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verb

koinamō

Greekκοινόω (koinoō)

Strong’sG2840

I make unclean, regard as unclean

stem koin-14 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

defiledefilescall commondefiled

What it means

κοινόω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: IV Mac 7:6 אR*;]

1. in cl., to make common.
2. In LXX, IV Mac 7:6, and NT (as κοινός, 2), to make ceremonially unclean, to profane (= cl., βεληλόω): Mt 15:11, 18, 20, Mk 7:15, 18, 20, 23, Ac 21:28; pass., He 9:13.
3. to count unclean (cf. δικαιόω): Ac 10:15 11:9.†

SYN.: βεβηλόω. Thayer (s.v. κ.) mentions that Winer notes the accuracy whereby the Jews are said to use κ. in addressing Jews, Ac 21:28, and β. when speaking to Felix, 24:6 (Cremer, 362).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2840 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkoy-no'-o

to make (or consider) profane (ceremonially)

Fromfrom G2839;

King Jamescall common, defile, pollute, unclean.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
koinatōκοινοῖhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singulardefiles
koinatēκεκοίνωκενhas happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singulardefiled
koinasōrκοίνουhappening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singularcall common
koinaraκοινῶσαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivedefile
koinarōteimκοινοῦνταhappening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuterdefile
koinirētoinκεκοινωμένουςhas happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative plural masculinedefiled

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 7 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkoinamōkoinamekoinamikoinamakoinamēkoinamelē
you 2nd person singularkoinasōkoinasekoinasikoinasakoinasēkoinaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkoinatōκοινοῖkoinatekoinatikoinatakoinatēκεκοίνωκενkoinatelē
we 1st person pluralkoinanōkoinanekoinanikoinanakoinanēkoinanelē
ye 2nd person pluralkoinavōkoinavekoinavikoinavakoinavēkoinavelē
they 3rd person pluralkoinalōkoinalekoinalikoinalakoinalēkoinalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkoinimōkoinimekoinimikoinimakoinimēkoinimelē
you 2nd person singularkoinisōkoinisekoinisikoinisakoinisēkoiniselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkoinitōkoinitekoinitikoinitakoinitēkoinitelē
we 1st person pluralkoininōkoininekoininikoininakoininēkoininelē
ye 2nd person pluralkoinivōkoinivekoinivikoinivakoinivēkoinivelē
they 3rd person pluralkoinilōkoinilekoinilikoinilakoinilēkoinilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkoinameiōkoinameiakoinameiē
you 2nd person singularkoinaseiōkoinaseiakoinaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkoinateiōkoinateiakoinateiē
we 1st person pluralkoinaneiōkoinaneiakoinaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkoinaveiōkoinaveiakoinaveiē
they 3rd person pluralkoinaleiōkoinaleiakoinaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkoinimeiōkoinimeiakoinimeiē
you 2nd person singularkoiniseiōkoiniseiakoiniseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkoiniteiōkoiniteiakoiniteiē
we 1st person pluralkoinineiōkoinineiakoinineiē
ye 2nd person pluralkoiniveiōkoiniveiakoiniveiē
they 3rd person pluralkoinileiōkoinileiakoinileiē
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkoinasōrκοίνουkoinasarkoinasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkoinatōrkoinatarkoinatēr
ye 2nd person pluralkoinavōrkoinavarkoinavēr
they 3rd person pluralkoinalōrkoinalarkoinalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkoinisōrkoinisarkoinisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkoinitōrkoinitarkoinitēr
ye 2nd person pluralkoinivōrkoinivarkoinivēr
they 3rd person pluralkoinilōrkoinilarkoinilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkoinamoiōkoinamoia
you 2nd person singularkoinasoiōkoinasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkoinatoiōkoinatoia
we 1st person pluralkoinanoiōkoinanoia
ye 2nd person pluralkoinavoiōkoinavoia
they 3rd person pluralkoinaloiōkoinaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkoinimoiōkoinimoia
you 2nd person singularkoinisoiōkoinisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkoinitoiōkoinitoia
we 1st person pluralkoininoiōkoininoia
ye 2nd person pluralkoinivoiōkoinivoia
they 3rd person pluralkoiniloiōkoiniloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekoinarōkoinarikoinaraκοινῶσαιkoinarē
acted on passive voicekoinirōkoinirikoinirakoinirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekoinarōtoskoinaritoskoinaratoskoinarētos
acted on passive voicekoinirōtoskoiniritoskoiniratoskoinirētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
koinstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

koin 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

koinos — κοινός, common, shared, unclean

Where it appears

14 occurrences, every one of them listed

koinatō“defiles”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular

Matthew 15:11“defiles”ouk tem eisercherōtem eis tem stomem koinatō ton anthrōpon, alla tem ekporeuerōtem ek teu stomeu houtem koinatō ton anthrōpon.A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

Matthew 15:11“defiles”ouk tem eisercherōtem eis tem stomem koinatō ton anthrōpon, alla tem ekporeuerōtem ek teu stomeu houtem koinatō ton anthrōpon.A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

Matthew 15:18“defiles”teim de ekporeuerōteim ek teu stomeu ek tau kardiau exerchetō, kakeineim koinatō ton anthrōpon.But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

Matthew 15:20“defile”houteim atō teim koinarōteim ton anthrōpon, tem de aniptai cheirai esthiara ouk koinatō ton anthrōpon.These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

Mark 7:20“defiles”legate de hoti Tem ek tou anthrōpou ekporeuerōtem ekeinem koinatō ton anthrōpon;He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.

Mark 7:23“defile”panteim houteim teim ponēreim esōthen ekporeuetō kai koinatō ton anthrōpon.All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

koinatē“defiled”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular

Acts 21:28“defiled”krazarōtois; Anēroir Israēlitoir, boēthavōr; houtos atō tos anthrōpos tos kata tou laou kai tou nomou kai tou topou houtou pantoin pantachē didaskarōtos, ēti tē kai Hellēnoin eisagata eis tem hierem kai koinatē ton hagion topon houton.crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”

koinasōr“call common”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular

Acts 10:15“call common”kai fōnas palin ek deutereu pros auton; Heim tos theos katharizata sis mē koinasōr.The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

Acts 11:9“call common”apokrinita de fōnas ek deutereu ek tou ouranou; Heim tos theos katharizata sis mē koinasōr.But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

koinara“defile”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Mark 7:15“defile”oudenem atō exōthen tou anthrōpou eisporeuerōtem eis auton hem dunetō koinara auton; alla teim ek tou anthrōpou ekporeuerōteim atō teim koinarōteim ton anthrōpon.Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”

Mark 7:18“defile”kai legatō autoi; Houtōs kai vis asunetois avō? ouk noavō hoti pantem tem exōthen eisporeuerōtem eis ton anthrōpon ouk dunetō auton koinara,“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,

koinarōteim“defile”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter

Matthew 15:20“defile”houteim atō teim koinarōteim ton anthrōpon, tem de aniptai cheirai esthiara ouk koinatō ton anthrōpon.These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

Mark 7:15“defile”oudenem atō exōthen tou anthrōpou eisporeuerōtem eis auton hem dunetō koinara auton; alla teim ek tou anthrōpou ekporeuerōteim atō teim koinarōteim ton anthrōpon.Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”

koinirētoin“defiled”has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative plural masculine

Hebrews 9:13“defiled”ei gar tem haimem tragoiu kai tauroiu kai spodas damaliau rantizarōtas toin koinirētoin hagiazatō pros tan tau sarxau katharotan,For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,