Lexical Summary peristera: a dove Original Word: περιστεράTransliteration: peristera Phonetic Spelling: (per-is-ter-ah') Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a dove Meaning: a dove Strong's Concordance dove, pigeon. Of uncertain derivation; a pigeon -- dove, pigeon. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4058: περιστεράπεριστερά, 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.) |