Bible Person
Meaning: lord; an earthly man · Male · 2 cross references
This Gaius entry refers to the Corinthian host associated with Paul and the church, not to the Macedonian companion seized in Ephesus or other New Testament men of the same name. He belongs to the hospitality network that materially supports apostolic mission. First appears in Rom 16:23.1
AI summary: This Gaius matters because the cross references place him at the intersection of personal conversion, local church life, and practical generosity. His home becomes a place of welcome substantial enough for Paul to mention publicly, showing that the spread of the gospel depended not only on preaching but also on durable hospitality. Taken together, the material presents this Gaius as a generous Christian host whose household supports the concrete life of the early church.1
Central Figure
Gaius
Meaning: lord; an earthly man
A Macedonian, Paul’s fellow-traveller, and his host at Corinth when he wrote his Epistle to the Romans (16:23).
A Macedonian, Paul’s fellow-traveller, and his host at Corinth when he wrote his Epistle to the Romans (16:23). He with his household were baptized by Paul (1 Cor. 1:14). During a heathen outbreak against Paul at Ephesus the mob seized Gaius and Aristarchus because they could not find Paul, and rushed with them into the theatre. Some have identified this Gaius with No. (2). 3
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.