UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: partnership, sharing

Semantic entry: 34.7

Semantic domains: Association

Subdomains: Associate

Definition: a relationship involving shared purposes and activity

Notes: In RV CO2 6:14 · LV CO2 6:14 · Read together CO2 6:14 δικαιοσύνη and ἀνομία refer to ‘those who do right’ and ‘those who do wrong.’ In fact, in a number of languages one can only translate this expression in RV CO2 6:14 · LV CO2 6:14 · Read together CO2 6:14 as ‘how can a person who does right and one who does wrong join in a partnership?’ or ‘how can one who does right and one who does wrong work together?’ In this same verse κοινωνία (see 34.5: κοινωνία) has a meaning closely corresponding to μετοχή, and similarly φῶς and σκότος refer respectively to ‘those who live in the light’ and ‘those who live in darkness,’ paralleling closely the distinction between δικαιοσύνη and ἀνομία.