Meaning of the name: Sosipater, who defends the father. Related names are:
Gaius,
Timotheus,
Aristarchus (and others ...)
. The translations of Sopater in 72 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Sópater in Spanish to
ហើយ លោក សូប៉ាត្រុស in Central Khmer!
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. (ACT 20:4)