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Lexicon :: Strong's G2842 - koinōnia

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κοινωνία
Transliteration
koinōnia (Key)
Pronunciation
koy-nohn-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:797,447

Strong’s Definitions

κοινωνία koinōnía, koy-nohn-ee'-ah; from G2844; partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction:—(to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution, fellowship.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's G2842 in the following manner: fellowship (12x), communion (4x), communication (1x), distribution (1x), contribution (1x), to communicate (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's G2842 in the following manner: fellowship (12x), communion (4x), communication (1x), distribution (1x), contribution (1x), to communicate (1x).

  1. fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse

    1. the share which one has in anything, participation

    2. intercourse, fellowship, intimacy

      1. the right hand as a sign and pledge of fellowship (in fulfilling the apostolic office)

    3. a gift jointly contributed, a collection, a contribution, as exhibiting an embodiment and proof of fellowship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κοινωνία koinōnía, koy-nohn-ee'-ah; from G2844; partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction:—(to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution, fellowship.
STRONGS G2842:
κοινωνία, κοινωνίας, ἡ ( κοινωνός), fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse; in the N. T. as in classical Greek
1. the share which one has in anything, participation; with the genitive of the thing in which he shares: πνεύματος, Philippians 2:1; τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, 2 Corinthians 13:13 (14); τῶν παθημάτων τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Philippians 3:10; τῆς πίστεως, Philemon 1:6 (cf. Lightfoot); τοῦ ἱματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, i. e. in the benefits of Christ's death, 1 Corinthians 10:16 (cf. Meyer at the passage); τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ in the (mystical) body of Christ or the church, ibid.; τῆς διακονίας, 2 Corinthians 8:4; τοῦ μυστηρίου, Ephesians 3:9 Rec. εἰς κοινωνίαν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, to obtain fellowship in the dignity and blessings of the Son of God, 1 Corinthians 1:9, where cf. Meyer.
2. intercourse, fellowship, intimacy: δεξιά κοινωνίας, the right hand as the sign and pledge of fellowship (in fulfilling the apostolic office), Galatians 2:9 (where see Lightfoot); τίς κοινωνία φωτί πρός σκότος; what in common has light with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14 ( τίς οὖν κοινωνία πρός Ἀπολλωνα τῷ μηδέν οἰκεῖον ἐπιτετηδευκοτι, Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 14 at the end; εἰ δέ τίς ἐστι κοινωνία πρός Θεούς ἡμῖν, Stobaeus, serm. 28 (i. p. 87, Gaisf. edition)); used of the intimate bond of fellowship which unites Christians: absolutely, Acts 2:42; with εἰς τό εὐαγγέλιον added, Philippians 1:5; κοινωνίαν ἔχειν μεθ' ἡμῶν, μετ' ἀλλήλων, 1 John 1:3, 7; of the fellowship of Christians with God and Christ, μετά τοῦ πατρός καί μετά τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, 1 John 1:3, 6, (which fellowship, according to John's teaching, consists in the fact that Christians are partakers in common of the same mind as God and Christ, and of the blessings arising therefrom). By a use unknown to secular authors κοινωνία in the N. T. denotes:
3. a benefaction jointly contributed, a collection, a contribution, as exhibiting an embodiment and proof of fellowship (cf. Grimm, Exeget. Hdbch. on Wisd. 8:18, p. 176): 2 Corinthians 8:4; εἰς τινα, for the benefit of one, 2 Corinthians 9:13; ποιεῖσθαι κοινωνία (to make a contribution) εἰς τινα, Romans 15:26; joined with εὐποιΐα, Hebrews 13:16. (Cf. Buttmann, § 132, 8.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
2:42
Romans
15:26
1 Corinthians
1:9; 10:16
2 Corinthians
6:14; 8:4; 8:4; 9:13; 13:13
Galatians
2:9
Ephesians
3:9
Philippians
1:5; 2:1; 3:10
Philemon
1:6
Hebrews
13:16
1 John
1:3; 1:3; 1:6; 1:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2842 matches the Greek κοινωνία (koinōnia),
which occurs 19 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:42 - And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:26 - For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:9 - God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:14 - Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:4 - begging us earnestly for the favor[fn] of taking part in the relief of the saints—

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:13 - By their approval of this service, they[fn] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:14 - The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:9 - and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:5 - because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:1 - So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:10 - that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:6 - and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:16 - Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:3 - that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:6 - If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:7 - But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
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