English

Proper noun

Sosipater

1. (Christianity) A person mentioned in Romans 16:21. Perhaps the same person as Sopater

References

• “G4989”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σωσῐ́πᾰτρος ‎(Sōsípatros), from σῴζω ‎(sṓizō, “save”) +‎ πᾰτήρ ‎(patḗr, “father”), literally “savior of the father.” The second element takes its form from the native Latin pater ‎(“father”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /soːˈsi.pa.ter/, [soːˈsɪ.pa.tɛr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /soˈsi.pa.ter/, [soˈsiː.pa.ter]

Proper noun

Sōsipater m ‎(genitive Sōsipatris); third declension

1. (Christianity) Sosipater

Declension

Third declension.

Descendants

• English: Sosipater

References

• “G4989”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979