Core Glossary
Core Glossary — Mark (Turkish)
Given Mark’s extensive triple-tradition overlap with Matthew, this glossary lists only Mark’s
genuinely new or distinctively-Markan terms; parallel passages reuse the Matthew package’s
established renderings, noted inline. See 07_semantic_analysis.md for the full discussion.
| # | English term | Greek | First occurrence(s) | Turkish rendering | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, Son of God | Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου… υἱοῦ θεοῦ | 1:1 | İsa Mesih’in, Tanrı Oğlu’nun Müjdesi’nin başlangıcı | NEW | Mark’s own opening thesis statement. |
| 2 | ”immediately” style marker | εὐθύς | throughout (40+×) | hemen | NEW | Defining stylistic feature of Mark’s rapid narrative pace; keep consistent throughout. |
| 3 | who then is this? | τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν | 4:41 | Bu adam kim ki, rüzgar da göl de O’nun sözünü dinliyor? | NEW | Foundational deity-of-Christ passage, narrative rather than discourse-based. |
| 4 | Legion | Λεγιών | 5:9 | Tümen | NEW | Concrete Roman military-unit term conveying overwhelming affliction. |
| 5 | nothing outside defiles a person | οὐδὲν ἔξωθεν… κοινῶσαι | 7:15 | dışarıdan giren hiçbir şey kirletmez | NEW | Freedom from dietary law, rooted in Jesus’ own teaching. |
| 6 | help my unbelief | βοήθει μου τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ | 9:24 | imansızlığımı yenmeme yardım et | NEW | Faith mixed with honest doubt. |
| 7 | servant of all | πάντων διάκονος | 9:35; 10:43-45 | herkesin hizmetkarı | NEW | Servant Christology and discipleship-as-service theme. |
| 8 | no one knows the hour, not even the Son | οὐδὲ ὁ υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ | 13:32 | Baba’dan başka kimse bilmez, Oğul da bilmez | NEW | Kenosis-adjacent Christological question; flagged, not adjudicated. |
| 9 | Abba, Father, Gethsemane prayer | Ἀββᾶ ὁ πατήρ | 14:36 | Abba, Baba | TM-derived | Reuses established Abba/Baba vocabulary from Romans 8:15 exactly. |
| 10 | cry of dereliction | Ελωι ελωι λεμα σαβαχθανι | 15:34 | Elohi, Elohi, lema sabahtani?… Tanrım, Tanrım, beni neden terk ettin? | NEW | Both Aramaic transliteration and translation must be preserved. |
| 11 | the centurion’s confession | Ἀληθῶς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος υἱὸς θεοῦ ἦν | 15:39 | Gerçekten bu adam Tanrı’nın Oğlu’ydu! | NEW | Forms an inclusio with 1:1. |
| 12 | textual status of the longer ending | (16:9-20) | 16:9-20 | (no separate rendering; a textual-critical note) | NEW | Must be taught with transparent textual-critical framing, not full certainty. |
| 13 | the widow’s two small coins | Λεπτὰ δύο | 12:41-44 | iki bakır para | NEW | Rendered plainly and concretely. |
| 14 | a prophet is not without honor except in his hometown | οὐκ ἔστιν προφήτης ἄτιμος | 6:4 | Bir peygamber kendi memleketinden başka yerde saygısızlıkla karşılanmaz | NEW | Widely recognizable proverbial phrasing. |
| 15 | Son of Man… ransom for many | ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου… λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν | 10:45 | İnsanoğlu… birçokları için fidye | TM-derived | Reuses the Matthew package’s 20:28 rendering exactly. |
Coverage confirmation
15 glossary entries span the full 16-chapter sweep, with heaviest concentration in chapters 1, 4-5,
7, 9-10, 13, and 14-16. Parallel triple-tradition passages (chapters 2-3, 6, 8 core passage
already treated in Part A, 11-12) reuse Matthew-package vocabulary and are documented in
07_semantic_analysis.md rather than repeated here.
Critical Risk Terms
Son Of Man Ransom
Approved rendering: İnsanoğlu, hizmet edilmeye değil, hizmet etmeye ve canını birçokları için fidye olarak vermeye geldi
Transliteration: een-sahn-oh-LOO, heez-MEHT eh-deel-meh-YEH deh-EEL
Doctrine: Servanthood as Greatness
Inherited from Matthew 20:28, unchanged. Mark 10:45’s near-verbatim parallel.
Abba Father
Approved rendering: Abba, Baba
Transliteration: AHB-bah, bah-BAH
Doctrine: The Gethsemane Prayer
Inherited from Romans 8:15, unchanged. Mark 14:36’s Gethsemane prayer.
Beginning Of The Gospel
Approved rendering: İsa Mesih’in, Tanrı Oğlu’nun Müjdesi’nin başlangıcı
Transliteration: ee-SAH meh-seeh-EEN, tahn-ruh oh-loo-NOON myooj-deh-SEE-neen bahsh-lahn-guh-JUH
Doctrine: The Gospel’s Opening Declaration
Original: Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, υἱοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Christology
NEW. Mark 1:1. Mark’s own thesis statement, naming Jesus’ divine sonship.
