Mark Hodson, Soil pollution and its impact on soil life 6 How wide spread is the problem? 360 000 potentially contaminated sites German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 2002 figures
The word has such a multitude of meanings that no single English word is adequate to express its depth and richness. It is a derivative of koinos, the word for common. Koinonia is a complex, rich, and thoroughly fascinating Greek approach to building community or teamwork.
Koine(ProperNoun) The common Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 and 300 (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek. koine(Noun) A lingua franca.