What does πιστικός (pistikós) mean in the Bible?
πιστικός (pistikós): Denotes genuine authenticity or trustworthiness of things, not mere purity or quality alone
Greek · G4101
πιστικός
πιστικός (pistikós): Denotes genuine authenticity or trustworthiness of things, not mere purity or quality alone
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πιστικόςG4101
Pronunciationpistikós
What does πιστικός (pistikós) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G4101?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include made of pure (2).
Where does πιστικός (pistikós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 14:3. Its strongest book concentrations include John (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itmade of pure2×Mark 14:3, John 12:3
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMark 14:3
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Mark1John1
Source forms
πιστικῆς2xpistikēsMark 14:3, John 12:3
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular2xMark 14:3, John 12:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Denotes genuine authenticity or trustworthiness of things, not mere purity or quality alone
Strong'sG4101
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
pure
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Denotes genuine authenticity or trustworthiness of things, not mere purity or quality alone
1having the gift of persuasion (Plat., Gorg., 455A).
aof persons, faithful, trusty (Plut.);
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 14:3Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
πιστικῆςpistikhv
genuine, pure
Read verseJohn 12:3Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
πιστικῆςpistikhv
genuine, pure
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 patterns1Aligned forms2Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMark 14:3 · John 12:32×
Word Origins
πιστικός is built from this root:
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