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Gaius
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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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gaius." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gaius." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Gaius.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gaius." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Gaius.html |
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Gaius
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." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gaius." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GaiusBib.html "Gaius." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GaiusBib.html |
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Gaius
Gaius
•Ananias, bias, Darius, dryas, Elias, eyas, Gaius, hamadryas, Lias, Mathias, pious, Tobias
•joyous • Shavuoth • tempestuous
•spirituous • tortuous • sumptuous
•voluptuous • virtuous • mellifluous
•superfluous • congruous • vacuous
•fatuous • anfractuous • arduous
•ingenuous, strenuous, tenuous
•flexuous • sensuous • impetuous
•contemptuous • incestuous
•assiduous, deciduous
•ambiguous, contiguous, exiguous
•inconspicuous, perspicuous
•promiscuous
•continuous, sinuous
•nocuous • fructuous • tumultuous
•unctuous
•Abbas, shabbos
•choriambus, iambus
•Arbus
•Phoebus, rebus
•gibbous
•cumulonimbus, nimbus
•omnibus • ceteris paribus • Erebus
•rhombus • incubus • succubus
•bulbous • Columbus • syllabus
•colobus • Barnabas • righteous
•rumbustious
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"Gaius." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gaius." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Gaius.html "Gaius." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Gaius.html |
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