Peristera denotes the bird seen in Spirit comparisons, sacrificial offerings, and temple-market sales.

The term denotes the bird in varied settings: as the comparison for the Spirit's descent, as birds offered in sacrifice or sold in the sacred place, and as the model of innocence beside serpents.

1. The bird in comparisons and public settings · dominant

   The singular accusative form occurs in comparisons of the Spirit's descent in John 1:32 and Mark 1:10; in Mark 1:10 the APB renders the clause "the Spirit descending like a dove toward him." Plural forms identify birds being sold in John 2:14 and Mark 11:15, while the nominative plural in Matthew 10:16 stands in the comparison "innocent as doves" in the APB.

   John 1:32Mark 1:10John 2:14Mark 11:15Matthew 10:16Luke 2:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as "dove" or "doves," including Spirit-descent comparisons, sacrificial language, and sellers in the sacred place. These English forms confirm the verse-level presentation rather than establish finer distinctions.