- Original: κοινωνία
- Transliteration: Koinonia
- Phonetic: koy-nohn-ee'-ah
- Definition:
1. fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse
a. the share which one has in anything, participation
b. intercourse, fellowship, intimacy
1. the right hand as a sign and pledge of fellowship (in fulfilling the apostolic office)
c. a gift jointly contributed, a collection, a contribution, as exhibiting an embodiment and proof of fellowship
- Origin: from
G2844
- TDNT entry: 16:17,4
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine
- Strong's: From
G2844 ; partnership that is (literally) participation or (social) intercourse or (pecuniary) benefaction: - (to) communicate (-ation) communion (contri-) distribution fellowship.
Total KJV Occurrences: 20
• communicate, 1
Hebrews 13:16
• communication, 1
Philemon 1:6
• communion, 4
1 Corinthians 10:16(2);
2 Corinthians 6:14;
2 Corinthians 13:14
• contribution, 1
Romans 15:26
• distribution, 1
2 Corinthians 9:13
• fellowship, 12
Act 2:42;
1 Corinthians 1:9;
2 Corinthians 8:4;
Galatians 2:9; Eph 3:9;
Philippians 1:5;
Philippians 2:1;
Philippians 3:10;
1 John 1:3(2);
1 John 1:6;
1 John 1:7