4989. Sósipatros
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Sósipatros: Sosipater

Original Word: Σώπατρος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Sósipatros
Pronunciation: so-SIP-ah-tros
Phonetic Spelling: (so-sip'-at-ros)
Definition: Sosipater
Meaning: Sosipater, a proper name.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek words "σῶς" (sos, meaning "safe" or "sound") and "πατήρ" (patēr, meaning "father")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for Sosipater, as it is a Greek name. However, the concept of a "savior" or "deliverer" can be related to Hebrew names like Joshua (Strong's Hebrew 3091), which means "Yahweh is salvation."

Usage: Sosipater is a personal name meaning "savior of his father" or "safe father." In the New Testament, Sosipater is mentioned as a companion of the Apostle Paul.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Sosipater was common in the Greco-Roman world, reflecting a cultural emphasis on familial honor and protection. Names often carried significant meanings, reflecting the hopes or characteristics parents wished to bestow upon their children. Sosipater, as a companion of Paul, would have been part of the early Christian missionary efforts, traveling and spreading the Gospel message in a time of significant cultural and religious transition.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prol. form of Sópatros
Definition
"of a safe father," Sosipater, a Christian, perhaps the same as NG4986
NASB Translation
Sosipater (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4989: Σωσίπατρος

Σωσίπατρος, Σωσιπατρου, , Sosipater, a certain Christian, one of Paul's kinsmen (perhaps the same man who in Acts 20:4 is called Σώπατρος (which see; yet the latter was from Beraea, Sosipater in Corinth); cf. Σωκράτης and Σωσικρατης, Σωκλειδης and Σωσικλειδης, see Fritzsche, Ep. ad Romans, vol. iii., p. 316; (cf. Fick, Gr. Personennamen, pp. 79, 80)): Romans 16:21.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Sosipater.

Prolongation for Sopatros; Sosipatrus, a Christian -- Sosipater.

see GREEK Sopatros

Forms and Transliterations
Σωσιπατρος Σωσίπατρος Sosipatros Sosípatros Sōsipatros Sōsípatros
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 16:21 N-NMS
GRK: Ἰάσων καὶ Σωσίπατρος οἱ συγγενεῖς
NAS: and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
KJV: Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen,
INT: Jason and Sosipater the kinsmen

Strong's Greek 4989
1 Occurrence


Σωσίπατρος — 1 Occ.

















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