3 John 1:1

Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 3588; Ho; Ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 4245; presbyteros; πρεσβύτερος; elder; Adj-NMS

Strongs 1050; Gaiō; Γαΐῳ; To Gaius; N-DMS

Strongs 3588; tō; τῷ; the; Art-DMS

Strongs 27; agapētō; ἀγαπητῷ; beloved; Adj-DMS

Strongs 3739; hon; ὃν; which/whichever; RelPro-AMS

Strongs 1473; egō; ἐγὼ; myself; PPro-N1S

Strongs 25; agapō; ἀγαπῶ; love; V-PIA-1S

Strongs 1722; en; ἐν; within; Prep

Strongs 225; alētheia; ἀληθείᾳ; truth; N-DFS

RBT Translation:

The Elder to Earth-Born ("Gaius")¹ the Beloved One, whosoever I, myself, am agape-loving within a truth.

LITV Translation:
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

ESV Translation:
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

Footnotes

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Strong's #1050 Γάϊος Gaius, a very common proper name in Roman culture. (cf.  Γάϊος)

What could his name mean? See Γάϊος [ᾱ], α, ον (Dor. for γήϊος): A Doric form of the adjective derived from γή ("earth" or "land"), meaning "earthy" or "of the land." It appears in various contexts:

• On land, earthy, or of the land: Used in Aeschylus' Supplices 826 to mean "on land" or "earthy," and Aeschylus' Persians 736 to describe "earthy dust." In Epicharmus 42.9, it can describe "shells" as associated with the earth.
• Of a slave, "child of the earth" (terrae filius): Refers to a slave or laborer, as in Inscriptiones Graecae (IG 14.1432), where a "child of the earth" is likely a slave, and in Eustathius (188.30), referring to a hired laborer in Italian and Tarentine regions.
• ἄνεμος (land wind): Describes a land wind, as seen in Hesychius and EM, indicating winds originating from the land rather than the sea.

Etymologically, γάϊος comes from the Greek γή ("earth"), used to describe things associated with the earth or land, especially in Doric dialects.