What does συγκοινωνέω (synkoinōnéō) mean in the Bible?
συγκοινωνέω (synkoinōnéō): Participatory sharing in something with others, emphasizing joint communion rather than mere transaction
Greek · G4790
συγκοινωνέω
To share with
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συγκοινωνέω G4790
Pronunciation synkoinōnéō
What does συγκοινωνέω (synkoinōnéō) mean in the Bible?
συγκοινωνέω (synkoinōnéō): Participatory sharing in something with others, emphasizing joint communion rather than mere transaction
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4790?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Have no fellowship with (1), to share in (1), you will not share (1).
Where does συγκοινωνέω (synkoinōnéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ephesians 5:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (1), Philippians (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Have no fellowship with 1× Ephesians 5:11
to share in 1× Philippians 4:14
you will not share 1× Revelation 18:4
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Ephesians 5:11 συνκοινωνεῖτε to Have no fellowship with Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Philippians 4:14 συνκοινωνήσαντές to to share in Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Revelation 18:4 συνκοινωνήσητε to you will not share Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ephesians 5:11
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Ephesians 1 Philippians 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
συνκοινωνεῖτε 1x synkoinōneite Ephesians 5:11
συνκοινωνήσαντές 1x synkoinōnēsantes Philippians 4:14
συνκοινωνήσητε 1x synkoinōnēsēte Revelation 18:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Philippians 4:14
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Revelation 18:4
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Ephesians 5:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Participatory sharing in something with others, emphasizing joint communion rather than mere transaction
Strong's G4790
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 5:11 Source Gloss
to share with
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Participatory sharing in something with others, emphasizing joint communion rather than mere transaction
to have fellowship with or in (in cl., with genitive of thing(s), dative of person(s)): with dative of thing(s), Eph.5:11, Rev.18:4; id. with genitive of person(s), Php.4:14.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Ephesians 5:11 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
συγκοινωνεῖτε sugkoinwneite
I have fellowship with
Read verse Philippians 4:14 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συγκοινωνήσαντές sugkoinwnhsantev
I have fellowship with
Read verse Revelation 18:4 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
συγκοινωνήσητε sugkoinwnhshte
I have fellowship with
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Eph 5:11 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Phil 4:14 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Rev 18:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
imperative 1 participle 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
sharing in or having fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness
participating together in Paul's affliction through financial support
sharing in or having fellowship with Babylon's sins
Word Origins
συγκοινωνέω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain