Matthew 10:16:20Matt.10.16.W20PAT
περιστεραί
peristerai
“doves”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-ste-RAI
- Extended
- pe-ri-ste-RAI
- IPA
- /pe.ri.ste.ˈrai/
Meaning by language
- English
- doves
- French
- colombes
- Spanish
- palomas
- Portuguese
- pombas
- German
- Tauben
- Russian
- голубей
- Arabic-Simplified
- حمام
- Hindi
- कबूतर
- Chinese-Simplified
- 鸽子
- Korean
- 비둘기들
- Indonesian
- merpati
- Bengali
- পায়রা
- Tagalog
- kalapati
- Swahili
- njiwa
- Amharic
- ርግቦች
- Yoruba
- àdàbà
- Igbo
- nduru
- Twi
- mmorɔnoma
- Ewe
- agbɔ
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-ri-ste-RAI
- clause
GI-ne-sthe oun PHRO-ni-moi hōs hoi O-pheis kai a-KE-rai-oi hōs hai pe-ri-ste-RAI
- sentence
i-DOO e-GŌ a-po-STEL-lo hy-MAS hōs PRO-ba-ta en ME-sō LY-kōn GI-ne-sthe oun PHRO-ni-moi hōs hoi O-pheis kai a-KE-rai-oi hōs hai pe-ri-ste-RAI
In context — Matthew 10:16
Behold I send you as sheep in midst of wolves be therefore wise as the serpents and innocent as the doves
About this coordinate
Matthew 10:16:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 10:16, so the Greek word περιστεραί (peristerai) 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.10.16.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.10.16.W20.S1) and character.