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Sosipater (Sopater)

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—the name of two men. (1) (2 Macc. 12:19–24) a commander under Judas Maccabeus. (2) (Acts 20:4; compare Rom. 16:21) Sopater of Berea, who accompanied Paul as far as Asia on the journey toward Jerusalem. Later ecclesiastical tradition counted Sosipater among the Seventy, associated him with Iconium or Corfu, and honored him as a martyr; these details are not stated in Acts.

Scripture cited

2 Maccabees 12:19 Acts 20:4 Romans 16:21

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