Peristera περιστερά

Peristera (Greek περιστερά, Strong's G4058) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “dove”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Peristera, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• 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 a dove, and lighting upon him: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.
• 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.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent 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 of them that sold doves,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

• 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: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.
• 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 moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;When 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.

Luke

• 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.and to offer the sacrifice specified 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 pleased.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

• John 1:32
  And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
• John 2:14
  And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
• John 2:16
  And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).