UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: shared, mutual, common

Semantic entry: 57.9

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Have, Possess, Property, Owner

Definition: pertaining to sharing with someone else in a possession or a relationship implying mutual interest

Notes: Since the emphasis in RV TIT 1:4 · LV TIT 1:4 · Read together TIT 1:4 is upon the fact that Paul and Titus have the same faith, one may also translate as ‘… the faith that you and I have’ or ‘… the faith we both believe in.’

Sense 2: defiled, ritually unclean

Semantic entry: 53.39

Semantic domains: Religious Activities

Subdomains: Defile, Unclean, Common

Definition: pertaining to being ritually unacceptable, either as the result of defilement or because of the very nature of the object itself (for example, ritually unacceptable animals)

Notes: It is possible that there is some subtle distinction in meaning, particularly on a connotative level, between κοινός[b] and ἀκάθαρτος in RV ACT 10:14 · LV ACT 10:14 · Read together ACT 10:14, but it is difficult to determine the precise differences of meaning on the basis of existing contexts. The two terms are probably used in RV ACT 10:14 · LV ACT 10:14 · Read together ACT 10:14 primarily for the sake of emphasis.

Sense 3: of little value, relatively worthless

Semantic entry: 65.15

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Valuable, Lacking in Value

Definition: pertaining to being of little value, in view of being ordinary and common

Sense 4: in common

Semantic entry: 89.118

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Association

Definition: pertaining to being in common between two or more persons

Notes: It is also possible to understand κοινός in RV JDE 1:3 · LV JDE 1:3 · Read together JDE 1:3 as κοινός[a] ‘shared, mutual’ (see 57.9: κοινός).