What does Μάρκος (Márkos) mean in the Bible?
Μάρκος (Márkos) is a Greek word meaning "Marcus, a Christian".
Greek · G3138
Μάρκος
Marcus, a Christian
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Μάρκος G3138
Pronunciation Márkos
What does Μάρκος (Márkos) mean in the Bible?
Μάρκος (Márkos) is a Greek word meaning "Marcus, a Christian".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3138?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Mark (7), [as do] Mark (1).
Where does Μάρκος (Márkos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 12:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), 1 Peter (1), 2 Timothy (1), Colossians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Mark 7× Acts 12:12, Acts 12:25, Acts 15:37, Acts 15:39
[as do] Mark 1× Philemon 1:24
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 12:12 Μάρκου to Mark Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 12:25 Μάρκον to Mark Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 15:37 Μάρκον to Mark Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 15:39 Μάρκον to Mark Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Colossians 4:10 Μᾶρκος to Mark Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Timothy 4:11 Μᾶρκον to Mark Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Philemon 1:24 Μᾶρκος to [as do] Mark Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Peter 5:13 Μάρκος to Mark Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 12:12
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Acts 4 Colossians 1 2 Timothy 1 Philemon 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
Μάρκον 3x Markon Acts 12:25, Acts 15:37, Acts 15:39
Μᾶρκος 2x Markos Colossians 4:10, Philemon 1:24
Μᾶρκον 1x Markon 2 Timothy 4:11
Μάρκος 1x Markos 1 Peter 5:13
Μάρκου 1x Markou Acts 12:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 4x Acts 12:25, Acts 15:37, Acts 15:39, 2 Timothy 4:11
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Colossians 4:10, Philemon 1:24, 1 Peter 5:13
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Acts 12:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Marcus, a Christian
Source Gloss
Marcus, a Christian
Extended definition
:--Marcus, Mark.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 12:12 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Μάρκου, markou
Mark
Read verse Acts 12:25 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Μάρκον. markon
Mark
Read verse Acts 15:37 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Μάρκον. markon
Mark
Read verse Acts 15:39 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Μάρκον markon
Mark
Read verse Colossians 4:10 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Μάρκος markov
Mark
Read verse 2 Timothy 4:11 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Μάρκον markon
Mark
Read verse Philemon 1:24 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Μάρκος, markov
Mark
Read verse 1 Peter 5:13 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Μάρκος markov
Mark
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain