Original: Μάρκος

Transliteration: Márkos

Phonetic: mar'-kos

Short Definition: Marcus

- Original: Μάρκος

- Transliteration: Markos

- Phonetic: mar'-kos

- Definition: Mark = "a defense"

1. an evangelist, the author of the Gospel of Mark. Marcus was his Latin surname, his Jewish name was John. He was a cousin of Barnabas and a companion of Paul in some of his missionary journeys

- Origin: of Latin origin

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of Latin origin; Marcus a Christian: - Marcus Mark.