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(Σώστρατος , probably a contraction for Σωσίστρατος, a common Greek name), a commander of the Syrian garrison in the Acra at Jersusalem (ὁ τῆς ἀκροπόλεως ἔπαρχος ) in the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 4:27; 2 Maccabees 4:29). B.C. cir. 172.