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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
A-1 Noun Strong's Number: g2844 Greek: koinonos

Partake, Partaker:

an adjective, signifying "having in common" (koinos, "common"), is used as a noun, denoting "a companion, partner, partaker," translated "partakers" in Mat 23:30; 1Cr 10:18, AV (see COMMUNION, B); 2Cr 1:7; Hbr 10:33, RV (see COMPANION, No. 2); 2Pe 1:4; "partaker" in 1Pe 5:1.
See PARTNER.

A-2 Noun Strong's Number: g4791 Greek: sunkoinonos

Partake, Partaker:

denotes "partaking jointly with" (sun, and No. 1), Rom 11:17, RV, "(didst become) partaker with them" (AV, "partakest"); 1Cr 9:23, RV, "a joint partaker," i.e., with the Gospel, as cooperating in its activity; the AV misplaces the "with" by attaching it to the superfluous italicized pronoun "you;" Phl 1:7, "partakers with (me of grace)," RV, and AV marg.; not as AV text, "partakers (of my grace);" Rev 1:9, "partaker with (you in the tribulation, etc.)," AV, "companion."
See COMPANION.

A-3 Noun Strong's Number: g3353 Greek: metochos

Partake, Partaker:

See FELLOW, No. 3, PARTNER.

A-4 Noun Strong's Number: g4830 Greek: summetochos

Partake, Partaker:

"partaking together with" (sun, "with," and No. 3), is used as a noun, a joint partaker, Eph 3:6, RV, "fellow partakers" (AV, "partakers"); in Eph 5:7, RV and AV, "partakers."

Notes:

(1) For antilambano, "to partake of," rendered "partakers" in 1Ti 6:2, AV, see B, No. 4.

(2) For the phrase "to be partakers," Col 1:12, see PART, A, No. 2.

B-1 Verb Strong's Number: g2841 Greek: koinoneo

Partake, Partaker:

"to have a share of, to share with, take part in" (akin to A, No. 1), is translated "to be partaker of" in 1Ti 5:22; Hbr 2:14 (1st part), AV, "are partakers of," RV, "are sharers in" (for the 2nd part see No. 3); 1Pe 4:13; 2Jo 1:11, RV, "partaketh in" (AV, "is partaker of"); in the Passive Voice in Rom 15:27.
See COMMUNICATE, DISTRIBUTE.

B-2 Verb Strong's Number: g4790 Greek: sunkoinoneo

Partake, Partaker:

See FELLOWSHIP, B, No. 2.

B-3 Verb Strong's Number: g3348 Greek: metecho

Partake, Partaker:

"to partake of, share in" (meta, "with," echo, "to have"), akin to A, No. 3, is translated "of partaking" in 1Cr 9:10, RV (AV, "be partaker of"); "partake of" in 1Cr 9:12, RV (AV, "be partakers of"); so in 1Cr 10:17, 21; in 1Cr 10:30 "partake;" in Hbr 2:14, the AV "took part of" is awkard; Christ "partook of" flesh and blood, RV; cp. No. 1 in this verse; in Hbr 5:13, metaphorically, of receiving elementary spiritual teaching, RV, "partaketh of (milk)," AV, "useth;" in Hbr 7:13, it is said of Christ (the antitype of Melchizedek) as "belonging to" (so RV) or "partaking of" (RV marg.) another tribe than that of Levi (AV, "pertaineth to").
See PERTAIN, USE.
See PARTNER, Note.

B-4 Verb Strong's Number: g482 Greek: antilambano

Partake, Partaker:

"to take hold of, to lay hold of" something before one, has the meaning "to partake of" in 1Ti 6:2, RV, "partake of," marg., "lay hold of," AV, "are... partakers of" (anti, "in return for," lambano, "to take or receive"); the benefit mentioned as "partaken" of by the masters would seem to be the improved quality of the service rendered; the benefit of redemption is not in view here.
See HELP.

B-5 Verb Strong's Number: g3335 Greek: metalambano

Partake, Partaker:

"to have, or get, a share of," is translated "to be partaker (or partakers) of" in 2Ti 2:6; Hbr 12:10.
See EAT, HAVE, RECEIVE, TAKE.

B-6 Verb Strong's Number: g4829 Greek: summerizo

Partake, Partaker:

primarily, "to distribute in shares" (sun, "with," meros, "a part"), in the Middle Voice, "to have a share in," is used in 1Cr 9:13, AV, "are partakers with (the altar)," RV, "have their portion with," i.e., they feed with others on that which, having been sacrificed, has been placed upon an altar; so the believer feeds upon Christ (who is the altar in Hbr 13:10).

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