The Apostolic Age · AD 4–70
Gaius of Derbe
fl. c. 57 (death unrecorded) · Delegate of the Jerusalem collection · Derbe, Lycaonia
The Apostolic Age
Who Gaius of Derbe was
Named among the seven delegates who escorted the great collection for the Jerusalem poor — the representative of Derbe, the Lycaonian town where the first journey had ended in quiet success rather than stoning. The delegate list (Acts 20:4) is our clearest snapshot of Paul’s ecclesiastical statecraft: each contributing region sending its own trustee with its own money.
Acts 20:4 only.
Common questions
When was Gaius active?
Gaius of Derbe is dated fl. c. 57 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Gaius in the Apostolic Age (AD 4–70). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Gaius?
Gaius of Derbe is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Luke. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Gaius from?
The archive associates Gaius of Derbe with Derbe, Lycaonia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Gaius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Gaius of Derbe to 3 other figures, including Timothy of Lystra, Paul of Tarsus and Sopater son of Pyrrhus (Sosipater). Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Scripture record
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Acts 20:4
c. AD 85And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus…Luke · read ↗
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 30 · Crucifixion, Resurrection and Pentecost, AD 30–33
- AD 44 · Persecution under Herod Agrippa I, AD 44
- AD 49 · The Council of Jerusalem, AD 49
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Gaius.
- 1Lycaoniaprovince only