Lexical Definition
κοινωνία koinōnía (koy-nohn-ee'-ah) participation G:N-F
from κοινωνός
(to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution, fellowship.
- partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| κοινωνίᾳ | in fellowship | Acts.2.42 |
| partnership | Phil.1.5 | |
| κοινωνίασ | fellowship | LXX.Lev.6.2 |
| of fellowship | Gal.2.9 | |
| of sharing | Heb.13.16 | |
| participation | 2Cor.9.13 | |
| κοινωνίαν | a contribution | Rom.15.26 |
| fellowship | 1Cor.1.9 • 2Cor.8.4 • Phil.3.10 • 1John.1.3 • 1John.1.6 • 1John.1.7 | |
| κοινωνία | a participation | 1Cor.10.16 • 1Cor.10.16 |
| fellowship | 2Cor.6.14 • 2Cor.13.13 • Phil.2.1 • Phlm.1.6 • 1John.1.3 |
Abbott-Smith
κοινωνία, -ας, ἡ (< κοινωνός), [in LXX: Le 6:2 (5:21) (יָד תְּשׂוּמֶת), Wi 8:18, III Mac 4:6*;]
1. fellowship, communion: Ac 2:42, II Co 6:14, Phl 1:5; τ. υἱοῦ, I Co 1:9; τ. αἵματος, σώματος Χρ., I Co 10:16; παθημάτων αὐτσῦ, Phl 3:10; τ. πνεύματος, II Co 13:13*, Phl 2:1; δεξιὰς κοινωνίας, Ga 2:9; τ. πίστεώς σου, Phm 6; seq. μετὰ: τ. πατρός, I Jo 1:3, 6; ἡμῶν, ἀλλήλων, ib. 3, 7.
2. contribution (as outcome of fellowship): Ro 15:26, II Co 8:4 9:13, He 13:6 (cf. Art. Communion, DB, i, 460 ff.; MM, Exp., xv).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 5:21 · 6:2 |
| Acts | 2:42 |
| Romans | 15:26 |
| 1 Corinthians | 1:9 · 10:16 |
| 2 Corinthians | 6:14 · 8:4 · 9:13 · 13:13* |
| Galatians | 2:9 |
| Philippians | 1:5 · 2:1 · 3:10 |
| Philemon | 1:6 |
| Hebrews | 13:6 |
| 1 John | 1:3 · 1:6 · 1:7 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κοινωνία-ία, ἡ,
communion, association, partnership, κ. μαλθακά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ περὶ.. ἀνθρώπους πρὸς ἀλλήλους κ.[Refs]; ἀνθρωπίνη κ. human society, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; fellowship, [NT]; ἡ πρὸς τὸν Δία κ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__b joint-ownership, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 with genitive objecti, λυγραὶ.. τῶν ὅπλων κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἡδονῆς τε καὶ λύπης κ. συνδεῖ[Refs 4th c.BC+]; βίου, of marriage, [NT+6th c.AD+]; τίς θαλάσσης βουκόλοις κ.; what have herdsmen to do with the sea? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίς δαὶ κατόπτρου καὶ ξίφους κ.; [κοινωνίαίαν ἔχει τινά 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 296 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀκοινωνίαησία, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__II sexual intercourse, [κοινωνίαίαν 4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 20.3. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III charitable contribution, alms, [NT]
__III.2 charitable disposition, opposed to πλεονεξία, [Refs]
__IV [Refs 4th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.2.42 ☩ 2Cor.13.14 ☩ Rom.15.26 ☩ Heb.13.16