▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Philip , ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene ▁is ▁called ▁Jesus ' s ▁companion , ▁partner ▁or ▁cons ort , ▁using ▁Co ptic ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁ko in ô nos ▁( κ ο ι ν ω ν ό ς ), ▁of ▁Greek ▁origin , ▁or ▁the ▁word ▁h ô tre , ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁origin . ▁In ▁this ▁passage ▁ko in ô nos ▁is ▁used . ▁Ko in ô nos ▁has ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁possible ▁mean ings : ▁at ▁root , ▁it ▁denotes ▁a ▁" person ▁engaged ▁in ▁fellow ship ▁or ▁sharing ▁with ▁someone ▁or ▁in ▁something ", ▁but ▁what ▁exactly ▁a ▁ko in ô nos ▁" can ▁share ▁with ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁partner ▁can ▁take ▁many ▁forms , ▁r anging ▁from ▁a ▁common ▁enter prise ▁or ▁experience ▁to ▁a ▁shared ▁business ". ▁In ▁the ▁Bible , ▁ko in ô nos ▁is ▁sometimes ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁sp ouse ▁( ; ▁c f . ▁), ▁but ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁" comp an ion " ▁in ▁faith ▁( ), ▁a ▁co - worker ▁in ▁proc laim ing ▁the ▁G ospel ▁( ), ▁or ▁a ▁business ▁associate ▁( ). ▁The ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Philip ▁uses ▁cogn ates ▁of ▁ko in ô nos ▁and ▁Co ptic ▁equival ents ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁literal ▁pair ing ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁marriage ▁and ▁sexual ▁inter course , ▁but ▁also ▁met ap hor ically , ▁referring ▁to ▁a ▁spiritual ▁partners hip , ▁and ▁the ▁reun ification ▁of ▁the ▁G nost