συμμέτ-οχος G4830
fellow partaker, one who shares with others in something
This compound adjective describes those who participate together in the same reality or blessing. In Ephesians 3:6, Gentiles are described as fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus, a stunning declaration of inclusion. In Ephesians 5:7, believers are warned not to become fellow partakers with those who practice disobedience. The term emphasizes shared participation, not mere association.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Denotes joint participation or shared ownership in something, whether blessing or sin. The multilingual renderings (Spanish 'copartícipes,' German 'Mitteilhaber') capture the compound structure indicating partnership. The two Ephesians passages show opposite applications: the positive inclusion of Gentiles in God's promise (3:6) versus the negative warning against sharing in others' disobedience (5:7), demonstrating the neutral nature of the term itself. 2×
AR["شُرَكاءَ", "شُرَكاءَ-في-المَوعِدِ"]·ben["সহঅংশী"]·DE["Mitteilhaber"]·EN["fellow-partakers"]·FR["συμμέτοχα", "συμμέτοχοι"]·heb["שֻׁתָּפִים", "שֻׁתָּפֵי"]·HI["सह-भअगि"]·ID["pengambil-bagian-bersama"]·IT["summetocha", "summetochoi"]·jav["sami-tumut", "sesami-ndherek"]·KO["함께-참여하는-자들", "함께-참여하는-자들-이"]·PT["co-participantes"]·RU["сопричастниками", "соучастниками"]·ES["copartícipes"]·SW["washiriki-wenzao", "wenzao"]·TR["ortak-katilimcilar", "ortak-paydaslar"]·urd["ہم-شریک"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
συμμέτ-οχος, ον, partaking with another in a thing, τινί τινος NT+1st c.AD+: as substantive, joint owner, Refs 6th c.AD+