Sōpăter, tri, m., = Σώπατρος,
a Greek proper name , e. g. a victim of Verres : Halicyensis, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 28, § 68.—Another, a witness against Verres , Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 39, § 85.
who defends the father ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary