John Mark

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Son of Mary (Acts 12:12), cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10), and missionary companion of Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:5). According to church tradition, John Mark was the author of the Gospel of Mark.In first-century Palestine, it was common for a man to have two names: a Hebrew name (e.g., “John”), by which he was known to friends and relatives, and a Greek or Roman (Roman Christian) name (e.g., “Mark”), by which he was known in the business world (Barclay, Introduction, 151; Acts 12:12, 25). “Mark” appears to have been a common name in the first century. Consequently, it is difficult to know whether the person mentioned in Acts and Colossians is the “Mark” named elsewhere in the New Testament (2 Tim 4:11; Phlm 24; 1 Pet 5:13; compare with John Mark in Acts 12:12, 25; 13:5, 13; 15:37, 39; Col 4:10).

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John Mark

John Mark Son of Mary (Acts 12:12), cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10), and missionary companion of Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:5). According to church tradition, John Mark was the author of the Gospel of Mark.In first-century Palestine, it was common for a man to have two names: a Hebrew name (e.g., “John”),

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

John (Person)

JOHN (PERSON) [Gk Iōannēs (Ἰωαννης)]. John was a common Jewish name during the Hellenistic age and was especially popular among the priesthood.1. The son of a priest named Simeon, from the clan of Joarib. He was the father of Mattathias and the grandfather of Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 2:1; cf. 14:29

Mark, John (Person)

MARK, JOHN (PERSON) [Gk Ioan (n)es Markos (Ἰοαννες Μαρκος)]. An early Jewish Christian who assisted with the 1st-century missionary activities of Paul, Peter, and Barnabas and who is associated by tradition with the gospel of Mark. The name is a combination of two appellations, the Heb yōhānān (“Yahweh

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

John (Person)

John (Person). 1. Father of Simon Peter and Andrew (Jn 1:40, 42; 21:15–17). According to Matthew 16:17, Peter’s father was named Jona (Jonas, Jonah). Either Jona was an alternate form of the name John or, more probably, two independent traditions existed regarding his name.2. Member of the high priestly

Jona

Jona. kjv form of John, father of Simon Peter and Andrew, in John 1:42.See John (Person) #1.

Jonas

Jonas. 1. kjv form of Jonah in Matthew 12:39–41 and Luke 11:29–32.See Jonah (Person).2. kjv form of John, Simon Peter’s father, in John 21:15, 17.See John (Person) #1.

Marcus

Marcus. kjv alternate spelling of Mark (Col 4:10; Phlm 24; 1 Pt 5:13).See Mark, John.

Mark, John

Mark, John. Son of Mary, an apparently wealthy Christian, probably a widow, whose house was used by the Jerusalem church as a meeting place (Acts 12:12). The Roman name Mark, used in addition to his Jewish name John, may indicate a Hellenistic background, as may also be suggested by the fact that his

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

John (NT)

2. The apostle, the son of Zebedee and brother of James (see John the Apostle).

Marcus

Marcus märʹkəs. The AV reading for Mark in Col. 4:10; Philem. 24. See Mark, John.

Mark, John

Mark, John A person known variously as “John whose other name was Mark,” “John called Mark,” and simply “John” or “Mark” (Acts 12:12, 25; 13:5, 13; 15:37, 39; Col. 4:10; 2 Tim. 4:11; Philem. 24; 1 Pet. 5:13; AV also Marcus [Col. 4:10; Phlm. 24]). These texts indicate his close association with the first

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

John (Person)

JOHN (Person)1. Father of Simon Peter and Andrew (Jn 1:40–42; 21:15–17). According to Matthew 16:17, Peter’s father was named Jona (Jonas, Jonah). Either Jona was an alternate form of the name John or, more probably, two independent traditions existed regarding his name.2. Member of the high priestly

Marcus

MARCUS* kjv alternate spelling of Mark (Col 4:10; Phlm 1:24; 1 Pt 5:13). See Mark, John.

Mark, John

MARK, JOHN Cousin of Barnabas; companion to both Paul and Peter; author of the second Gospel.A member of a Jewish family in Jerusalem who were early believers in Jesus Christ, John Mark had both a Jewish and a Roman name. The Roman name Mark was perhaps a badge of Roman citizenship, as in Paul’s case,

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

John

John (jahn).1 The father of Mattathias and grandfather of Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc. 2:1).2 The oldest son of Mattathias and brother of Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc. 2:2; 9:35–42).3 John the Baptist (Matt. 3:1). See John the Baptist.4 John the son of Zebedee, also called John the apostle (Mark 10:35). See

Mark

Mark (mahrk; Lat. Marcus; Gk. Markos).1 John Mark, the son of a woman named Mary in whose house Christians in Jerusalem met for prayer; Peter went there, apparently as a matter of course, after his miraculous release from prison (Acts 12:12). This same Mark accompanied Saul (Paul) and Barnabas on a

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Jona

JONA. KJV form of John (Jn 1:42, RSV), used in order to harmonize with Barjona in (Mt 16:17).

Mark (Person)

MARK (PERSON). Son of Mary (Acts 12:12), cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10, RSV), companion of Paul (Phm 24) and Peter (1 Pet 5:13), and author of the second Gospel. Like many other Jews of his day, he had assumed a Latin surname (Marcus “a large hammer”) in addition to his Heb. name John. His father is not

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Mark (John)

MARK (JOHN). Traditional author of the second Gospel, apparently a Jew and a native of Jerusalem. His Heb. name was the OT yōḥānān, ‘Yahweh has shown grace’ (cf. 2 Ki. 25:23, etc.), shortened in English to the familiar ‘John’. The reason for his adopted Lat. name of ‘Marcus’ is uncertain; sometimes

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

John

John (Gk. Iōánnēs)1. The father of Matthias and grandfather of Judas Maccabeus; son of the priest Simeon (1 Macc. 2:1).2. The oldest son of Matthias, surnamed Gaddi (2 Macc. 2:2). Sent to the Nabateans by his brother Jonathan to store the Maccabeans’ belongings, he was ambushed and killed by “the

Mark, John

Mark, John (Gk. Iōánnēs Márkos)An early Jewish Christian who, in canonical literature, is identified explicitly as a companion of Barnabas and Paul, implicitly as a companion of Peter, and who, in later tradition, came to be regarded as the author of the Gospel of Mark. The NT provides few facts about

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Jona

Jona [jōˊnə] (Gk. lōannēs).† John, the father of Simon Peter (John 1:42, KJV). See John 10; Bar-Jona.

Mark, John

Mark, John (Gk. Iōannēs Markos).† The son of Mary of Jerusalem (Acts 12:12); a companion of the apostles Paul and Peter, believed to be the author of the gospel of Mark.The family of John Mark was apparently of some importance to the early Church in Jerusalem since Peter, after his miraculous

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Mark

MARK Also known as John Mark, he was the son of Mary of Jerusalem (Acts 12:12), a cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10), and regarded by tradition as the author of the second Gospel. An early convert and member of the Christian community of Jerusalem, he might have been the young man who fled naked when Jesus

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

John

John, the same name as Johanan, a contraction of Jehohanan, Jehovah’s gift.1. One of the high priest’s family, who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment upon the apostles Peter and John. Acts 6:6.2. The Hebrew name of the evangelist Mark. Acts 12:12, 25; 13:5, 13; 15:37.

Jona

Jo´na (a dove) (Greek form of Jonah), the father of the apostle Peter, John 1:42, who is hence addressed as Simon Barjona (i.e., son of Jona) in Matt. 16:17.

Mark

Mark, one of the evangelists, and probable author of the Gospel bearing his name. (Marcus was his Latin surname. His Jewish name was John, which is the same as Johanan (the grace of God). We can almost trace the steps whereby the former became his prevalent name in the Church. “John, whose surname was

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