Strong's Lexicon
G2844 — κοινωνός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2844 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κοινωνός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G2839 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 10 |
| Transliteration: | koinonos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | koy-no-nos' |
| Meaning: | 1. a sharer, i.e. associate |
| KJV Renderings: | companion, X fellowship, partaker, partner |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κοινωνός, κοινωνη, κοινωνόν (κοινός) (as adjective Euripides, Iph. Taur. 1173; commonly as a substantive);
a. a partner, associate, comrade, companion: 2Co 8:23; ἔχειν τινα κοινωνόν, Phm 1:17; εἰμί κοινωνός τίνι, to be one’s partner, Luk 5:10; τίνος (the genitive of person), to be the partner of one doing something, Heb 10:33; τίνος ἐν τῷ αἵματι, to be one’s partner in shedding the blood etc. Mat 23:30.
b. a partaker, sharer, in any thing; with the genitive of the thing: τῶν παθημάτων, 2Co 1:7; τῆς δόξης, 1Pe 5:1; θείας φύσεως, 2Pe 1:4; τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου, of the altar (at Jerusalem) on which sacrifices are offered, i. e. sharing in the worship of the Jews, 1Co 10:18; τῶν δαιμονίων, partakers of (or with) demons, i. e. brought into fellowship with them, because they are the authors of the heathen worship, ibid. 20; (ἐν τῷ ἀφθάρτῳ κοινωνοί ... ἐν τοῖς φθαρτοῖς, joint partakers in that which is imperishable ... in the blessings which perish, Epistle of Barnabas 19, 8 [ET]; see κοινωνέω, at the end).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
κοινωνός (companion)
Matthew 23:30
- KJV: And say If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets
- GK: και λέγετε ει ήμεθα εν ταις ημέραις των πατέρων ημών ουκ αν ήμεν κοινωνοί αυτών εν τω αίματι των προφητών
Luke 5:10
- KJV: And so also James and John the sons of Zebedee which were partners with Simon And Jesus said unto Simon Fear not from henceforth thou shalt catch men
- GK: ομοίως δε και Ιάκωβον και Ιωάννην υιούς Ζεβεδαίου οι ήσαν κοινωνοί τω Σίμωνι και είπε προς τον Σίμωνα ο Ιησούς μη φοβού από του νυν ανθρώπους έση ζωγρών
1 Corinthians 10:18
- KJV: Behold Israel after the flesh are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar
- GK: βλέπετε τον Ισραήλ κατά σάρκα ουχί οι εσθίοντες τας θυσίας κοινωνοί του θυσιαστηρίου εισί
1 Corinthians 10:20
- KJV: But that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to devils and not to God and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils
- GK: αλλ΄ ότι α θύει τα έθνη δαιμονίοις θύει και ου θεώ ου θέλω δε υμάς κοινωνούς των δαιμονίων γίνεσθαι
2 Corinthians 1:7
- KJV: knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings so also of the consolation
- GK: και η ελπίς ημών βεβαία υπέρ υμών είτε παρακαλούμεθα υπέρ της υμών παρακλήσεως και σωτηρίας ειδότες ότι ώσπερ κοινωνοί εστε των παθημάτων ούτω και της παρακλήσεως
2 Corinthians 8:23
- KJV: Whether of Titus my partner and fellowhelper concerning you or our brethren the messengers of the churches the glory of Christ
- GK: είτε υπέρ Τίτου κοινωνός εμός και εις υμάς συνεργός είτε αδελφοί ημών αποστολοί εκκλησιών δόξα χριστού
Philemon 1:17
- KJV: If thou count me therefore a partner receive him as myself
- GK: ει ούν εμε έχεις κοινωνόν προσλαβού αυτόν ως εμέ
Hebrews 10:33
- KJV: Partly whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions and partly whilst ye became companions of them that were so used
- GK: τούτο μεν ονειδισμοίς τε και θλίψεσι θεατριζόμενοι τούτο δε κοινωνοί των ούτως αναστρεφομένων γενηθέντες
1 Peter 5:1
- KJV: The elders which are among you I exhort who am also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed
- GK: πρεσβυτέρους τους εν υμίν παρακαλώ ο συμπρεσβύτερος και μάρτυς των του χριστού παθημάτων ο και της μελλούσης αποκαλύπτεσθαι δόξης κοινωνός
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