Koinos κοινός

Koinos (Greek κοινός, Strong's G2839) is a Greek adjective meaning “common: unsanctified”. It occurs 14 times in 12 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

G2839G: common: unsanctified

G2839H: common: shared

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Food and dietary laws

Verses

Every verse with Koinos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Mark

• Mark 7:2
  And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
• Mark 7:5
  Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?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.”

Acts

• Acts 2:44
  And all that believed were together, and had all things common;All the believers were together and had everything in common.
• Acts 4:32
  And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.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.
• Acts 10:14
  But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
• Acts 10:28
  And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.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.
• Acts 11:8
  But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

Romans

• Romans 14:14
  I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.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.

Titus

• Titus 1:4
  To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 10:29
  Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?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?

Jude

• Jude 1:3
  Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.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.

Revelation

• Revelation 21:27
  And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.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.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).