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Dove, Turtle-Dove

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: περιστερά

(Strong's #4058 — Noun Feminine — peristera — per-is-ter-ah' )

denotes "a dove or pigeon," Matthew 3:16; 10:16 (indicating its proverbial harmlessness); 21:12; Mark 1:10; 11:15; Luke 2:24 ("pigeons"); 3:22; John 1:32; 2:14,16 .

2: τρυγών

(Strong's #5167 — — trugon — troo-gone' )

denotes "a turtle-dove" (from truzo, "to murmur, to coo"), Luke 2:24 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Dove, Turtle-Dove'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​d/dove-turtle-dove.html. 1940.
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