κοινός κοινός, ή, όν from ξύν σύν, cf. ξυνός common, shared in common, opp. to ἴδιος, Hes., Attic; proverb., κοινὸν τύχη Aesch.; κοινὰ τὰ τῶν φίλων Eur. c. dat., κ. τινι common to or with another, Aesch.; also c. gen., πάντων κ. φάος Aesch. common to all the people, common, public, general, Hdt., Thuc., etc. τὸ κοινόν the state, Lat. respublica, Hdt., Attic the government, public authorities, Thuc., Xen.; ἀπὸ τοῦ κοινοῦ by public authority, Hdt.; ἄνευ τοῦ τῶν πάντων κοινοῦ without consent of the league, Thuc. the public treasury, Hdt., Thuc. τὰ κοινά public affairs, Oratt.; πρὸς τὰ κοινὰ προσελθεῖν, προσιέναι to enter public life, Dem., etc.; also the public money, Ar. common, ordinary, usual, Plat., etc. of Persons, of common origin or kindred, esp. of brothers and sisters, Pind., Soph. like κοινωνός, a partner, Soph., Ar. lending a ready ear to all, impartial, Thuc., Plat.:— courteous, affable, Xen. of events, κοινότεραι τύχαι more impartial (i. e. more equal) chances, Thuc. of meats, common, profane, NTest. adv. κοινῶς, in common, jointly, opp. to ἰδίᾳ, Eur., etc. publicly, Thuc., etc. sociably, like other citizens, Arist., Plut. in common language or fashion, Plut. so fem. dat. κοινῇ, in common, by common consent, in concert, Hdt., Soph., Eur. publicly, Xen. so with Preps., ἐς κοινόν in common, Aesch.; εἰς τὸ κ. for common use, Plat.