Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
(See SOPATER.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(saviour of his father), kinsman or fellow tribesman of St. Paul, (Romans 16:21) is probably the same person as Sopater of Berea.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SOSIP'ATER (preservation of a father), a native of Berasa, and a kinsman of Paul. Rom 16:21.