipater
[Sosi’pater]
Kinsman of Paul, whose salutations were sent to Rome. Rom 16:21.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Sosipater
Kinsman of Paul.
Rom 16:21
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Sosipater
Sosip’ater. (saviour of his father). Kinsman, or fellow tribesman, of St. Paul, Rom 16:21, is, probably, the same person as Sopater of Berea. (A.D. 54). See Sopater.