Greek Word Study
υἱοθεσία
huiothesía
G5206
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G5206
KJV Translations
adoption (of childrenof sons)
Derivation / Root
from a presumed compound of G5207 (υἱός) and a derivative of G5087 (τίθημι);
Definition of huiothesía
υἱοθεσία (huiothesía) — the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God)
Word Origin
This word comes from a presumed compound of G5207 (υἱός) and a derivative of G5087 (τίθημι); See the root words: G5207 (υἱός), G5087 (τίθημι).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word υἱοθεσία (huiothesía) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from υἱοθεσία.
υἱός
huiós
G5207
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
τίθημι
títhēmi
G5087
to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476 (ἵστημι), which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 (κεῖμαι) is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)
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