Given name
Sopater
“father of salvation”·“preserved the father”
Sopater is used as a given name.
Original GreekΣωπατρος
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Sopater means “father of salvation” or “preserved the father.”
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Where it comes from
Sopater is a biblical name from Greek.
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How it developed
From the Greek adjective sos (σως), “safe and sound,” and the Greek noun pater (πατηρ), “father.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Sopater appears in Acts 20:4, Romans 16:21, Romans 16:20.
- Acts 20:4
- Romans 16:21
- Romans 16:20
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Sopater’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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