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
Pure
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πιστικός G4101
Pronunciation pistikós
What does πιστικός (pistikós) mean in the Bible?
πιστικός (pistikós): Denotes genuine authenticity or trustworthiness of things, not mere purity or quality alone
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Questions this entry answers
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 It made of pure 2× Mark 14:3, John 12:3
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Usage map
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First aligned row Mark 14:3
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Mark 1 John 1
Source forms
πιστικῆς 2x pistikēs Mark 14:3, John 12:3
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular 2x Mark 14:3, John 12:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Denotes genuine authenticity or trustworthiness of things, not mere purity or quality alone
Strong's G4101
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
pure
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 14:3 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
πιστικῆς pistikhv
genuine, pure
Read verse John 12:3 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
πιστικῆς pistikhv
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 14:3 · John 12:3 2×
Word Origins
πιστικός is built from this root:
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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