Noun peristera (dove) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

3: 16And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove (peristera) and alighting on him.
10: 16"See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves (peristera).
21: 12Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves (peristera).

Mark

1: 10And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove (peristera) on him.
11: 15Then they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves (peristera);

Luke

2: 24and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves or two young doves (peristera)."
3: 22and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove (peristera). And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."

John

1: 32And John testified, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove (peristera), and it remained on him.
2: 14In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves (peristera), and the money changers seated at their tables.
2: 16He told those who were selling the doves (peristera), "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"