| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. i.) To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel. 2. (v. i.) To receive the communion; to partake of the Eucharist or Lord's supper. 3. (n.) Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends. 4. (n.) The commonalty; the common people. 5. (n.) A small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See Arrondissement. 6. (n.) Absolute municipal self-government. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia COMMUNE; COMMUNICATE; COMMUNICATION ko-mun', komun'-i-kat, ko-mu-ni-ka'-shun: To commune is to converse confidentially and sympathetically. It is represented in both Hebrew and Greek by several words literally signifying to speak (compare Luke 6:11, dialaleo; also Luke 22:4 Acts 24:26, homileo). To communicate is to impart something to another, so that it becomes common to giver and receiver. In 1 Timothy 6:18, "willing to communicate" (the Revised Version, margin "sympathize"), represents a single word koinonikoi, and refers to the habit of sharing with others either sympathy or property. the Revised Version (British and American) gives "companionships" for homiliai in 1 Corinthians 15:33 (the King James Version "communications").
See also COMMUNION. | Multi-Version Concordance Commune (7 Occurrences) Genesis 34:6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. (KJV ASV WBS) Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. (KJV ASV WBS) 1 Samuel 19:3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee. (KJV ASV WBS) Job 4:2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? (KJV ASV WBS) Psalms 4:4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. (KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV) Psalms 64:5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? (KJV ASV WBS) Psalms 77:6 I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search. (KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV) |