The olive leaf
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καὶ ἀνέστρεψεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ περιστερὰ τὸ πρὸς ἑσπέραν, καὶ εἶχεν φύλλον ἐλαίας κάρφος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῆς· καὶ ἔγνω Νῶε ὅτι κεκόπακεν τὸ ὕδωρ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς.
φύλλον ἐλαίας κάρφος, literally “a leaf of olive, a twig” — a freshly plucked sprig, proof the dove had touched living land, not just floating debris. The dove and olive leaf together have become the universal emblem of peace after storm; the same περιστερά will reappear at the Jordan (see v.8's note) carrying that same freight of the Spirit's gentleness.
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