κοινωνέω
koinōnéō · G2841 · Greek · 8 occurrences
Meanings
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to share
To share one’s possessions, with the implication of some kind of joint participation and mutual interest
ExamplesRomans 12:13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.
Romans 15:27 For they were pleased to do so, and they are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are indebted to do them a service also in material things.
Galatians 6:6 The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him.
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to join in doing, to share in doing
To join with others in some activity
Examples1 Timothy 5:22 Do not lay hands upon anyone too quickly and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
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to be a person, to be a physical being
(An idiom, literally: to share blood and flesh) To have the characteristics and nature of a human being
ExamplesHebrews 2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
8 occurrences in 8 groups
- ἔθνοςnation, Gentiles 1
- ἐκκλησίαcongregation, church 1
- κατηχέωto instruct 1
- λέγωto say 1
- παιδίονchild 1
- Not stated: you (more than one) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- αἷμαblood 1
- σάρξflesh, body, physical body 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- εἰςto+ λόγοςword, saying, message 1
- ἐνin+ ἀγαθόςgood 1
- ἐνin+ ἀρχήbeginning, ruler 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- μήnot 1
- ὅτεwhen 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- εἴδωto know 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- חָבַר châbar · H2266 · to be joined together, to touch (one another), to join together
- Hebrew חָבַר emphasizes the act of joining/coupling/binding together (concrete or abstract alliance), while Greek κοινωνέω specifically denotes sharing or having fellowship in common participation; both express relational bonding through partnership.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To join in doing, to share in doing42.16
- κοινωνέω can describe joining another in an activity or partaking together in an action. Philippians 4:15 has Paul recalling that “no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone,” the κοινωνέω naming this joint participation in giving and receiving.
- To share57.98
- The verb also describes sharing material or spiritual benefits with another. Romans 15:27 explains that since “the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are indebted to do them a service also in material things,” the κοινωνέω naming this sharing in spiritual blessing that created the reciprocal obligation.
- To be a person, to be a physical being9.15
- κοινωνέω can also describe sharing fully in a common human nature or condition. Hebrews 2:14 states, “since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death,” the κοινωνέω naming this shared possession of human flesh and blood.
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon κοινώνω; 1 aorist ἐκοινώνησα; perfect κεκοινώνηκα; (κοινωνός); a. to come into communion…
a. to come into communion or fellowship, to become a sharer, be made a partner: as in Greek writings with the genitive of the thing, Heb 2:14 ((so Prov 1:11; Prov 1:2 Macc. 14:25)); with the dative of the thing (rarely so in Greek writings), Rom 15:27; (1 Pet 4:13).
b. to enter into fellowship, join oneself as an associate, make oneself a sharer or partner: as in Greek writings, with the dative of the thing, 1 Tim 5:22; 2 Jn 1:11; ταῖς χεῖρας τίνος, so to make another's necessities one's own as to relieve them (A. V. communicating to the necessities etc.), Rom 12:13; with the dative of person followed by εἰς τί (as in Plato, rep. 5, p. 453 a.), Phm 4:15; followed by ἐν with the dative of the thing which one shares with another, Gal 6:6 (κοινωνησεις ἐν πᾶσι τῷ πλησίον σου καί οὐκ ἐρεῖς ἰδίᾳ εἶναι, Epistle of Barnabas 19, 8 [ET]); cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 8a.; (Buttmann, § 132, 8; Lightfoot or Ellicott on Galatians 1.
c. Compare: συγκοινωνέω.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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