Strong G2842κοινωνία

participation

Transliteration
koinōnia
Pronunciation
koy-nohn-ee'-ah
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G2844; partnership that is (literally) participation or (social) intercourse or (pecuniary) benefaction: - (to) communicate (-ation) communion (contri-) distribution fellowship.

Detailed definition

κοινωνία, -ας, ἡ
(κοινωνός), [in LXX: Lev.6:2 (יָד תְּשׂוּמֶת), Wis.8:18, 3Ma.4:6 *;]
1. fellowship, communion: Act.2:42, 2Co.6:14, Php.1:5; τ. υἱοῦ, 1Co.1:9; τ. αἵματος, σώματος Χρ., 1Co.10:10: παθημάτων αὐτσῦ, Php.3:10; τ. πνεύματος, 2Co.13:13, Php.2:1; δεξιὰς κοινωνίας, Gal.2:9; τ. πίστεώς σου, Phm 6; before μετὰ: τ. πατρός, 1Jn.1:3 Jn 1:6; ἡμῶν, ἀλλήλων, 1Jn.1:3 Jn 1:7.

2. contribution (as outcome of fellowship): Rom.15:26, 2Co.8:4 9:13, Heb.13:6 (cf. Art. Communion, DB, i, 460 ff.; MM, Exp., xv).†
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In the Bible

Strong G2842 appears in 18 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • fellowship12
  • communion3
  • a1
  • communicate1
  • communication1
  • contribution1
  • distribution1

First verses

  1. Acts 2:42
    And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
  2. Romans 15:26
    For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:9
    God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
  4. 1 Corinthians 10:16
    The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
  5. 2 Corinthians 6:14
    Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
  6. 2 Corinthians 8:4
    Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
  7. 2 Corinthians 9:13
    Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
  8. 2 Corinthians 13:14
    The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.
  9. Galatians 2:9
    And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
  10. Ephesians 3:9
    And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
  11. Philippians 1:5
    For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
  12. Philippians 2:1
    If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
  13. Philippians 3:10
    That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
  14. Philemon 1:6
    That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
  15. Hebrews 13:16
    But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
  16. 1 John 1:3
    That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
  17. 1 John 1:6
    If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
  18. 1 John 1:7
    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κοινων-ία, ἡ,
communion, association, partnership, κ. μαλθακά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.97; οὔτε φιλία ἰδιώταις οὔτε κ. πόλεσιν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.10; ὅτῳ δὲ μὴ ἔνι κ., φιλία οὐκ ἂν εἴη 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 507e; ἐν ταῖς κ. τε καὶ ὁμιλίαις [prev. author] “Lg.” 861e, compare “Smp.” 182c)]; ἡ περὶ.. ἀνθρώπους πρὸς ἀλλήλους κ.[Refs ([prev. work] 188c; ἐν διαλύσει τῆς κ. [prev. author] “R.” 343d; ἡ τῶν γυναικῶν κ. τοῖς ἀνδράσι, i.e. co-education, [prev. work] 466c)]; ἀνθρωπίνη κ. human society, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Plt.” 276b; ἡ κ. ἡ πολιτική 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1252a7; αὕτη ἡ κ., of marriage, [prev. work] 1334b33; πόλις ἡ γενῶν καὶ κωμῶν κ. [prev. work] 1281a1)]; fellowship, [NT (NT.Acts.2.42, +others)]; ἡ πρὸς τὸν Δία κ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 2.19.27.)]
b joint-ownership, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (PLond. 2.311.2 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
2 with genitive objecti, λυγραὶ.. τῶν ὅπλων κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 1377; γάμων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 721a; γυναικῶν [prev. author] “R.” 461e)]; ἡ ἡδονῆς τε καὶ λύπης κ. συνδεῖ[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 462b; τῶν πόνων [prev. author] “Ti.” 87e; βοηθείας καὶ φιλίας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.28)]; βίου, of marriage, [NT+6th c.AD+ (“BGU” 1051.9 (Aug.); ἡ κ. τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος NT.2Cor.13.14 (later, of Holy “Communion”, 6th c.AD: Justinianus Imperator “Novellae” 7.11); κ. τῶν ἱερῶν “Supp.epigram” 4.247 (from Panamara))]; τίς θαλάσσης βουκόλοις κ.; what have herdsmen to do with the sea? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 254)]; τίς δαὶ κατόπτρου καὶ ξίφους κ.; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 140; λύπη μανίας κοινωνίαν ἔχει τινά 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 296)]; opposed to ἀκοινωνησία, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 423.)]
II sexual intercourse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1276; γυναικὸς λαμβάνειν κοινωνίαν 4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 20.3.)]
III charitable contribution, alms, [NT (NT.Rom.15.26, NT.Heb.13.16, “Jahresh.” 4 “Beibl.” 37.)]
III.2 charitable disposition, opposed to πλεονεξία, [Refs (“Corpus Hermeticum” 13.9.)]
IV [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Pythagoras Philosophus name for 2, “Theologumena Arithmeticae” 8.)]