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κοινωνέω, -ῶ [in LXX: 2Ch.20:35, Job.34:8, Ecc.9:4 (חָבַר), Pro.1:11, Wis.6:23, Sir.13:1, al;] to have a share of, go shares in (something) with (some one), take part in: with genitive of thing(s) (as usually in cl, so Pr, l.with), Heb.2:14; with dative of thing(s), Rom.12:13 15:27, 1Ti.5:22, 1Pe.4:13, 2Jn.11; with dative of person(s), before εἰς, Php.4:15; ἐν, Gal.6:6 (cf. συν-κοινωνέω). (AS)

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κοινων-έω, future -ήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect κεκοινώνηκα [Refs] —passive, future κοινωνήσομαι (see. below): perfect κεκοινώνημαι [Refs]:—have or do in common with, share, take part in a thing with another, with genitive of things et dative person, τῆς πολιτείας κ. τινί [Refs]; κ. πόνων καὶ κινδύνων ἀλλήλοις[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. αὐτοῖς ὧν ἔπραττον[Refs 4th c.BC+]: also in active sense, give a share of, βρωτοῦ μηδενὸς μηδένα τούτῳ κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ περὶ τὰς κτήσεις τοῖς συσσιτίοις ὁ νομοθέτης ἐκοινώνησε (variant{ἐκοίνωσε}) [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) κ. τινός have a share of, take part in a thing, χθονός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν αὐτῶν κ. πάντων share all things in common,[Refs 4th c.BC+]; θυσίας [Refs]; ἦθος παιδείας κεκοινωνηκός Aristeas 290; φύσεως κεκοινώνηκε σαρκίνης [Refs 1st c.BC+]; πάθους, of infection, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2.b) of partnership in business, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 3) κ. τινί go shares with, have dealings with a man, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of things, κοινωνεῖν μὲν ἡγοῦμαι καὶ τοῦτο τοῖς πεπολιτευμένοις I think that this also is concerned with my public measures, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; στολὴν φοινικίδα. ἥκιστα. γυναικείᾳ κ. has least in common with, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in Medicine texts, sympathize, of bodily parts, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ἐγκώμια κεκοινωνημένα εὐχαῖς united with, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) with Preps, φύσις ἡ θήλεια τῇ τοῦ ἄρρενος γένους κ. εἰς ἅπαντα [Refs 2nd c.BC+] 5) c.accusative cognate, κ. κοινωνίαν τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+] rarely with accusative _of things_, κ. φόνον τινί commit murder in common with him, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) absolutely, share in an opinion, agree, σκόπει, πότερον κοινωνεῖς καὶ ξυνδοκεῖ σοι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 7) communicate, join, ἡ ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα κ. πρὸς τὴν ἔξω. [Refs 4th c.BC+] 8) form a community, [Refs] II) of sexual intercourse, κ. γυναικί, ἀνδρί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ὑπὸ μηδενός ποτε κοινωνήσεται εἰ μὴ ὑπὸ σοῦ μόνου [Refs]

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to share with others (objectively or subjectively); communicate, distribute, be partaker; from g2844 (κοινωνός)