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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 35 times in 35 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:8 - And he sent [fn]a dove after it to see if the water had ceased from off the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:9 - And the dove not having found rest for her feet, returned to him into the ark, because the water was on all the face of the earth, and he stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself into the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:10 - And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove from the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:11 - And the dove returned to him in the evening, and had a leaf of olive, a sprig in her mouth; and Noe knew that the water had ceased from off the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:12 - And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him again any more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:9 - And he said to him, Take for me an heifer in her third year, and a she-goat in her third year, and a ram in his third year, and a dove and a pigeon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:14 - And if he bring his gift, a burnt-offering to the Lord, of birds, then shall he bring his gift of doves or pigeons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:7 - And if he cannot afford a sheep, he shall bring for his sin which he has sinned, two turtle-doves or two young pigeons to the Lord; one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:11 - And if he cannot afford a pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, then shall he bring as his gift for his sin, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall not pour oil upon it, nor shall he put frankincense upon it, because it is a sin-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:6 - And when the days of her purification shall have been fulfilled for a son or a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of a year old without blemish for a whole-burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or turtle-dove for a sin-offering to the door of the tabernacle of witness, to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:8 - And if she cannot afford a lamb, then shall she take two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, one for a whole-burnt-offering, and one for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be purified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:22 - and two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, as he can afford; and the one shall be for a sin-offering, and the other for a whole-burnt-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:30 - And he shall offer one of the turtle-doves or of the young pigeons, as he can afford it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:14 - And on the eighth day he shall take to himself two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, and he shall bring them before the Lord to the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and shall give them to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:29 - And on the eighth day she shall take two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and shall bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:10 - And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the doors of the tabernacle of witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:25 - And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was valued at fifty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung at five pieces of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6 - (LXX 54:7) And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 - (LXX 67:14) Even if ye should lie among the lots, ye shall have the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with [fn]yellow gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:15 - Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:10 - My kinsman answers, and says to me, Rise up, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:13 - The fig-tree has put forth its young figs, the vines put forth the tender grape, they yield a smell: arise, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove; yea, come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:14 - Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, near the wall: shew me thy face, and cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet, and thy countenance is beautiful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1 - Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves, beside thy veil: thy hair is as flocks of goats, that have appeared from Galaad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2 - I sleep, but my heart is awake: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, saying, Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:12 - His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:9 - My dove, my perfect one is one; she is the only one of her mother; she is the choice of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and the queens will pronounce her blessed, yea, and the concubines, and they will praise her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for mine eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - They shall proceed together as a bear and as a dove: we have waited for judgment, and there is no salvation, it is gone far from us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:8 - Who are these that fly as clouds, and as doves with young ones to me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:28 - (LXX 31:28) The inhabitants of Moab have left the cities, and dwelt in rocks; they have become as doves nestling in rocks, at the mouth of a cave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:11 - And Ephraim was as a silly dove, not having a heart: he called to Egypt, and they went to the Assyrians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11 - They shall be amazed and fly as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of the Assyrians: and I will restore them to their houses, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:7 - (LXX 2:8) and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maid-servants were led away as doves moaning in their hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:1 - Alas the glorious and ransomed city.
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