Strong's G5206 · Greek

υἱοθεσία

huiothesia · hwee-oth-es-ee'-ah

from a presumed compound of 5207 and a derivative of 5087; the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

υἱοθεσία (G5206)

5 *† υἱοθεσία , -ας, ἡ (cf. the cl. phrases, υἱὸν τίθεσθαι, θετὸς υἱός ), freq. in Inscr. (v. Deiss., BS , 239), adoption of a son (or daughter); metaph., of God's relation established with Israel: Ro 9:4 ; with Christ­ians: Ro 8:15 , Ga 4:5 , Eph 1:5 ; of its consummation, Ro 8:23 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

Verses Where This Word Appears

    ← Back to Greek Lexicon

    Return to Campus