Strong’s Greek • Noun, Feminine

G5206: huiothesia

υἱοθεσία

Pronounced: /hwee-oth-es-ee-ah/ • From G5207 (huios — son) and G5087 (tithēmi — to place)

Short Definition: Placement as a full adult son and heir; adoption

Exhaustive Lexicon Definition & Theological Meaning

The legal and spiritual placement of believers as full-standing sons and heirs in the household of God the Father through Jesus Christ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs / Thayer Exegesis:

Thayer: Adoption, the nature and condition of the true disciples in Christ, who by receiving the Spirit of God become sons of God.

KJV Translation Usage
adoption (3x), adoption of children (1x), adoption of sons (1x)
Total Biblical Occurrences
5 Times
Asante Twi Equivalent
Mmabɔ / Agya Mma Dibea

Key Biblical Occurrences

G5206 (υἱοθεσία) appears in these foundational scripture passages:

Ephesians 1:5Romans 8:15Romans 8:23Galatians 4:5