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Gaius , in the New Testament. 1 Corinthian Christian, Paul's host. 2 Corinthian baptized by Paul. 3 Companion of Paul, native of Derbe. 4 Macedonian companion of Paul. 5 Christian to whom 3 John is addressed. It is not known which, if any, of these men are identical.

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Gaius, also Caius (early 3rd cent.), Roman presbyter. He rejected Jn. and Rev., holding them to be the work of Cerinthus (see ALOGI). His reference to the ‘trophies of apostles’ has been one of the key texts in discussions about the excavations under St Peter's, Rome.

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