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συγκοινωνέω

synkoinōnéō

G4790 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To take part with, to participate jointly in something with another, to share in (something) together with others. The primary sense is of actively engaging together in an activity or experience, or sharing in the benefits, obligations, or risks associated with another or with others. In various contexts, this can refer specifically to joint participation in material needs, a project, suffering, rewards, or moral or religious obligations.

Semantic Range

to participate with, to share with, to take part together in, to join with in an activity or experience, to be a partner in, to co-participate in, to share in a responsibility or benefit

Root / Etymology

From σύν (with, together) and κοινωνέω (to have a share; to participate). Thus, it means literally 'to participate together with' or 'to share together.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

First attested in later classical Greek and more commonly in Hellenistic/Koine Greek, συγκοινωνέω appears in both literary and documentary sources to denote mutual participation or sharing in a venture, responsibility, or experience. In the Septuagint and New Testament, it can denote a close association in material or spiritual matters: sharing in hardships (Phil 4:14), participation in a collection or benefaction (Rom 15:27), or in religious/moral outcomes. The associated noun κοινωνία emphasizes fellowship or common participation, but συγκοινωνέω focuses on the act or process of jointly partaking. Standard English translations like 'have fellowship with' or 'be partaker of' capture some, but not all, nuances; 'to co-participate' or 'to share actively with' better reflect the reciprocal, active dimension. Distinct from κοινωνέω in stressing joint action or experience.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from σύν and κοινωνέω; to share in company with, i.e. co-participate in:--communicate (have fellowship) with, be partaker of.

Root Family

κοινων- (koinōnéō) — to share, to participate, to have in common

Root κοινων- to share, to participate, to contribute jointly
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G2841 κοινωνέω they shared
G2842 κοινωνία in shared participation
G2843 κοινωνικός sharing‑minded ones
G4791 συγκοινωνός joint participant

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4790-01 συνκοινωνεῖτε sunkoinoneite V PRS ACT IMP 2P PL participate Co-participate co-participate 1
G4790-02 συνκοινωνήσαντές sunkoinonesantes V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL having shared having co-participated having co-participated 1
G4790-03 συνκοινωνήσητε sunkoinonesete V AOR ACT SUBJ 2P PL share you might co-participate you might co-participate 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4790-01 Ephesians 5:11 συνκοινωνεῖτε sunkoinoneite V PRS ACT IMP 2P PL participate Co-participate co-participate
G4790-02 Philippians 4:14 συνκοινωνήσαντές sunkoinonesantes V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL having shared having co-participated having co-participated
G4790-03 Revelation 18:4 συνκοινωνήσητε sunkoinonesete V AOR ACT SUBJ 2P PL share you might co-participate you might co-participate
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