proper noun · masculinethird declension
Mārciōn
Mārciōn m sg (genitive Mārciōnis)
Classical[ˈmaːr.ki.oːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.t͡ʃi.on]
Meaning
- Late LatinMarcion, a diminutive of the male given name Mārcus, from Koine Greek, particularly (historical) Marcion of Sinope.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mārciōn | — |
| genitive | Mārciōnis | — |
| dative | Mārciōnī | — |
| accusative | Mārciōnem | — |
| ablative | Mārciōne | — |
| vocative | Mārciōn | — |
Marcĭon, ōnis, m. (Marcīon, Prud. Ham. 120),
I. a heretic of Sinope, who gave himself out to be Christ, Tert. de Praescr. adv. Haeret. 30; Prud. Ham. 502.—Hence,
A. Marcĭōnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to the heretic Marcion:
continentia, Tert. Praescr. Haeret. 30.—B. Marcĭō-nista, ae, m., a follower of the heretic Marcion, a Marcionite.—Plur., Cod. Just. 1, 5, 5.—
C. Marcĭōnīta, ae, m., for Marcionensis, of or belonging to the heretic Marcion:
Marcionita Deus, tristis, ferus insidiator, i. e. feigned by Marcion, Prud. Ham. 129.—Plur.: Marcĭōnītae, Marcionites, disciples of Marcion, Tert. Praescr. Her. 49; Lact. 4, 30, 10; Ambros. de Fide, 5, 13, 162.—II. A native of Smyrna, the author of a treatise De simplicibus effectibus, Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 38.
Origins
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”).
Descendants
- CatalanMarció
- EnglishMarcion
- FrenchMarcion
- GermanMarkion
- ItalianMarcione
- OccitanMarcion
- PortugueseMarcião
- RomanianMarcion
- SpanishMarción
- CzechMarkión