ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ, περιστερα
PERISTERA, peristera
Sounds Like: peh-ris-teh-RAH
Translations: dove, a dove, pigeon, a pigeon
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a dove or pigeon. In ancient contexts, doves were often associated with purity, peace, and the Holy Spirit. They are frequently mentioned in biblical texts, sometimes as sacrificial offerings or as symbols. It is a feminine noun.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4058 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 2:2
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 16:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 8:9, 8:11
- Odes — 7:14
- Song of Solomon — 2:10, 2:13, 2:14, 5:2, 6:8
- Isaiah — 38:14, 59:11
- Hosea — 7:11, 11:11
- Zephaniah — 3:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΑΙ — doves, pigeons
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΑΙΣ — doves, pigeons, to doves, to pigeons, for doves, for pigeons
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΑΝ — dove, a dove, pigeon, a pigeon
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΑΣ — of a dove, of doves
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΕ — dove, a dove, pigeon, a pigeon
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΩΝ — of doves, of a dove
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