adjective

pistikas

Greekπιστικός (pistikos)

Strong’sG4101

genuine, pure

stem pistik-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

pure2×

What it means

*† πιστικός, -ή, -όν (πίστις),

1. having the gift of persuasion (Plat., Gorg., 455 A).

(a) of persons, faithful, trusty (Plut.);

(b) of things, trustworthy, genuine: νάρδος π., Mk 14:3, Jo 12:3.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4101 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpis-tik-os'

trustworthy, i.e. genuine (unadulterated)

Fromfrom G4102;

King Jamesspike-(nard).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	pistikos	pistikas	pistikem	pistikois	pistikais	pistikeim
object accusative	pistikon	pistikan		pistikoin	pistikain
direct address vocative	pistikor	pistikar		pistikoir	pistikair
of, belonging to genitive	pistikou	pistikau2×πιστικῆς	pistikeu	pistikoiu	pistikaiu	pistikeiu
to, for dative	pistiko	pistika	pistike	pistikoi	pistikai	pistikei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

pistikstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

pistik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

pistikau“pure”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

Mark 14:3“pure”Kai arōtou autou en Bēthania en ta oikia Simōnou tou leprou katakeierōtou autou erchata gunaikas echarōtas alabastran mureu nardau pistikau polutelau; suntribaratas tan alabastran katachata autou tau kefalau.While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

John 12:3“pure”tas oun Mariam lambaratas litran mureu nardau pistikau polutimau aleifata toin podoin tou Iēsu kai ekmassata tai thrixai autau toin podoin autou; tas de oikias plērita ek tau osmau teu mureu.Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.