κοινός
koinos
common: unsanctified
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word κοινός (koinos) is a term that conveys the idea of something being common or unsanctified. Its presence in the Bible suggests that it is often used in the context of worship and ritual, implying that it may be associated with things that are not considered sacred or pure. The word κοινός appears 10 times in the Bible, indicating that it is a relatively common term in the Greek texts. Its usage suggests that it can be applied to various aspects of life, including relationships, objects, and even people. This broad range of application implies that the concept of something being κοινός is significant and far-reaching. The significance of κοινός lies in its contrast to the idea of something being holy or sacred. In the context of worship and ritual, κοινός may refer to things that are not considered pure or acceptable in the eyes of God. This contrast highlights the importance of distinguishing between what is sacred and what is not, and the consequences of associating with or engaging in activities that are considered κοινός.
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Occurrences in Scripture
10 total occurrences across the text
Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.
Mark 7:5The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”
Acts 10:14But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”
Acts 10:28He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.
Acts 11:8But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’
Romans 14:14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Romans 14:14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Romans 14:14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Hebrews 10:29How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
Revelation 21:27There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.