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koinōnia

fellowship, sharing

Say it: koy-nown-EE-ah (approximate)

κοινωνία

What it means

Sharing, fellowship, partnership. Paul says God called the Corinthians into "the fellowship of his Son" (1:9), and calls the cup and bread "a sharing in" the blood and body of Christ (10:16).

Range of meaning

  • FellowshipA shared life.
  • PartnershipJoint participation.
  • ContributionA shared gift.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 10

    "A sharing in the blood of Christ" (10:16).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G2842 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources