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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G5206 - Adoption

Strong's No.:G5206

Greek:υἱοθεσία

Transliteration:uihothesia

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

Word Origin:From a presumed compound of G5207 and a derivative of G5087

Bible Usage:adoption (of children of sons).

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

the placing as a son that is adoption (figuratively Christian sonship in respect to God)


Thayers
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


Bible References:
Adoption

Translation
Occurrences:
adoption ( 3 )
children ( 1 )
sons ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.