Marcus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Marcus, i, m.,

I a Roman praenomen , in gen. represented by M. simply, e. g. M. Terentius Varro, M. Tullius Cicero; written in full, MAARCVS, Inscr. Rein. 1006; MARCVS, Inscr. Fabr. p. 324, 450; p. 342, 528 et saep. Afterwards also a surname , e. g. C. PONTIVS C. L. MARCVS, Inscr. Grut. 986, 5.

II —Hence, Marcĭānus , a, um, adj., pertaining to Marcus, Marcian : sodales, the priests who performed the sacred rites instituted in honor of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, Capitol. Pertinax, 15; cf. Spart. Sever. 7; Inscr. Grut. 379.

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Marcus
Col. 4:10; Philemon 1:24; 1 Pet. 5:13; R.V., "Mark" (q.v.). ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Marcus
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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