pistic

It is called pistic nard, that is, faithful and precious.

Catena Aurea - Gospel of Mark 1225?-1274 1842

In the original the adjective "pistic" appears; this is translated by some as meaning "liquid," but by others as signifying "genuine."

Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897

Version in these passages has "pistic nard," pistic being perhaps a local name.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

Theophylact, Matthew 26: 2: Or as is said in Greek, of pistic nard, that is, faithful, because the ointment of the nard was made faithfully and without counterfeit.

Catena Aurea - Gospel of Mark 1225?-1274 1842

In temperate regions, nearly all the tender leaves of spring are edible, and were traditionally a welcome harbinger of the new crops to come after winter’s scarcity; in northeast Italy, for example, pistic is a springtime collection of more than 50 different wild greens boiled and then sauteed together.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

In temperate regions, nearly all the tender leaves of spring are edible, and were traditionally a welcome harbinger of the new crops to come after winter’s scarcity; in northeast Italy, for example, pistic is a springtime collection of more than 50 different wild greens boiled and then sauteed together.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004