περιστερά peristera

Greek word for “dove” · Strong’s G4058 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

περιστερά, -ᾶς, ἡ; a dove: 10:16 21:12, 11:15, 3:22, 2:14, 16†;

How it is translated

Glosses given for peristera in context, with how often each is used:

• doves 5
• dove 4
• pigeons 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 2 (2), Matthew 3 (1), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 21 (1), Mark 1 (1), Mark 11 (1), Luke 2 (1), Luke 3 (1), John 1 (1)

Forms

• περιστερὰν 4
• περιστερὰς 3
• περιστεραί 1
• περιστεράς 1
• περιστερῶν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with peristera more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πωλέω pōleō “to sell” 4
• καταβαίνω katabainō “to come/go down” 4
• καταστρέφω katastrephō “to overturn” 2
• κολλυβιστής kollubistēs “moneychanger” 2
• καθέδρα kathedra “seat” 2
• ἱερόν hieros “temple” 3
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 4
• τράπεζα trapeza “table” 2
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 4
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 4
• ἀγοράζω agorazō “to buy” 2
• πρόβατον probaton “sheep” 2

Key verses

The verses using peristera that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 3:16 — And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like…
• Matthew 10:16 — Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
• Matthew 21:12 — And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats…
• Mark 1:10 — And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
• Mark 11:15 — And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the…
• Luke 2:24 — And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
• Luke 3:22 — And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well…
• John 1:32 — And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
• John 2:14 — And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
• John 2:16 — And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.