Dove, Turtle-dove

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

1peristeraG4058

denotes "a dove or pigeon," Mat 3:16, Mat 10:16 (indicating its proverbial harmlessness); Mat 21:12, Mar 1:10, Mar 11:15, Luk 2:24 ("pigeons"); Luk 3:22, Joh 1:32, Joh 2:14, Joh 2:16.

2trugonG5167

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