Keraia
Glossary

Gaius

  1. A man from Macedonia who traveled with the apostle Paul during the apostle's third missionary journey. Rioters seized Gaius and Aristarchus at Ephesus. Demetrius the silversmith started the riot (Acts 19:29).

  2. A man from Derbe in Lycaonia (a region in what is now Turkey). He traveled with the apostle Paul from Ephesus to Macedonia (Acts 20:4). Some have identified him with #1 above.

  3. An important Christian in Corinth. He hosted Paul and the whole church there (Romans 16:23). Paul wrote the letter of Romans at Corinth. So, the Gaius mentioned in 1 Corinthians 1:14 is probably the same person. If so, Paul baptized him.

  4. A man to whom the apostle John addressed his third letter (3 John 1:1).

People and places

Gaius: Corinthian believer; host to Paul and the church Gaius: Recipient of John's third epistle; commended for his faithfulness Gaius: Macedonian; Paul's traveling companion; caught in Ephesian riot Gaius: Derbean; accompanied Paul on his journey to Jerusalem