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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened[fn] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 - “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:12 - Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 - As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him[fn] like a dove.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:15 - When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:24 - So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32 - Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:14 - In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:16 - Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, “Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!”
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