Word study · Greek
koinōnia
fellowship, sharing
Say it: koy-nown-EE-ah (approximate)
κοινωνία
What it means
Participation and sharing, partnership. The first believers were devoted to "the apostles' teaching and fellowship" (2:42), and the same word is used for sharing money (2 Corinthians 8:4, Romans 15:26). It comes from koinos, "common."
Range of meaning
- FellowshipA shared life.
- PartnershipJoint participation.
- ContributionA shared gift.
In Acts
- Chapter 2
"They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship" (2:42).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2842 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources