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Mark the Evangelist

Mark the Evangelist

1 8.9
A follower of Jesus and companion of Peter who wrote the second Gospel
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: San Marcos
  • Many believe Mark the Evangelist wrote his Gospel to address the needs of early Christians.

Examples

  • Many scholars attribute the second book of the New Testament to Mark the Evangelist.

  • The feast day of Mark the Evangelist is celebrated on April 25th in the Christian calendar.

  • Tradition holds that Mark the Evangelist founded the church in Alexandria, Egypt.

  • According to tradition, Mark the Evangelist founded the church in Alexandria.

  • Many scholars attribute the second book of the New Testament to Mark the Evangelist.

  • The feast day of Mark the Evangelist is celebrated on April 25th in the Christian calendar.

  • Tradition holds that Mark the Evangelist founded the church in Alexandria, Egypt.

Synonyms

St. Mark
vsMark the Evangelist
2 6.1

An early follower of Jesus who wrote the second Gospel

is the same person but uses the long descriptive form instead of abbreviation
Saint Mark
vsMark the Evangelist
1 5.5

A follower of Jesus who traveled with Peter and wrote the second Gospel

is the same person but named with a different phrasing that emphasizes evangelist

Surface Forms

Mark the Evangelist main

Morphology

Mark + the + Evangelist

This is a straightforward proper-name + title composition: the personal name 'Mark' combined with the descriptive role 'the Evangelist' yields 'Mark who is an evangelist/author of a Gospel,' so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the intended referent. The pattern name + occupational or honorific title is cross-linguistically common and follows normal compositional rules, making the expression transparent to B1 learners who know the words.

Etymology

Mark the Evangelist is the name for Mark, a companion of Saint Peter who was called an evangelist — a person who brings the 'good news'. He is remembered for writing down Peter's stories about Jesus, which became the second 'Gospel', so today the name shows he is remembered as that book's writer.