Sosipater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A person mentioned in Romans 16:21. Perhaps the same person as Sopater

Word forms

Sosipater

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin Sōsipater, from Ancient Greek Σωσῐ́πᾰτρος (Sōsĭ́pătros), from σῴζω (sōízō, “save”) + πᾰτήρ (pătḗr, “father”), literally “savior of the father.” The second element takes its form from the native Latin pater (“father”).

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