Who Is This
Approved rendering: Bu adam kim ki, rüzgar da göl de O’nun sözünü dinliyor?
Transliteration: boo ah-DAHM keem kee
Doctrine: Authority Over Nature and the Demonic
Original: τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν, ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούει αὐτῷ
Category: Christology
NEW. Mark 4:41. Foundational deity-of-Christ passage, functioning narratively.
Legion
Approved rendering: Adım Tümen, çünkü çoğuz
Transliteration: ah-DUHM tyoo-MEHN, chyoon-KYOO choh-OOZ
Doctrine: Authority Over Nature and the Demonic
Original: Λεγιών ὄνομά μοι, ὅτι πολλοί ἐσμεν
Category: Narrative
NEW. Mark 5:9. Concrete Roman military-unit term conveying overwhelming affliction.
Nothing Outside Defiles
Approved rendering: İnsanın dışında olup içine giren hiçbir şey onu kirletemez
Transliteration: een-sah-NUHN duh-shuhn-DAH oh-LOOP ee-chee-NEH gee-REHN
Doctrine: Freedom from Dietary Law
Original: οὐδὲν ἔξωθεν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς αὐτὸν δύναται κοινῶσαι αὐτόν
Category: Doctrine
NEW. Mark 7:15. Freedom from dietary law, rooted in Jesus’ own teaching.
Servant Of All
Approved rendering: herkesin sonuncusu ve hizmetkarı
Transliteration: hehr-keh-SEEN soh-noon-joo-SOO veh heez-meht-kah-RUH
Doctrine: Servanthood as Greatness
Original: πάντων ἔσχατος καὶ πάντων διάκονος
Category: Discipleship
NEW. Mark 9:35; 10:43-45. Servant Christology and discipleship-as-service theme.
No One Knows The Hour
Approved rendering: O gün ve saati… Baba’dan başka kimse bilmez, Oğul da bilmez
Transliteration: oh gyoon veh sah-ah-TEE
Doctrine: The Son’s Limited Knowledge
Original: περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης ἢ τῆς ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν… οὐδὲ ὁ υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ
Category: Christology
NEW. Mark 13:32. Kenosis-adjacent question connecting to Philippians; flagged, not adjudicated.
Gethsemane Abba Prayer
Approved rendering: Abba, Baba, senin için her şey mümkün… Ama benim değil, senin istediğin olsun
Transliteration: AHB-bah, bah-BAH, seh-NEEN ee-CHEEN hehr shehy myoom-KYOON
Doctrine: The Gethsemane Prayer
Original: Ἀββᾶ ὁ πατήρ, πάντα δυνατά σοι· παρένεγκε τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ
Category: Christology
NEW. Mark 14:36. Reuses established Abba/Baba vocabulary from Romans 8:15 exactly.
Cry Of Dereliction
Approved rendering: Elohi, Elohi, lema sabahtani?… Tanrım, Tanrım, beni neden terk ettin?
Transliteration: eh-loh-HEE, eh-loh-HEE, leh-MAH sah-bahkh-tah-NEE
Doctrine: The Cry of Dereliction
Original: Ελωι ελωι λεμα σαβαχθανι… ὁ θεός μου ὁ θεός μου, εἰς τί ἐγκατέλιπές με
Category: Christology
NEW. Mark 15:34. Both Aramaic transliteration and translation must be preserved; theological resolution flagged, not adjudicated.
Centurions Confession
Approved rendering: Gerçekten bu adam Tanrı’nın Oğlu’ydu!
Transliteration: gehr-chehk-TEHN boo ah-DAHM tahn-ruh-NUHN oh-LOO-dyoo
Doctrine: The Centurion’s Confession
Original: Ἀληθῶς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος υἱὸς θεοῦ ἦν
Category: Christology
NEW. Mark 15:39. Forms a narrative inclusio with Mark 1:1.
High Risk Terms
Help My Unbelief
Approved rendering: İnanıyorum, imansızlığımı yenmeme yardım et!
Transliteration: ee-nah-nuh-YOH-room, ee-mahn-suhz-luh-uh-MUH yehn-meh-MEH yahr-DUHM eht
Doctrine: Faith Amid Doubt
Original: Πιστεύω· βοήθει μου τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ
Category: Faith
NEW. Mark 9:24. Faith mixed with honest doubt; keep both halves in tension.
Low Risk Terms
Immediately Style Marker
Approved rendering: hemen
Transliteration: heh-MEHN
NEW. Throughout (40+ occurrences). Defining stylistic feature of Mark’s rapid narrative pace; keep consistent.
Widows Mite
Approved rendering: iki bakır para
Transliteration: ee-KEE bah-KUHR pah-RAH
NEW. Mark 12:41-44. Rendered plainly and concretely; no special Turkish cultural-idiom footprint identified.
Prophet Without Honor
Approved rendering: Bir peygamber kendi memleketinden başka yerde saygısızlıkla karşılanmaz
Transliteration: beer pehy-gahm-BEHR kehn-DEE mehm-leh-keh-teen-DEHN
NEW. Mark 6:4. Widely recognizable proverbial phrasing.
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