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υἱοθεσία uhiothesia · G5206

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adoption (as son)

υἱοθεσία, -ας, ἡ; (cf. the cl. phrases, υἱὸν τίθεσθαι, θετὸς υἱός), frequently in Inscr. (see Deiss., BS, 239), adoption of a son (or daughter); metaphorically, of God's relation established ; (a) with Israel: Rom.9:4; (b) with Christ­ians: Rom.8:15, Gal.4:5, Eph.1:5; of its consummation, Rom.8:23.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

υἱο-θεσία, ἡ, ; adoption as a son, []; in a religious sense, πνεῦμα υἱοθεσίας []; frequently in Inscrr., in the phrase καθ᾽ υἱοθεσίαν, []

Where it's used 5 times

Romans 8:15 · Romans 8:23 · Romans 9:4 · Galatians 4:5 · Ephesians 1:5

Source: TBESG G5206; TFLSJ G5206

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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