noun · feminine
huiothesias
Greekυἱοθεσία (huiothesia)
Strong’sG5206
adoption
stem huiothesi-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† 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
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5206 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhwee-oth-es-ee'-ah
the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God)
Fromfrom a presumed compound of G5207 and a derivative of G5087;
King Jamesadoption (of children, of sons).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | huiothesias1×υἱοθεσία | huiothesiais |
| object accusative | huiothesian3×υἱοθεσίαν | huiothesiain |
| direct address vocative | huiothesiar | huiothesiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | huiothesiau1×υἱοθεσίας | huiothesiaiu |
| to, for dative | huiothesia | huiothesiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
huiothesia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
huiothesias“adoption”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 9:4“adoption”hotinois alō Israēlitois, hoiu tas huiothesias kai tas doxas kai tais diathēkais kai tas nomothesias kai tas latreias kai tais epangeliais,the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
huiothesian“adoption as sons”objectaccusative singular3×
Romans 8:23“adoption”ouk monem de, alla kai autois tan aparchan teu pneumeu echarōtois nis kai autois en heautoi stenazanō, huiothesian apekdecherōtois tan apolutrōsian teu sōmeu nu.Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Galatians 4:5“adoption as sons”hina toin hupo nomon exagorazateia, hina tan huiothesian apolambaneia.to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
Ephesians 1:5“adoption as sons”proorizaratos nin eis huiothesian dia Iēsu Christou eis auton, kata tan eudokian teu thelēmeu autou,He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
huiothesiau“adoption”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Romans 8:15“adoption”ouk gar lambava pneumem douleiau palin eis fobon, alla lambava pneumem huiothesiau en he krazanō; Abba tor patēror;For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”