Greek word study
υἱοθεσία G5206
- Transliteration
- huiothesía
- KJV glosses
- adoption (of children, of sons)
Lexical summary
the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information