Bible Person
Meaning: lord; an earthly man · Male · 1 cross reference
This Gaius entry refers to the man from Derbe who accompanies Paul toward Jerusalem, not to the Macedonian companion or the addressee of 3 John. He belongs to the traveling network of trusted coworkers in the Pauline mission. First appears in Acts 20:4.1
Name meaning
lord; an earthly man
Identity
male
First appears
Acts 20:4
AI summary: This Gaius matters because his single cross reference places him among the representatives accompanying Paul with a broader church-facing responsibility. The entry shows how the mission advanced through a team of named and trusted believers from different regions. Taken together, the material presents this Gaius as a coworker in Paul's wider ministry network.1
Central Figure
Gaius
Meaning: lord; an earthly man
A man of Derbe who accompanied Paul into Asia on his last journey to Jerusalem
Name meaning
lord; an earthly man
Identity
male
A man of Derbe who accompanied Paul into Asia on his last journey to Jerusalem 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Acts |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.