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Pyrrhus was a Berean who accompanied Paul on his journey to Asia.
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Pyrrhus was a Christian from the city of Berea who accompanied Paul on his journey to Asia (Act.20.4). He was part of a group of several individuals, including Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timothy, Tychicus, and Trophimus, who traveled with Paul as he made his way back to Jerusalem after his third missionary journey. These men, representing various churches, were likely entrusted with delivering the collection for the poor in Jerusalem that Paul had gathered from the Gentile churches (Rom.15.25-28). Pyrrhus, being from Berea, was probably a member of the church there, which was known for its diligent study of the Scriptures (Act.17.10-12).
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the father of Sopater of Berea. (Acts 20:4) in Revised Version. (A.D. 55.)
PYR'RHUS, father of Sopater of Berea, mentioned in Acts 20:4; a genuine name, found in the best Greek texts, though not in the A.V. The father was doubtless a Berean as well as the son, but whether he was a Christian cannot be determined.
PYR'RHUS, father of Sopater of Berea, mentioned in Acts 20:4; a genuine name, found in the best Greek texts, though not in the A.V. The father was doubtless a Berean as well as the son, but whether he was a Christian cannot be determined.
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Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
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