Gaius is the Greek spelling for the male Roman name Caius, a figure in the
New Testament of the
Bible.
# A
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
, Gaius is mentioned in
Macedonia
Macedonia most commonly refers to:
* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...
as a traveling companion of
Paul, along with Aristarchus (
Acts
The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...
19:29).
# One chapter later, Gaius who has a residence in
Derbe is named as one of Paul's seven traveling companions who waited for him at
Troas Troas may refer to:
Places
* The Troad, historical name for a region in the northwestern part of Anatolia
* Alexandria Troas, a Hellenistic and Roman city in Anatolia
* Troaș, a village in Săvârșin Commune, Arad County, Romania
* Troaș, a r ...
(Acts 20#Verse 4, Acts 20:4).
# Gaius is mentioned as having a residence in Ancient Corinth, Corinth as being one of only a few people there (the others being Crispus and the household of Stephanas) who were baptised by
Paul, who founded the Church in that city (First Epistle to the Corinthians, 1 Corinthians ).
# Gaius is referred to in a final greeting portion of the Epistle to the Romans (Romans 16:23) as Paul's "host" and also host of the whole church, in whatever city Paul is writing from at the time. In all likelihood, this was Corinth.
# Lastly, Gaius of Ephesus to whom Third Epistle of John, the third Epistle of John is addressed ().
He may be Gaius mentioned in any of the other contexts.
References
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People in the catholic epistles
People in Acts of the Apostles
People in the Pauline epistles
First Epistle to the Corinthians