greek #5206 - υἱοθεσία, ας, ἡ huiothesia (adoption)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance adoption From a presumed compound of huios and a derivative of tithemi; the placing as a son, i.e. Adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God) -- adoption (of children, of sons). see GREEK huios see GREEK tithemi Thayer's Greek LexiconStrong's 5206: υἱοθεσίαυἱοθεσία, υἱοθεσίας, ἡ (from υἱός and θέσις, cf. ὁροθεσία, νομοθεσία; in secular authors from Pindar and Herodotus down we find θετόςυἱός or θετόςπαῖς, an adopted son), adoption, adoption as sons (Vulg.adoptio filiorum): (Diodorus 1. 31 § 27, 5 (vol. 10:31, 13 Dindorf)); (Diogenes Laërtius 4, 53; Inscriptions. In the N. T. it is used to denote a. that relationship which God was pleased to establish between himself and the Israelites in preference to all other nations (see υἱόςτοῦΘεοῦ, 4 at the beginning): Romans 9:4.b. the nature and condition of the true disciples of Christ, who by receiving the Spirit of God into their souls become the sons of God (see υἱόςτοῦΘεοῦ, 4): Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5; it also includes the blessed state looked for in the future life after the visible return of Christ from heaven; hence, ἀπεκδέχεσθαιυἱοθεσίαν, to wait for adoption, i. e. the consummate condition of the sons of God, which will render it evident that they are the sons of God, Romans 8:23, cf. Romans 8:19. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Greek: 5206. υἱοθεσία (huiothesia) — 5 OccurrencesRomans 8:15 - N-GFS Romans 8:23 - N-AFS Romans 9:4 - N-NFS Galatians 4:5 - N-AFS Ephesians 1:5 - N-AFS |