What does νάρδος · πιστικός · πολυτελής mean in the Bible?
νάρδος · πιστικός · πολυτελής is a Greek phrase meaning "pure expensive nard".
Greek · G3487, G4101, G4185
νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτελοῦς
"Nard" · pure · extremely expensive
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νάρδος G3487 "nard"
Pronunciation nárdos
Aromatic plant product; specifically the costly fragrant ointment used for anointing Jesus in worship.
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πιστικός G4101 pure
Pronunciation pistikós
Denotes genuine authenticity or trustworthiness of things, not mere purity or quality alone
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πολυτελής G4185 extremely expensive
Pronunciation polytelḗs
Costly luxury item commanding high price; used metaphorically for spiritual beauty surpassing material value.
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What does νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτελοῦς (nardou pistikēs polytelous) mean in the Bible?
νάρδος · πιστικός · πολυτελής is a Greek phrase meaning "pure expensive nard".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3487, G4101, G4185?
G3487, G4101, G4185 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. pure expensive nard
Source Gloss
pure expensive nard
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 14:3 · John 12:3 2×
Word Origins
νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτελοῦς is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H5373 Related Hebrew
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain