Matthew 3:16:21Matt.3.16.W21PAT
⸀περιστερὰν
peristeran
“a dove”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-ste-RAN
- Extended
- peh-rih-steh-RAHN
- IPA
- /pe.ri.steˈran/
Meaning by language
- English
- a dove
- French
- une colombe
- Spanish
- una paloma
- Portuguese
- uma pomba
- German
- eine Taube
- Russian
- голубь
- Arabic-Simplified
- حمامة
- Hindi
- कबूतर
- Chinese-Simplified
- 鸽子
- Korean
- 비둘기
- Indonesian
- merpati
- Bengali
- পায়রা
- Tagalog
- kalapati
- Swahili
- njiwa
- Amharic
- ርግብ
- Yoruba
- ẹyẹle
- Igbo
- nduru
- Twi
- aborɔnoma
- Ewe
- aɖaba
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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
pe-ri-ste-RAN
- phraseyour reading level
KAI EI-den PNEU-ma the-OO ka-ta-BAI-non hô-SEI pe-ri-ste-RAN er-KHO-me-non ep au-TON
- clause
KAI i-DOU ê-ne-Ô-ikh-thê-san hoi ou-ra-NOI KAI EI-den PNEU-ma the-OO ka-ta-BAI-non hô-SEI pe-ri-ste-RAN er-KHO-me-non ep au-TON
- sentence
bap-tis-THEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS eu-THYS a-NE-bê a-PO TOU HY-da-tos KAI i-DOU ê-ne-Ô-ikh-thê-san hoi ou-ra-NOI KAI EI-den PNEU-ma the-OO ka-ta-BAI-non hô-SEI pe-ri-ste-RAN er-KHO-me-non ep au-TON
In context — Matthew 3:16
having been baptized {and} {the} Jesus immediately {He} went up from the water {and} behold were opened the heavens {and} he saw Spirit of God descending as if a dove coming upon him
About this coordinate
Matthew 3:16:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Matthew 3:16, so the Greek word ⸀περιστερὰν (peristeran) 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.3.16.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.3.16.W21.S1) and character.