Meanings
- A diminutive of the male given name Marcus, from Koine Greek, particularly
- historicalMarcion of Sinope, 2nd-century preacher and theologian credited with compiling a gospel and the first Christian Biblical canon, founder of Marcionism, a sect that rejected the scriptural authority of the Hebrew Tanakh (Old Testament) and the disciples and apostles other than Paul as serving the Demiurge.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*-kos“forming desubstantival adjectives”
- Old LatinMāvors“Mars, god of war”
- LatinMārcus
- Ancient GreekΜᾶρκος
- Koine GreekΜᾱρκῑ́ων“Marky, little Mark, son of Mark”
- Late LatinMārciōn
- EnglishMarcion
From Late Latin Mārciōn, from Koine Greek Μᾱρκῑ́ων (Mārkī́ōn, “Marky, little Mark, son of Mark”), from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos) + -ίων (-íōn, “-son: forming patronymics”), from Latin Mārcus, from Mārs + -cus (“forming adjectives”), from Old Latin Māvors (“Mars, god of war”) and Proto-Indo-European *-kos (“forming desubstantival adjectives”).
More words from Late Latin, Koine Greek, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Μαρκίων Σινώπης, Μᾱρκῑ́ων
- Μαρκίων Σινώπης (Markíōn Sinṓpēs)Gnostic theologian
- Μᾱρκῑ́ων (Mārkī́ōn)male given name
Bulgarian Маркион
- Маркион (Markion)male given name
French Marcion de Sinope, Marcion de Rome
- Marcion de SinopeGnostic theologian
- Marcion de RomeGnostic theologian
- Marcionmale given name
German Marcion von Sinope, Markion von Sinope
- Marcion von SinopeGnostic theologian
- Markion von SinopeGnostic theologian
- Marcionmale given name
- Markionmale given name
Italian Marcione di Sinope, Marcione
- Marcione di SinopeGnostic theologian
- Marcionemale given name
Latin Marcion Sinopensis, Mārciōn
- Marcion SinopensisGnostic theologian
- Mārciōnmale given name
Spanish Marción de Sinope, Marción
- Marción de SinopeGnostic theologian
- Marciónmale given name
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Cite this entry
Marcion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marcion
“Marcion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marcion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marcion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marcion.
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