Word: Markoj

Pronounce: mar'-kos

Strongs Number: G3138

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

Use: Noun Masculine

Heb Strong:

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