Strong's Number 3138
Transliteration:
Markos
{mar'-kos}
Word Origin:
of Latin origin
Part of Speech:
proper name masculine
Usage in the KJV:
Mark 5, Marcus 3
Total: 8
Definition:
Mark = "a defense"
- 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