Matthew 21:12:29Matt.21.12.W29TAB
περιστεράς,
peristeras
“pigeons”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-ste-RAS
- Extended
- peh-rih-steh-RAHS
- IPA
- /pe.ri.ste.ˈras/
Meaning by language
- English
- pigeons
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ri-ste-RAS
- phraseyour reading level
KAI e-KSE-ba-len PAN-tas TOUS pô-LOUN-tas KAI a-go-RA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI TAS tra-PE-zas TÔN kol-ly-bi-STÔN ka-TE-stre-psen KAI TAS ka-THE-dras TÔN pô-LOUN-tôn TAS pe-ri-ste-RAS
- sentence
KAI ei-SÊL-then ee-ay-SOOS eis TO hi-e-RON KAI e-KSE-ba-len PAN-tas TOUS pô-LOUN-tas KAI a-go-RA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI TAS tra-PE-zas TÔN kol-ly-bi-STÔN ka-TE-stre-psen KAI TAS ka-THE-dras TÔN pô-LOUN-tôn TAS pe-ri-ste-RAS
Exegesis
The objects tas trapezas tōn kollybistōn {τὰς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν | tàs trapézas tôn kollybistōn} and tas kathedras tōn polountōn tas peristeras {τὰς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τὰς περιστεράς | tàs kathédras tôn polountōn tàs peristerás} use genitives to specify ownership, underscoring the removal of marketplace commerce from sacred space.
Root and etymology
peristeraperisterá
“dove”
In context — Matthew 21:12
And Jesus went into the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying there; He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those selling doves.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:12:29 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 29 of Matthew 21:12, so the Greek word περιστεράς, (peristeras) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.21.12.W29, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.12.W29.S1) and character.