Participant
κοινωνόςStrong’s G2844koinōnos
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Koinōnos is the Greek word usually translated “partners”, “partakers” and “fellow partakers”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.”
Meaning
Usually translated “partners”, “partakers” and “fellow partakers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- partners 3
- partakers 2
- fellow partakers 2
- partner 1
- a partner 1
- a partaker 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Philemon 1
- Hebrews 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 1:4In contextWhereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
- Matthew 23:30And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
- Luke 5:10And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
- 1 Corinthians 10:18Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
- 1 Corinthians 10:20But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
- 2 Corinthians 1:7And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
Greek dictionary
κοινωνός koinōnos · participant
κοινωνός, -ή, -όν (κοινός), [in LXX: Pro.28:24, Isa.1:23 (חָבֵר), Mal.2:14 (חֲבֶרֶת), Est.8:13, al. ;] 1. as adj., = κοινός. 2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ κ., (a) a partner, associate, companion: 2Co.8:23, Phm 17; with dative of person(s), Luk.5:10; with genitive of person(s), Heb.10:33; id. before ἐν, Mat.23:30; (b) a partaker, sharer: with genitive of thing(s), 1Co.10:18 10:20, 2Co.1:7, 1Pe.5:1, 2Pe.1:4 (see Deiss., BS, 368 n2).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “participant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PARTIC'IPANT, adjective
[See Participate.]
Sharing; having a share or part; followed by of.
All definitions and other forms of “participant”
PARTIC'IPANT, noun
A partaker; one having a share or part.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.