2001 Translation

KOINŌNIAN, koinōnian

Sounds Like: koy-noh-NEE-an

Translations: fellowship, a fellowship, communion, a communion, participation, a participation, sharing, a sharing, contribution, a contribution

From the root: ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a close association, partnership, or sharing in something. It can describe a mutual participation or a joint contribution. It is often used in a spiritual context to denote a shared bond or communion, but can also refer to a material contribution or partnership.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2842 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 1 Corinthians — 1:9
• 2 Corinthians — 8:4
• Philippians — 3:10
• 1 John — 1:3, 1:6, 1:7

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 7:36, 15:146, 28:208, 40:282, 42:291
• Book Two — 15:146, 28:208, 40:282, 42:291

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 1:35
• Book 2 — 5:62, 6:152
• Book 16 — 7:226

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Three — 10:24
• Book Four — 4:57, 5:44
• Book Seven — 8:13

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 55:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 112:4

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 3 Maccabees — 4:6

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Romans — 15:26
• 1 Corinthians — 1:9
• 2 Corinthians — 8:4
• Philippians — 3:10
• 1 John — 1:3, 1:6, 1:7

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙ — fellowship, communion, participation, sharing, contribution, partnership, a partnership, a contribution, a sharing
• ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ — fellowship, a fellowship, communion, a communion, participation, a participation, sharing, a sharing, contribution, a contribution, partnership, a partnership
• ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΙ — fellowship, a fellowship, communion, a communion, participation, a participation, sharing, a sharing, contribution, a contribution
• ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΣ — of fellowship, of participation, of communion, of sharing, of contribution, of partnership

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