Participation
μετοχήStrong’s G3352metochē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Metochē is the Greek word usually translated “partnership”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
Meaning
Usually translated “partnership”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- partnership 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
μετοχή metochē · participation
μετοχή, -ῆς, ἡ (μετέχω), [in LXX: Psa.122:3 א R (חָבַר pu.) * ;] sharing, fellowship: 2Co.6:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “participation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PARTICIPA'TION, noun
The state of sharing in common with others; as a participation of joys or sorrows.
- The act or state of receiving or having part of something.
- Distribution; division into shares.
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.