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2839 -- koinovV 2840 -- koinovw 2841 -- koinwnevw
2842 -- koinwniva 2843 -- koinwnikovV 2844 -- koinwnovV
3352 -- metochv 3353 -- mevtocoV 4790 -- sugkoinwnevw
4791 -- sugkoinwnovV 4830 -- summevtocoV  
 

2839 -- koinovV

probably from 4862; TDNT - 3:789,447; adj
AV - common 7, unclean 3, defiled 1, unholy 1; 12
1) common
2) common i.e. ordinary, belonging to generality
2a) by the Jews, unhallowed, profane, Levitically unclean

(koinovV , (2839)) denotes (a) common, belonging to several (Lat., communis), said of things had in common, Acts 2:44; 4:32; of faith, Tit. 1:4; of salvation, Jude 3; it stands in contrast to idios, one’s own; (b) ordinary, belonging to the generality, as distinct from what is peculiar to the few; hence the application to religious practices of Gentiles in contrast with those of Jews; or of the ordinary people in contrast with those of the Pharisees; hence the meaning unhallowed, profane, Levitically unclean (Lat., profanus), said of hands, Mark 7:2 (A.V., "defiled,") R.V. marg., "common;" of animals, ceremonially unclean, Acts 10:14; 11:8; of a man, 10:28; of meats, Rom. 14:14, "unclean;" of the blood of the covenant, as viewed by an apostate, Heb. 10:29, "unholy" (R.V., marg. "common"); of everything unfit for the holy city, Rev. 21:27, R.V., "unclean" (marg., "common"). Some mss. have the verb here.


2840 -- koinovw

2840 koinoo {koy-no'-o}
from 2839; TDNT - 3:809,447; v
AV - defile 11, call common 2, pollute 1, unclean 1; 15
1) to make common
1a) to make (Levitically) unclean, render unhallowed, defile, profane
1b) to declare or count unclean

(koinovw , (2840)), to make, or count, common, has this meaning in Acts 10:15; 11:9.


2841 -- koinwnevw

from 2844; TDNT - 3:797,447; v
AV - be partaker 5, communicate 2, distribute 1; 8
1) to come into communion or fellowship with, to become a sharer,
be made a partner
2) to enter into fellowship, join one's self to an associate,
make one's self a sharer or partner

(koinwnevw , (2841)), to have fellowship, is so translated in Phil. 4:15, R.V., for A.V., “did communicate

Rom. 12:13  distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

Rom. 15:27  It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in material things.

Gal. 6:6  Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.

Phil. 4:15  Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only.

1Tim. 5:22  Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people's sins; keep yourself pure.

Heb. 2:14  Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

1 Pet. 4:13  but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.

2 John 1:11  for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.


2842 -- koinwniva

from 2844; TDNT - 3:797,447; n f
AV - fellowship 12, communion 4, communication 1, distribution 1,
contribution 1, to communicate 1; 20
1) fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation,
intercourse
1a) the share which one has in anything, participation
1b) intercourse, fellowship, intimacy
1b1) the right hand as a sign and pledge of fellowship
(in fulfilling the apostolic office)
1c) a gift jointly contributed, a collection, a contribution,
as exhibiting an embodiment and proof of fellowship

(koinwniva , (2842)), (a) communion, fellowship, sharing in common (from koinoV, common), is translated “communion” in 1 Cor. 10:16; Philm. 6, R.V., “fellowship,” for A.V., “communication;” it is most frequently translated “fellowship;” (b) that which is the outcome of fellowship, a contribution, e.g., Rom. 15:26; 2 Cor. 8:4.

Acts 2:42  And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Rom. 15:26  For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.

1 Cor. 1:9  God [is] faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Cor. 10:16  The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

2 Cor. 6:14  Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?

2 Cor. 8:4  imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

2 Cor. 9:13  while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for [your] liberal sharing with them and all [men],

2 Cor. 13:14  The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit [be] with you all. Amen.

Gal. 2:9  and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we [should] [go] to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Eph. 3:9  and to make all see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;

Phil. 1:5  for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

Phil. 2:1  Therefore if [there] [is] any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

Phil. 3:10  that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

Phle. 1:6  that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Heb. 13:16  But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

1 John 1:3  that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

1 John 1:6-7  If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 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 Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.


2843 -- koinwnikovV

from 2844; TDNT - 3:809,447; adj
AV - willing to communicate 1; 1
1) social, sociable, ready and apt to form and maintain communion and
fellowship
2) inclined to make others sharers in one's possessions,
inclined to impart, free in giving, liberal

(koinwnikovV , (2843)), means apt, or ready, to communicate, 1 Tim. 6:18.

