noun · masculine
markos
GreekΜᾶρκος (markos)
Strong’sG3138
Mark
stem mark-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Μάρκος, -ου, ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3138 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmar'-kos
Marcus, a Christian
Fromof Latin origin;
King JamesMarcus, Mark.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | markos3×Μᾶρκος | markois |
| object accusative | markon4×Μᾶρκον | markoin |
| direct address vocative | markor | markoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | markou1×Μάρκου | markoiu |
| to, for dative | marko | markoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
marko is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
markos“Mark”subjectnominative singular3×
Colossians 4:10“Mark”Aspazetō vin Aristarchos tos sunaichmalōtos mu, kai Markos tos anepsios Barnabaou peri hou lambava entolain, ean erchateia pros vin dechevar auton,My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
Philemon 1:24“Mark”Markos, Aristarchos, Dēmaos, Loukos, tois sunergois mu.as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
1 Peter 5:13“Mark”aspazetō vin tas en Babulōna suneklektas kai Markos tos huios mu.The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.
markon“Mark”objectaccusative singular4×
Acts 12:25“Mark”Barnabaos de kai Saulos hupostrefala, eis Ierousalēm plēraratois tan diakonian, sumparalambaratois Iōannon ton epikaliraton Markon.When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
Acts 15:37“Mark”Barnabaos de boulete sumparalambara kai ton Iōannon ton kalirōton Markon;Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
Acts 15:39“Mark”gineta de paroxusmos hōste apochōrizira autoin apo allēloiu, ton tē Barnabaon paralambaraton ton Markon ekplara eis Kupran,Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
2 Timothy 4:11“Mark”Loukos atō monos meta mu. Markon analambaratos agasōr meta siautou, atō gar mi euchrēstos eis diakonian,Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.
markou“Mark”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 12:12“Mark”Sunoraratos tē erchata epi tan oikian tau Mariau tau mētērau Iōannou tou epikalirōtou Markou, hou ale hikanois sunathroizirētois kai proseucherōtois.And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.