{"def":{"lit":"a defense","short":"Marcus, a Christian","long":["an evangelist, the author of the Gospel of Mark"]},"deriv":"of Latin origin","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈmɑr.kos","ipa_mod":"ˈmɑr.kows","sbl":"markos","dic":"MAHR-kose","dic_mod":"MAHR-kose"},"comment":"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."}