1 Tim. 6:18  [Let] [them] do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,


2844 -- koinwnovV

from 2839; TDNT - 3:797,447; n m
AV - partaker 5, partner 3, fellowship 1, companion 1; 10
1) a partner, associate, comrade, companion
2) a partner, sharer, in anything
2a) of the altar in Jerusalem on which the sacrifices are offered
2a1) sharing in the worship of the Jews
2b) partakers of (or with) demons
2b1) brought into fellowship with them, because they are the
authors of heathen worship

(koinwnovV , (2844)) denotes a partaker or partner; in 1 Cor. 10:20 it is used with ginomai, to become, “that ye should have communion with,” R.V. (A.V., “fellowship with”).

Matthew 23:30 “and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’

Luke 5:10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.”

1 Corinthians 10:18-20 Observe Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

2 Cor. 1:7  And our hope for you [is] steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also [you] [will] [partake] of the consolation.

2 Cor. 8:23  If [anyone] [inquires] about Titus, [he] [is] my partner and fellow worker concerning you. Or if our brethren [are] [inquired] [about], [they] [are] messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

Phle. 1:17  If then you count me as a partner, receive him as [you] [would] me.

Heb. 10:33  partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated;

1 Pet. 5:1  The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed:

2 Pet. 1:4  by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption [that] [is] in the world through lust.


3352 -- metochv

from 3348; TDNT - 2:830,286; n f
AV - fellowship 1; 1
1) a sharing, communion, fellowship

(metochv , (3352)), partnership, is translated “fellowship” in 2 Cor. 6:14.¶ In the Sept., Ps. 122:3, “Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.”

2 Cor. 6:14  Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?


3353 -- mevtocoV

from 3348; TDNT - 2:830,286; adj
AV - partaker 4, partner 1, fellow 1; 6
1) sharing in, partaking
2) a partner (in a work, office, dignity)

(mevtocoV , (3353)), properly an adjective, signifying sharing in, partaking of, is translated “partners” in Luke 5:7; “partakers” in Heb. 3:1, 14; 6:4; 12:8; “fellows” in Heb. 1:9, of those who share in a heavenly calling, or have held, or will hold, a regal position in relation to the earthly, Messianic Kingdom.

Luke 5:7  So they signaled to [their] partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

Heb. 1:9  You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions."

Heb. 3:1  Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

Heb. 3:14  For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,

Heb. 6:4  For [it] [is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit,

Heb. 12:8  But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.


4790 -- sugkoinwnevw

from 4862 and 2841; TDNT - 3:797,447; v
AV - have fellowship with 1, communicate with 1, be partaker of 1; 3
1) to become a partaker together with others, or to have fellowship
with a thing

(sugkoinwnevw , (4790)), to have fellowship with or in (sun, with, and 2841), is used in Eph. 5:11; Phil. 4:14, R.V., “ye had fellowship,” for A.V., “ye did communicate;” Rev. 18:4, R.V., “have (no) fellowship with,” for A.V., “be (not) partakers of.”

Eph. 5:11  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose [them].

Phil. 4:14  Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress.

Rev. 18:4  And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.


4791 -- sugkoinwnovV

from 4862 and 2844; TDNT - 3:797,447; n m
AV - partaker with + 1096 1, partaker with 1, partaker 1, companion 1; 4
1) participant with others in anything, joint partner

(sugkoinwnovV , (4791)) denotes partaking jointly with sun and No. 1), Rom. 11:17, R.V., “(didst become) partaker with them” (A.V., “partakest”); 1 Cor. 9:23, R.V., “a joint partaker,”i.e., with the Gospel, as co–operating in its activity; the A.V. misplaces the “with” by attaching it to the superfluous italicised pronoun “you”; Phil. 1:7, “partakers with (me of grace),” R.V., and A.V. marg.; not as A.V. text, “partakers (of my grace);” Rev. 1:9, “partaker with (you in the tribulation, etc.),” A.V., “companion.”.

Rom. 11:17  And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,

1 Cor. 9:23  Now this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker of it with [you].

Phil. 1:7  just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

Rev. 1:9  I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.


4830 -- summevtocoV

from 4862 and 3353; TDNT - 2:830,286; adj
AV - partaker 2; 2
1) partaking together with one, a joint partaker
1a) of something

(summevtocoV , (4830)), partaking together with (sun, with, and 3353), is used as a noun, a joint–partaker, Eph. 3:6, R.V., “fellow–partakers” (A.V., “partakers”); in 5:7, R.V. and A.V., “partakers.”

Eph. 3:6  that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,

Eph. 5:7  Therefore do not be partakers with them.


The definitions come from: Vine, W. E., Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, (Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell) 1981.

The Path to Godliness Leads through the Valley of Suffering

1 Peter 4:12-13 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13  but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.  

Rejoice in the midst of Sufferings

1 Peter 1:6-7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,. 1 Peter 1:6-7 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith--more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

 


Dr. James King [jking@gpte.org]
Revised: 01/11/09 16:18:05 -0500.
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