Koinōnia κοινωνία

Koinōnia (Greek κοινωνία, Strong's G2842) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “participation”. It occurs 19 times in 17 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Topics

• Fellowship

Verses

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

Acts

• Acts 2:42
  And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Romans

• Romans 15:26
  For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 1:9
  God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
• 1 Corinthians 10:16
  The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 6:14
  Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
• 2 Corinthians 8:4
  Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
• 2 Corinthians 9:13
  Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.
• 2 Corinthians 13:13
  All the saints salute you.All the saints send you greetings.

Galatians

• Galatians 2:9
  And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

Philippians

• Philippians 1:5
  For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
• Philippians 2:1
  If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
• Philippians 3:10
  That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,

Philemon

• Philemon 1:6
  That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 13:16
  But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

1 John

• 1 John 1:3
  That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
• 1 John 1:6
  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
• 1 John 1:7
  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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).