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| == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56935" /> ==
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| <p> (Πύρρος, a Greek name) </p> <p> In à ABDE and several ancient versions [[Sopater]] of BerCEa, who accompanied St. Paul on at least part of his return journey from [[Greece]] to Palestine, is described in Acts 20:4 as ‘the son of Pyrrhus’ (Σώπατρος Πύρρου). In the TR_ Πύρρου is omitted in accordance with later MSS_ and versions. Hence the omission in the English AV_ and the addition in the RV_. Nothing further is known of [[ Pyrrhus]] or of Sopater (q.v._), unless the latter, as is possible, is identical with [[ Sosipater]] of Romans 16:21, who is one of three men who send salutations from [[Corinth]] as ‘kinsmen’ of St. Paul, i.e. fellow-Jews. If we consider this identification likely, we shall suppose father and son to have been [[Hellenistic]] Jews, and perhaps both to have been among the ‘many’ converts made at BerCEa during the Apostle’s visit there ( Acts 17:10-14). The mention of Pyrrhus at all may indicate that he had become well known as a Christian. On the other hand, some commentators consider that his name has been inserted purposely to distinguish Sopater from Sosipater. This is the only instance of a patronymic of the usual Greek fashion in the NT. It may point to a family of some social position. </p> <p> T. B. Allworthy. </p> | | Pyrrhus <ref name="term_78372" /> |
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| | <p> Called also </p> <p> on of Achilles; was one of the heroes concealed in the wooden horse by means of which [[ Troy]] was entered, slew [[ Priam]] by the altar of Zeus, and sacrificed Polyxena to the manes of his father. Andromache, the widow of Hector, fell to him on the division of the captives after the fall of Troy, and became his wife. </p> |
| == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53299" /> ==
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| <p> <strong> PYRRHUS </strong> . A man of Berœa, father of Sopater, according to the best text ( Acts 20:4 RV [Note: Revised Version.] ). For the unusual insertion of the patronymic, see art. Sopater. </p> <p> A. J. Maclean. </p>
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| == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74409" /> ==
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| <p> '''Pyr'rhus.''' The father of Sopater of Berea, Acts 20:4, in Revised Version. (A.D. 55). </p>
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| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43293" /> ==
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| Acts 20:4
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| == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78364" /> ==
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| <p> King of Epirus, and kinsman of [[Alexander]] the Great; essayed to emulate the [[Macedonian]] by conquering the western World, and in 280 B.C. invaded Italy with a huge army, directed to assist the [[Italian]] [[Greeks]] against Rome; in the decisive battles of that year and the next, he won "Pyrrhic victories" over the Romans, losing so many men that he could not pursue his advantage; 278 to 276 he spent helping the Greek colonies in [[Sicily]] against Carthage; his success was not uniform, and a Carthaginian fleet inflicted a serious defeat on his fleet returning to Italy; in 274 he was thoroughly vanquished by the Romans, and retired to Epirus; subsequent wars against [[Sparta]] and Argos were marked by disaster; in the latter he was killed by a tile thrown by a woman (318-272 B.C.). </p>
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7327" /> ==
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| <p> ''''' pir´us ''''' ( Πύρρος , <i> ''''' Púrros ''''' </i> , "fiery-red"): The name is inserted in the text of the Revised Version (British and American) in Acts 20:4 as that of the father of Sopater (which see). </p>
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57126" /> ==
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| <p> ( '''''Πύῤῥος''''' ''-'' haired, a common Greek name) is given in the best MSS. as the name of the father of Sopater, Paul's companion ( Acts 20:4). (See Sopater). </p>
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| | | <ref name="term_78372"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/pyrrhus+(2) Pyrrhus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_56935"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-new-testament/pyrrhus Pyrrhus from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_53299"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/pyrrhus Pyrrhus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_74409"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/pyrrhus Pyrrhus from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_43293"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/pyrrhus Pyrrhus from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_78364"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/pyrrhus Pyrrhus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_7327"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/pyrrhus Pyrrhus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_57126"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/pyrrhus Pyrrhus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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