υἱός
“a son, a man”
Primary meaning: a son, a man. Strong's: a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. Lexical nuances: a son ; in the ordinary sense: Mt 10:37 , Mk 9:17 , Lk 1:13 , al. mult.; omitted with the art. of origin (WM, § 30, 3; Bl., §35, 2), τὸν τοῦ Ἰεσσαί , Ac 13:22 (LXX) ; also c. gen. anarth. (cl.), Σώπατρος Πύρρου Βεροιαῖος , Ac 20:4 ; c. adj., προτότοκος , Lk 2:7 ; μονογένης , Lk 7:12 ; opp. to νόθος , He 12:8 ; in a wider sense, of posterity: ὁ υἱ. Δαυΐδ , of the Messiah (cf. Dalman, Words , 316...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
apparently a primary word;
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: בֵּן (son, children, building block) -> υἱός (a son, a man)
LXX conceptual translation: בַּר (son (Bar Enash in Daniel 7:13)) -> υἱός (a son, a man)
LXX conceptual translation: בֵּן (son, descendant, heir, member of class) -> υἱός (a son, a man)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where υἱός (huios) carries significant theological or narrative weight.