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Μάρκος

Márkos

G3138 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A personal name: Mark, Marcus. Used as a proper noun to identify an individual in early Christian circles, referring especially to John Mark, a companion of Paul and Barnabas, and traditionally associated with the authorship of the Gospel attributed to Mark. The name itself is not descriptive but functions as an identifier of a specific person in narrative and epistolary contexts. It carries no inherent semantic meaning in Greek beyond its function as a name.

Semantic Range

personal name, individual designation, Roman-origin name adopted by Greek and Judean communities

Root / Etymology

From Latin 'Marcus,' a common Roman praenomen (given name). The Greek form Μάρκος directly transliterates the Latin; etymology uncertain, but Marcus was widespread in the Roman world and may ultimately derive from the Roman god Mars. There is no native Greek root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Μάρκος appears in the New Testament as the personal name of 'John, also called Mark' (Acts 12:12, 12:25; 15:37-39; Col 4:10; 2 Tim 4:11; Phm 24; 1 Pet 5:13). In the wider Hellenistic-Roman world, Marcus was a very common Latin name, borne by both citizens and non-citizens, and adopted by non-Italic peoples. In the Greek-speaking east, Latin names such as Μάρκος were regular transliterations, indicating either Roman citizenship, Hellenized individuals, or simply fashion among non-Romans. In biblical texts, Μάρκος designates a specific person with connections to Jerusalem and leaders of early Jesus-groups. There is no semantic content to the name in Greek; later traditions identified him as the author of the second canonical gospel, but this is not directly stated in the earliest sources. The English tradition regularly transliterates the name as "Mark," which follows the convention of rendering Greek/Latin personal names in Anglicized form.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of Latin origin; Marcus, a Christian:--Marcus, Mark.

Root Family

uncertain (bótrys) — proper name, personal name

Root uncertain (personal name)
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G1009 βότρυς clusters
G1050 Γάϊος to Gaius
G1055 γαλήνη calm stillness
G108 Ἄζωτος Ashdod
G1148 Δαλμανουθά of Dalmanoutha

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G3138-01 Μᾶρκον markon N ACC M SG Mark Mark Markos 4
G3138-02 Μᾶρκος markos N NOM M SG Mark Mark Markos 3
G3138-03 Μάρκου markou N GEN M SG Mark of Mark Markos 1

Occurrences in Scripture

8 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G3138-03 Acts 12:12 Μάρκου markou N GEN M SG Mark of Mark Markos
G3138-01 Acts 12:25 Μᾶρκον markon N ACC M SG Mark Mark Markos
G3138-01 Acts 15:37 Μᾶρκον markon N ACC M SG Mark Mark Markos
G3138-01 Acts 15:39 Μᾶρκον markon N ACC M SG Mark Mark Markos
G3138-02 Colossians 4:10 Μᾶρκος markos N NOM M SG Mark Mark Markos
G3138-01 2 Timothy 4:11 Μᾶρκον markon N ACC M SG Mark Mark Markos
G3138-02 Philemon 1:24 Μᾶρκος markos N NOM M SG Mark Mark Markos
G3138-02 1 Peter 5:13 Μᾶρκος markos N NOM M SG Mark Mark Markos
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