adjective
koinos
Greekκοινός (koinos)
Strong’sG2839
common, shared, unclean
stem koin-14 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κοινός, -ή, -όν,
[in LXX: Pr 1:14 (אֶחָד) 21:9 25:24 (חֶבֶר), Wi 7:3, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2839 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoy-nos'
common, i.e. (literally) shared by all or several, or (ceremonially) profane
Fromprobably from G4862;
King Jamescommon, defiled, unclean, unholy.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | koinos | koinas | koinem7×κοινὸν | koinois | koinais | koineim2×κοινά |
| object accusative | koinon1×κοινὸν | koinan1×κοινὴν | koinoin | koinain | ||
| direct address vocative | koinor | koinar | koinoir | koinair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | koinou | koinau1×κοινῆς | koineu | koinoiu | koinaiu | koineiu |
| to, for dative | koino | koina | koine | koinoi | koinai2×κοιναῖς | koinei |
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
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
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
koinon“common”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 10:28“common”fēate tē pros autoin; Vis epistevō hōs athemitem atō anēro Ioudaio kollirō ē prosercherō allofulo; kami tos theos deiknuata mēdenon koinon ē akatharton legarō anthrōpon;He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
koinan“common”objectaccusative singular1×
Titus 1:4“common”Tito gnēsie tekne kata koinan pistian; charias kai eirēnas apo theou patērou kai Christou Iēsu tou sōtērou nu.To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
koinau“common”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Jude 1:3“common”Agapētoir, pantan spoudan poierōtos grafarō vi peri tau koinau nu sōtērēau anankan echama grafara vi parakalarōtos epagōnizerō ta hapax paradōirata toi hagioi pistia.Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
koinem“unclean”subject or objectdirect singular7×
Acts 10:14“common”tos de Petros legata; Mēdamōs, kurior, hoti oudepote esthiama pantem koinem kai akathartem.“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
Hebrews 10:29“profaned”pose dokavō cheirōnau axiiti timōriau tos ton huion tou theou katapataratos, kai tem haimem tau diathēkau koinem hēgeratos en he hagiazita, kai tem pneumem tau chariau enubrizaratos.How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
Acts 11:8“common”legama de; Mēdamōs, kurior, hoti koinem ē akathartem oudepote eiserchata eis tem stomem mu.‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
Romans 14:14“unclean”oidamē kai peithimē en kurio Iēso hoti oudenem koinem dia heauteu; ei mē to logizerōto tinem koinem arō, ekeino koinem.I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
Romans 14:14“unclean”oidamē kai peithimē en kurio Iēso hoti oudenem koinem dia heauteu; ei mē to logizerōto tinem koinem arō, ekeino koinem.I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
Romans 14:14“unclean”oidamē kai peithimē en kurio Iēso hoti oudenem koinem dia heauteu; ei mē to logizerōto tinem koinem arō, ekeino koinem.I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
Revelation 21:27“unclean”kai ouk mē eiserchateia eis autan pantem koinem kai poiarōtos bdelugmem kai pseusem, ei mē tois grafirētois en te biblie tau zōau teu arnieu.But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
koinai“unclean”to, fordative plural2×
Mark 7:2“unclean”kai horaratois tinoin toiu mathētoiu autou hoti koinai cheirai, houtem atō aniptai, esthialō toin artoinand they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled— that is, unwashed.
Mark 7:5“unclean”kai eperōtalō auton tois Farisaiois kai tois grammatevois; Dia tinem ouk peripatalō tois mathētois su kata tan paradosian toiu presbuteroiu, alla koinai cheirai esthialō ton arton?So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
koineim“common”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Acts 2:44“common”pantois de tois pisteuarōtois ale epi tem autem kai echale hapanteim koineim,All the believers were together and had everything in common.
Acts 4:32“in common”Teu de plētheu toiu pisteuaratoiu ate kardias kai psuchas henas, kai oude henos tinem teiu huparcharōteiu auto legate idiem arō, alla ate autoi panteim koineim.The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.