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κοινωνία

koinonia

communion, association, partnership

Appears 81 times across Plato's dialogues.

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κοινωνία, ἡ, A. communion, association, partnership, κ. μαλθακά Pi. P. 1.97; οὔτε φιλία ἰδιώταις οὔτε κ. πόλεσιν Th. 3.10; ὅτῳ δὲ μὴ ἔνι κ., φιλία οὐκ ἂν εἴη Pl. Grg. 507e; ἐν ταῖς κ. τε καὶ ὁμιλίαις Id. Lg. 861e, cf. Smp. 182c; ἡ περὶ . . ἀνθρώπους πρὸς ἀλλήλους κ. ib.188c; ἐν διαλύσει τῆς κ. Id. R. 343d; ἡ τῶν γυναικῶν κ. τοῖς ἀνδράσι, viz. co-education, ib.466c; ἀνθρωπίνη κ. human society, Id. Plt. 276b; ἡ κ. ἡ πολιτική Arist. Pol. 1252a7; αὕτη ἡ κ., of marriage, ib.1334b33; πόλις ἡ γενῶν καὶ κωμῶν κ. ib.1281a1; fellowship, Act. Ap.2.42, al.; ἡ πρὸς τὸν Δία κ. Arr. Epict. 2.19.27. b. joint-ownership, PLond. 2.311.2 (ii A.D.), etc. 2. c. gen. objecti, λυγραὶ . . τῶν ὅπλων κ. E. HF 1377; γάμων Pl. Lg. 721a; γυναικῶν Id. R. 461e; ἡ ἡδονῆς τε καὶ λύπης κ. συνδεῖ ib.462b; τῶν πόνων Id. Ti. 87e; βοηθείας καὶ φιλίας D. 9.28; βίου, of marriage, BGU 1051.9 (Aug.); ἡ κ. τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος 2 Ep.Cor. 13.14 (later, of Holy Communion, Just. Nov. 7.11); κ. τῶν ἱερῶν Supp.Epigr. 4.247 (Panamara); τίς θαλάσσης βουκόλοις κ.; what have herdsmen to do with the sea? E. IT 254; τίς δαὶ κατόπτρου καὶ ξίφους κ.; Ar. Th. 140; λύπη μανίας κοινωνίαν ἔχει τινά Alex. 296; opp. ἀκοινωνησία, Dam. Pr. 423. II. sexual intercourse, E. Ba. 1276; γυναικὸς λαμβάνειν κοινωνίαν Amphis 20.3. III. charitable contribution, alms, Ep.Rom. 15.26, Ep.Hebr. 13.16, Jahresh. 4 Beibl. 37. 2. charitable disposition, opp. πλεονεξία, Corp.Herm. 13.9. IV. Pythag. name for 2, Theol.Ar. 8.
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