4101. pistikos
Strong's Lexicon
pistikos: Genuine, pure, trustworthy

Original Word: πιστικός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: pistikos
Pronunciation: pis-tee-kos'
Phonetic Spelling: (pis-tik-os')
Definition: Genuine, pure, trustworthy
Meaning: genuine, pure (of ointment), trustworthy.

Word Origin: Derived from πίστις (pistis), meaning "faith" or "trust."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "pistikos," the concept of purity and genuineness can be related to Hebrew words like טָהוֹר (tahor, Strong's 2889), meaning "pure" or "clean."

Usage: The Greek adjective "pistikos" is used to describe something that is genuine or pure, often in the context of valuable substances. In the New Testament, it is specifically used to describe the quality of a costly ointment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, perfumes and ointments were highly valued and often used in religious and burial practices. They were considered luxury items, and their purity and authenticity were of utmost importance. The term "pistikos" would have conveyed the idea of an unadulterated and high-quality product, worthy of significant expense and use in important rituals.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from pistis
Definition
trustworthy
NASB Translation
pure (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4101: πιστικός

πιστικός, πιστικη, πιστικον (πιστός), pertaining to belief;

a. having the power of persuading, skillful in producing belief: Plato, Gorgias, p. 455 a. b. trusty, faithful, that can be relied on: γυνή πιστικη καί οἰκουρός καί πειθομενη τῷ ἀνδρί, Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 2, 32; often so in Cedrenus (also (of persons) in Epiphanius, John Moschus, Sophronius of Damascus; cf. Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word); of commodities equivalent to δόκιμος, genuine, pure, unadulterated: so νάρδος πιστικη (but A. V. spike-(i. e. spiked) nard, after thenardispicati of the Vulg. (in Mark)), Mark 14:3; John 12:3 (for nard was often adulterated; see Pliny, h. n. 12,26; Dioscorides (?) de mater. med. 1, 6 and 7); hence, metaphorically, τό πιστικον τῆς καινῆς διαθήκης κρᾶμα, Eusebius, dem. evang. 9, 8 (p. 439 d.). Cf. the full discussion of this word in Fritzsche on Mark, p. 596ff; Lücke on John 12:3, p. 494ff; Winer's Grammar, 97f (92f); (especially Dr. James Morison on Mark, the passage cited).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
genuine, pure

From pistis; trustworthy, i.e. Genuine (unadulterated) -- spike-(nard).

see GREEK pistis

Forms and Transliterations
πιστικης πιστικής πιστικῆς pistikes pistikês pistikēs pistikē̂s
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 14:3 Adj-GFS
GRK: μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτελοῦς συντρίψασα
NAS: perfume of pure nard;
INT: of ointment of nard pure of great price having broken

John 12:3 Adj-GFS
GRK: μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου ἤλειψεν
NAS: perfume of pure nard,
INT: of ointment of nard pure of great price anointed

Strong's Greek 4101
2 Occurrences


πιστικῆς — 2 Occ.

















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