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 Originfrom
pistisDefinitiontrustworthy
NASB Translationpure (2).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4101: πιστικόςπιστικός,
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:γυνήπιστικηκαίοἰκουρόςκαίπειθομενητῷἀνδρί,Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 2, 32; often so inCedrenus (also (of persons) inEpiphanius,John Moschus,Sophronius of Damascus; cf.Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word); of commodities equivalent toδόκιμος,genuine, pure, unadulterated: soνάρδοςπιστικη (butA. V.spike-(i. e. spiked)nard, after thenardispicati of theVulg. (in Mark)),Mark 14:3;John 12:3 (for nard was often adulterated; seePliny, h. n. 12,26;Dioscorides (?) de mater. med. 1, 6 and 7); hence, metaphorically,τόπιστικοντῆςκαινῆςδιαθήκηςκρᾶμα,Eusebius, dem. evang. 9, 8 (p. 439 d.). Cf. the full discussion of this word in Fritzsche on Mark, p. 596ff; Lücke onJohn 12:3, p. 494ff;Winer's Grammar, 97f (92f); (especially Dr. James Morison on Mark, the passage cited).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
genuine, pureFrompistis; trustworthy, i.e. Genuine (unadulterated) -- spike-(nard).
see GREEKpistis
Forms and Transliterations
πιστικης πιστικής πιστικῆς pistikes pistikês pistikēs pistikē̂sLinks
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