Original: υἱοθεσία

Transliteration: huiothesía

Phonetic: hwee-oth-es-ee'-ah

Short Definition: Adoption

- Original: υἱοθεσία

- Transliteration: Huiothesia

- Phonetic: hwee-oth-es-ee'-ah

- Definition:

1. adoption, adoption as sons

a. that relationship which God was pleased to establish between himself and the Israelites in preference to all other nations

b. the nature and condition of the true disciples in Christ, who by receiving the Spirit of God into their souls become sons of God

c. the blessed state looked for in the future life after the visible return of Christ from heaven

- Origin: from a presumed compound of G5207 and a derivative of G5087

- TDNT entry: 14:37,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From a presumed compound of G5207 and a derivative of G5087; the placing as a son that is adoption (figuratively Christian sonship in respect to God): - adoption (of children of sons).

Cognate: G5107