Lexical Definition

‎Μαρία‎ María (mar-ee'-ah) Mary ^N:N-F-P
of Hebrew origin (‎מִרְיָם‎)

Mary.

• Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females

Abbott-Smith

Μαρία, -ας (Hellenized form), and Μαριάμ, indecl., ἡ (Aram. מַרְיָם; Heb. (MT) מִרְיָם),
Mary. In NT;
1. the mother of Jesus: Mt 1:16 ff. 2:11 13:55, Mk 6:3, Lk 1:27 ff. 2:5, 16, 19, 34, Ac 1:14.
2. M. Magdalene (q.v.).
3. The wife of Clopas (Jo 19:25) and mother of James the little, and Joses: Mt 27:56, 61 28:1, Mk 15:40, 47 16:1, Lk 24:10.
4. The sister of Martha and Lazarus: Lk 10:39, 42, Jo 11:1, 2, 19 ff. 12:3.
5. The mother of John Mark: Ac 12:12.
6. A Christian greeted by St. Paul: Ro 16:6 (on the signification of the name, v. Zorell, s.v.; on the use of the alternative forms in NT, DB, iii, 278 bn).†

Abbott-Smith References

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Female • Barnabus' relative • Mother of John Mark; hosted prayer meeting.

Barnabus' relative living at the time of the New Testament

Mary, the mother of John Mark, hosted a prayer meeting in her house (Act.12.12).

• Barnabus' relative living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Act.12.12;
• only referred to as Mary Μαρία;
• a sister of Barnabas Βαρνάβας;
• mother of Mark Μάρκος.

Mary was a woman living in Jerusalem and the mother of John Mark, who later became a companion of Paul and Barnabas. When Peter was miraculously released from prison, he went to Mary's house, where many believers had gathered to pray for him. This indicates that Mary's home served as a meeting place for the early church in Jerusalem (Acts 12:12). Her son, John Mark, would later accompany Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journeys and was a source of disagreement between the two leaders (Acts 12:25; 15:37-39). Tradition holds that John Mark wrote the Gospel that bears his name based on Peter's teachings.

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• father_of_Barnabas (father)
• husband_of_Mary (spouse)
• Barnabas (sibling)
• Mark (child)