Word study · Greek

huiothesia

adoption

Say it: hwee-oth-es-EE-ah (approximate)

υἱοθεσία

What it means

Adoption as children. "He predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ" (1:5).

Range of meaning

  • AdoptionLegal acceptance as a child and heir.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 1

    "For adoption as children through Jesus Christ" (1:5).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G5206 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources