υἱοθεσία (uhiothesia) means “adoption (as son)” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: hwee-oth-es-ee'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
υἱοθεσία · uhiothesia · 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)
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adoption, as a son into the divine family.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| adoption as sons | 2 |
| adoption as his sons | 1 |
| of adoption to sonship | 1 |
| our adoption as sons | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the adoption | 2 |
| of adoption | 1 |
| the adoption of children | 1 |
| the adoption of sons | 1 |
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For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Read word by wordNot only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Read word by wordthe people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
Read word by wordto redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
Read word by wordHe predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
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