koinōnia · fellowship, sharing

What it means

koinōnia (κοινωνία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fellowship, sharing”.

Having life and goods in common; also the help that is shared.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Having something in common, a life joined together.
2. A gift to help those in need.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• fellowship ×11
• sharing ×7
• collection ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×1
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×4
• Galatians×1
• Philippians×3
• Philemon×1
• Hebrews×1
• 1 John×4

• Acts 2:42

  And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers.

• Romans 15:26

  For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain collection for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

• 1 Corinthians 1:9

  God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with his Son Jesus the Messiah, our Lord.

• 1 Corinthians 10:16

  The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of the Messiah? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of the Messiah?

• 2 Corinthians 6:14

  Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

• 2 Corinthians 8:4

  with much urging they begged us for the favor and the sharing in the service for the saints,

• 2 Corinthians 9:13

  Through the proof of this service they glorify God for the submission of your confession to the good news of the Messiah and for the generosity of your sharing with them and with all,

• 2 Corinthians 13:13

  The grace of the Lord Jesus the Messiah and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

• Galatians 2:9

  and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were considered to be pillars, gave to me and to Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, so that we should go to the nations and they to the circumcision.

• Philippians 1:5

  because of your fellowship in the good news from the first day until now,

• Philippians 2:1

  So if there is any comfort in the Messiah, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

• Philippians 3:10

  to know him and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,

• Philemon 1:6

  and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the Messiah.

• Hebrews 13:16

  And do not forget doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

• 1 John 1:3

  what we have seen and heard we announce also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus the Messiah.

• 1 John 1:6

  If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie and do not do the truth;

• 1 John 1:7

  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.

And 2 more times.