κοιναῖς
koinós
defiled
Shared in common or belonging to a group collectively; used broadly to denote what is ordinary, not distinctive, or not set apart. In ritual and purity contexts, refers to what is profane, not sacred, or ritually impure/unclean; in other contexts, simply ordinary or general rather than special or exclusive. Basic sense is 'shared' or 'under common ownership/use,' but in Jewish and early Christian texts especially, can imply a lack of holiness or ritual impurity.
Mark 7:2 · Word #8
Lexicon G2839
| Lemma | κοινός |
| Transliteration | koinós |
| Strong's | G2839 |
| Definition | Shared in common or belonging to a group collectively; used broadly to denote what is ordinary, not distinctive, or not set apart. In ritual and purity contexts, refers to what is profane, not sacred, or ritually impure/unclean; in other contexts, simply ordinary or general rather than special or exclusive. Basic sense is 'shared' or 'under common ownership/use,' but in Jewish and early Christian texts especially, can imply a lack of holiness or ritual impurity. |
Morphology ADJ.A DAT F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | defiled |
| Literal | common-ones |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κοινός |
| Strong's | G2839 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2839-02
to ordinary ones
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, dative feminine plural (Gr,AA,,,,DFP); attributive form agreeing with a feminine plural noun in the dative case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective κοινός denotes what is shared or common, hence ordinary rather than set apart. The dative feminine plural form is reflected by rendering it as "to ordinary ones," preserving both the adjectival sense and the plural dative function. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
with defiled
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'to ordinary ones' does not reflect the ritual impurity intended by 'koinais' here; in Jewish purity context, 'koinais' signifies 'defiled.' The preposition is supplied by context in English ('with defiled hands'), so 'with defiled' more accurately fits the context for this token. |