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:
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περιστερά
G4058 · peristerá · per-is-ter-ah' · Greek
Strong’s definition
a pigeon
KJV usage
:--dove, pigeon.
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Mapped occurrences
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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,
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
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;
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 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 John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.