Word: uioqesia

Pronounce: hwee-oth-es-ee'-ah

Strongs Number: G5206

Orig: from a presumed compound of 5207 and a derivative of 5087; the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God):--adoption (of children, of sons). G5207

Use: TDNT-8:397,1206 Noun Feminine

Heb Strong:

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