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== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56935" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56935" /> == | ||
<p> (Πύρρος, a | <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> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53299" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53299" /> == | ||
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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74409" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74409" /> == | ||
<p> Pyr'rhus. The father of | <p> Pyr'rhus. The father of Sopater of Berea, Acts 20:4, in Revised Version. (A.D. 55). </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43293" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43293" /> == | ||
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78364" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78364" /> == | ||
<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 | <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> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7327" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7327" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57126" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57126" /> == | ||
<p> (Πύῤῥος - haired, a common | <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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