Word study · Greek
koinos
common, unclean
Say it: koy-NOCE (approximate)
κοινός
What it means
Literally "common," what is shared by all. In Jewish usage it came to mean ordinary or ritually unclean, as opposed to holy. In Mark 7:2 the disciples eat with "common" (unwashed) hands. Jesus' point in 7:15-23 is that what makes a person truly unclean is what comes from the heart.
Range of meaning
- SharedHeld in common.
- Ordinary or uncleanNot set apart as holy.
In Mark
- Chapter 7
Hands called "common," meaning unwashed and thus unclean (7:2, 7:5).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G2839G or G2839H is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources