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Lexicon :: Strong's G4058 - peristera

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περιστερά
Transliteration
peristera (Key)
Pronunciation
per-is-ter-ah'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:63,830

Strong’s Definitions

περιστερά peristerá, per-is-ter-ah'; of uncertain derivation; a pigeon:—dove, pigeon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G4058 in the following manner: dove (9x), pigeon (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G4058 in the following manner: dove (9x), pigeon (1x).

  1. a dove

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περιστερά peristerá, per-is-ter-ah'; of uncertain derivation; a pigeon:—dove, pigeon.
STRONGS G4058:
περιστερά, περιστεράς, ἡ, Hebrew יונָה, a dove: Matthew 3:16; Matthew 10:16; Matthew 21:12; Mark 1:10; Mark 11:15; Luke 2:24; Luke 3:22; John 1:32; John 2:14, 16. (From Herodotus down.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
3:16; 10:16; 21:12
Mark
1:10; 11:15
Luke
2:24; 3:22
John
1:32; 2:14; 2:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4058 matches the Greek περιστερά (peristera),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After Jesus was baptized, He came up immediately out of the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he (John) saw the [fn]Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him (Jesus),

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 -

“Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:12 -

And Jesus entered the temple [grounds] and drove out [with force] all who were buying and selling [birds and animals for sacrifice] in the temple area, and He turned over the tables of the moneychangers [who made a profit exchanging foreign money for temple coinage] and the chairs of those who were selling doves [for sacrifice].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 - [fn]Immediately coming up out of the water, he (John) saw the heavens torn open, and the [fn]Spirit like a dove descending on Him (Jesus);

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Then they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple [grounds] and began driving out [with force] the people who were [fn]selling and buying [animals for sacrifice] in the temple area, and overturned the tables of the moneychangers [who made a profit exchanging foreign money for temple coinage] and the seats of those who were selling doves;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:24 - and [they came also] to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord [to be appropriate for a family of modest means], “A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - and the [fn]Holy Spirit descended on Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are My Son, My Beloved, in You I am well-pleased and delighted!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32 - John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, “I have seen the [fn]Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:14 - And in the temple [enclosure] He found the [fn]people who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at their tables.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:16 - then to those who sold the doves He said, “Take these things away! Stop making My Father’s house a place of commerce!”
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