noun · masculine
koinōnos
Greekκοινωνός (koinōnos)
Strong’sG2844
a sharer, partner
stem koinōn-10 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κοινωνός, -ή, -όν
(< κοινός), [in LXX: Pr 28:24, Is 1:23 (חָבֵר), Ma 2:14 (חֲבֶרֶת), Es 8:13, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2844 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoy-no-nos'
a sharer, i.e. associate
Fromfrom G2839;
King Jamescompanion, X fellowship, partaker, partner.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | koinōnos2×κοινωνὸς | koinōnois6×κοινωνοὶ |
| object accusative | koinōnon1×κοινωνόν | koinōnoin1×κοινωνοὺς |
| direct address vocative | koinōnor | koinōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | koinōnou | koinōnoiu |
| to, for dative | koinōno | koinōnoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
koinōno is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
koinōnos“partner”subjectnominative singular2×
2 Corinthians 8:23“partner”eite huper Titou, koinōnos ēmos kai eis vin sunergos; eite adelfois nu, apostolois ekklēsaiu, doxas Christou.As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
1 Peter 5:1“partaker”Presbuteroin oun en vi parakalamō tos sumpresbuteros kai marturos teiu tou Christou pathēmeiu, tos kai tau mellarōtau apokaluptirō doxau koinōnos,As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
koinōnon“partner”objectaccusative singular1×
Philemon 1:17“partner”Ei oun min echasō koinōnon, proslambesar auton hōs min.So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
koinōnois“sharers”subjectnominative plural6×
Matthew 23:30“part”kai legavō; Ei ene en tai hēmerai toiu patēroiu nu, ouk an ene autoiu koinōnois en te haime toiu profētoiu;And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
Luke 5:10“partners”homoiōs de kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon huioin Zebedaiou, hois ale koinōnois to Simōno. kai legata pros ton Simōnon tos Iēsus; Mē fobesōr; apo tou nun anthrōpoin esi zōgrarōtos.and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
1 Corinthians 10:18“sharers”blepavōr ton Israēl kata sarxan; ouk tois esthiarōtois tain thusiain koinōnois teu thusiastērieu alō?Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
2 Corinthians 1:7“sharers”kai tas elpias nu bebaias huper vu; oidarētois hoti hōs koinōnois avō teiu pathēmeiu, houtōs kai tau paraklēsiau.And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.
Hebrews 10:33“companions”houtem men oneidismoi tē kai thlipsiai theatrizirōtois, houtem de koinōnois toiu houtōs anastrefirōtoiu giniratois;Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
2 Peter 1:4“partakers”dia heiu teim timieim kai megotateim ni epangelmeim dōretē, hina dia houteiu gineveia theiau koinōnois fusiau, apofeugaratois tau en to kosmo en epithumia fthorau.Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
koinōnoin“participants”objectaccusative plural1×
1 Corinthians 10:20“participants”alla hoti heim thualō, daimonei kai ouk theo thualō, ouk thelamō de vin koinōnoin teiu daimoneiu ginerō.No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.