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περιστερά

Transliteration: peristera · noun

10x in NTFirst: Matt 3:16
Meaninga dove
Part of speechnoun
Frequency10x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsπεριστερὰν, περιστεραί, περιστεράς, περιστερὰς, περιστερῶν
Example versesMatt 3:16 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 21:12 · Mark 1:10 · Mark 11:15
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What kind of word is περιστερά?

περιστερά (peristera) is a noun that occurs 10 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a dove” and first appears in Matt 3:16.

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