Υἱὸν

uion

Son

apparently a primary word; a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship:--child, foal, son.

G5207

John 3:16 · Word #10

Lexicon G5207

Lemmaυἱός
Transliterationhuiós
Strong'sG5207
In-contextSon
Literalson

Morphology N ACC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaυἱός
Strong'sG5207

SIBI-P1 G5207-05

a son (direct object, masculine singular)

Rootυἱός (huios)
Core Meaningsson, male offspring, descendant, heir, member of a lineage
Semantic Rangebiological son; male descendant; heir; disciple; member of a group characterized by a quality (e.g., ‘sons of light’); figurative designation of relationship or status.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, υἱός conveys both biological descent and covenantal or representative identity. It is central to themes of inheritance, lineage, and divine sonship, especially in reference to Israel, royal heirs, and preeminently the Son in messianic and Christological contexts.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,AMS = noun, accusative case, masculine gender, singular number; functioning as a direct object in the sentence.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the core meaning of υἱός as a male offspring or heir. The accusative masculine singular form (AMS) is reflected by indicating that this is a single male ‘son’ functioning as the direct object of a verb in its clause.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root υἱός (son, male offspring, descendant, heir, member of a lineage)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5207-01 uie O son
G5207-02 uio to a son
G5207-03 uioi sons

Word Usage (378 occurrences of G5207)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:1 υἱοῦ uiou son
Matthew 1:1 υἱοῦ uiou-2 son
Matthew 1:20 υἱὸς uios son