υἱοθεσία (huiothesía) — Adoption

Greek word study: υἱοθεσία (huiothesía), Strong's G5206. the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God)

GreekStrong's G5206
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Greek word
υἱοθεσία (huiothesía)

Computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God)

Word study
Derivation: from a presumed compound of G5207 (υἱός) and a derivative of G5087 (τίθημι);

KJV translation words: adoption (of children, of sons)

Where this word appears

Strong's G5206 is tagged on 5 words in 5 verses across 3 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Romans 8:15 and last appears in Ephesians 1:5.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

divine adoption as sons ×4of divine adoption as sons ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

υἱοθεσίαν ×3υἱοθεσία ×1υἱοθεσίας ×1

Books where it appears most

Romans ×3Galatians ×1Ephesians ×1

Verses (all 5)

  • Romans 8:15 — υἱοθεσίας — of divine adoption as sons
  • Romans 8:23 — υἱοθεσίαν — divine adoption as sons
  • Romans 9:4 — υἱοθεσία — divine adoption as sons
  • Galatians 4:5 — υἱοθεσίαν — divine adoption as sons
  • Ephesians 1:5 — υἱοθεσίαν — divine adoption as sons

Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: G5207 υἱός (huiós), G5087 τίθημι (títhēmi).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does huiothesía (G5206) mean?

The placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, christian sonship in respect to god).

How is G5206 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates G5206 as: adoption (of children, of sons).

How often does υἱοθεσία (huiothesía) appear?

Strong's G5206 is tagged on 5 words in 5 verses across 3 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Romans 8:15 and last appears in Ephesians 1:5.