is used in two senses, (a) "to have a share in," Romans 15:27; 1—Timothy 5:22; Hebrews 2:14; 1—Peter 4:13; 2—John 1:11; (b) "to give a share to, go shares with," Romans 12:13 , RV, "communicating," for AV, "distributing;" Galatians 6:6 , "communicate;" Philippians 4:15 , AV, "did communicate," RV, "had fellowship with." See DISTRIBUTE , FELLOWSHIP , PARTAKE.
"to share together with" (sun "and" No. 1), is translated "communicated with" in Philippians 4:14; "have fellowship with," Ephesians 5:11; "be ... partakers of," Revelation 18:4 (RV, "have fellowship"). The thought is that of sharing with others what one has, in order to meet their needs. See FELLOWSHIP , B, No. 2, PARTAKE, B, No. 2.
Galatians 2:2Acts 25:14akin to A (which see), is translated in Hebrews 13:16 "to communicate," lit., "be not forgetful of good deed and of fellowship;" "fellowship" (AV, "communication") in Philemon 1:6 , RV. See COMMUNION.
"a word, that which is spoken" (lego, "to speak"), is used in the plural with reference to a conversation; "communication," Luke 24:17 . Elsewhere with this significance the RV renders it "speech," Matthew 5:37; Ephesians 4:29 . See ACCOUNT.
Colossians 3:8akin to A, No. 1 and B, No. 1, means "apt, or ready, to communicate," 1—Timothy 6:18 .
COMMUNE1—Corinthians 15:33COMPANY
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