noun · feminine
peristeras
Greekπεριστερά (peristera)
Strong’sG4058
a dove
stem perister-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
περιστερά, -ᾶς, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for יוֹנָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4058 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidper-is-ter-ah'
a pigeon
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesdove, pigeon.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | peristeras | peristerais1×περιστεραί |
| object accusative | peristeran4×περιστερὰν | peristerain4×περιστερὰς |
| direct address vocative | peristerar | peristerair |
| of, belonging to genitive | peristerau | peristeraiu1×περιστερῶν |
| to, for dative | peristera | peristerai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
peristera is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
peristeran“dove”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 3:16“dove”baptiziratos de tos Iēsus euthuos anabainata apo teu hudōreu; kai idou anoigila tois ouranois, kai horata pneumem theou katabainarōtem hōsei peristeran ercherōtem epi auton;As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
Mark 1:10“dove”kai euthuos anabainarōtos ek teu hudōreu horata schizirōtoin toin ouranoin kai tem pneumem hōs peristeran katabainarōtem eis auton;As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
Luke 3:22“dove”kai katabainara tem pneumem tem hagiem sōmatike eide hōs peristeran epi auton, kai fōnan ek ouranou ginera; Sis asō tos huios mu tos agapētos, en si eudokama.and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
John 1:32“dove”kai marturata Iōannos legarōtos hoti Theasemē tem pneumem katabainarōtem hōs peristeran ek ouranou, kai menata epi auton;Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
peristerais“doves”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 10:16“doves”Idou mis apostelamō vin hōs probateim en mese lukoiu; ginevōr oun fronimois hōs tois ofiois kai akeraiois hōs tais peristerais.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
peristerain“doves”objectaccusative plural4×
Matthew 21:12“doves”Kai eiserchata Iēsus eis tem hierem, kai ekballata pantoin toin pōlarōtoin kai agorazarōtoin en te hiere kai tain trapezain toiu kollubistoiu katastrefata kai tain kathedrain toiu pōlarōtoiu tain peristerain,Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
Mark 11:15“doves”Kai erchelō eis Hierosolumeim. kai eisercharatos eis tem hierem archeta ekballarō toin pōlarōtoin kai toin agorazarōtoin en te hiere, kai tain trapezain toiu kollubistoiu kai tain kathedrain toiu pōlarōtoiu tain peristerain katastrefataWhen they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
John 2:14“doves”kai heuriskata en te hiere toin pōlarōtoin bouoin kai probateim kai peristerain kai toin kermatistoin katherōtoin,In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
John 2:16“doves”kai toi tain peristerain pōlarōtoi legata; Airavar houteim enteuthen, mē poiavōr ton oikon tou patērou mu oikon emporieu.To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
peristeraiu“pigeons”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Luke 2:24“pigeons”kai teu dōara thusian kata tem legirētem en to nomo kuriou, zeugem trugōnaiu ē duo nossoin peristeraiu.and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”