Strong's Number G5206

Transliteration:

huiothesia{hwee-oth-es-ee'-ah}

Word Origin:

from a presumed compound of 5207 and a derivative of 5087

TDNT:

8:397,1206

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Usage in the KJV:

adoption 3, adoption of children 1, adoption of sons 1

Total: 5

Definition:

adoption, adoption as sons
1. that relationship which God was pleased to establish between himself and the Israelites in preference to all other nations
2. the nature and condition of the true disciples in Christ, who by receiving the Spirit of God into their souls become sons of God
3. the blessed state looked for in the future life after the visible return of Christ from heaven