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Koine Greek wordlink #5954

SR GNT Mat 10:16 περιστεραί (peristerai) ‘innocent as the doves’ Strongs=40580 Lemma=peristera
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=plural

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Only use of identical word form περιστεραί (N-NFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘περιστεραί’ (N-NFP) is always and only glossed as ‘doves’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘peristera’ have 3 different glosses: ‘a dove’, ‘of doves’, ‘doves’.

Greek words (5) other than περιστεραί (N-NFP) with a gloss related to ‘doves’

YHN 2:14 περιστερὰς (peristeras) N-AFP ‘and sheep and doves and the money-changers’ SR GNT Yhn 2:14 word 16

YHN 2:16 περιστερὰς (peristeras) N-AFP ‘and to the ones doves selling he said take_away’ SR GNT Yhn 2:16 word 5

MARK 11:15 περιστερὰς (peristeras) N-AFP ‘of the ones selling the doves he overturned’ SR GNT Mark 11:15 word 45

MAT 21:12 περιστεράς (peristeras) N-AFP ‘of the ones selling the doves’ SR GNT Mat 21:12 word 32

LUKE 2:24 περιστερῶν (peristerōn) N-GFP ‘or two young of doves’ SR GNT Luke 2:24 word 18

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural