ὑστερέω
Transliteration
hystereō (Key)
Pronunciation
hoos-ter-eh'-o
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ὕστερος (G5306)
mGNT
16x in 13 unique form(s) TR
16x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
12x in 9 unique form(s)
ὑστερεῖ — 1x
ὑστερεῖσθαι — 3x
ὑστερηθεὶς — 1x
ὑστερηκέναι — 2x
ὑστέρησα — 1x
ὑστερήσαντος — 1x
ὑστερήσατε — 1x
ὑστερούμεθα — 1x
ὑστερούμενοι — 1x
ὑστεροῦνται — 1x
ὑστερουντι — 1x
ὑστερῶ — 1x
ὑστερῶν — 1x
ὑστερεῖ — 1x
ὑστερεῖσθαι — 3x
ὑστερηθεὶς — 1x
ὑστερηκέναι — 2x
ὑστέρησα — 1x
ὑστερήσαντος — 1x
ὑστερήσατε — 1x
ὑστερούμεθα — 1x
ὑστερούμενοι — 1x
ὑστερουμένῳ — 1x
ὑστεροῦνται — 1x
ὑστερῶ — 1x
ὑστερῶν — 1x
ὑστέρησαν — 1x
ὑστερησάτω — 1x
ὑστερήσει — 3x
ὑστερήσῃ — 2x
ὑστερήσωμεν — 1x
ὑστερούμενος — 1x
ὑστεροῦσα — 1x
ὑστερῶ — 1x
ὑστερῶν — 1x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:592,1240

Strong’s Definitions

ὑστερέω hustĕrĕō, hoos-ter-eh'-o; from G5306; to be later, i.e. (by implication) to be inferior; generally, to fall short (be deficient):—come behind (short), be destitute, fail, lack, suffer need, (be in) want, be the worse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G5302 in the following manner: lack (3x), be behind (2x), want (2x), come short (1x), be in want (1x), fail (1x), come behind (1x), be destitute (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G5302 in the following manner: lack (3x), be behind (2x), want (2x), come short (1x), be in want (1x), fail (1x), come behind (1x), be destitute (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. behind

    1. to come late or too tardily

      1. to be left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end

      2. metaph. fail to become a partaker, fall back from

    2. to be inferior in power, influence and rank

      1. of the person: to be inferior to

    3. to fail, be wanting

    4. to be in want of, lack

  2. to suffer want, to be devoid of, to lack (be inferior) in excellence, worth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑστερέω hustĕrĕō, hoos-ter-eh'-o; from G5306; to be later, i.e. (by implication) to be inferior; generally, to fall short (be deficient):—come behind (short), be destitute, fail, lack, suffer need, (be in) want, be the worse.
STRONGS G5302:
ὑστερέω, ὑστερῶ; 1 aorist ὑστέρησα; perfect ὑστέρηκα; passive, present ὑστεροῦμαι; 1 aorist participle ὑστερηθείς; (ὕστερος);
1. Active, "to be ὕστερος i. e. behind; i. e.
a. to come late or too tardily" (so in secular authors from Herodotus down): Hebrews 4:1; to be left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end; with ἀπό and the genitive indicating the end, metaphorically, fail to become a partaker: ἀπό τῆς χάριτος, Hebrews 12:15 (others render here fall back (i. e. away) from; cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 6 b.; Buttmann, 322f (276f) cf. § 132, 5) (Ecclesiastes 6:2).
b. to be inferior, in power, influence, rank, 1 Corinthians 12:24 (where L T Tr WH passive, ὑστερουμένῳ); in virtue, τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ; in what am I still deficient (A. V. what lack I yet (cf. Buttmann, § 131, 10)), Matthew 19:20 (Sir. 51:24; ἵνα γνῷ τί ὑστερῶ ἐγώ, Psalm 38:5 (Ps. 39:5); μηδ' ἐν ἄλλῳ μηδενί μέρει ἀρετῆς ὑστερουντας, Plato, de rep. 6, p. 484 d.); μηδέν or οὐδέν followed by a genitive (depending on the idea of comparison contained in the verb (Buttmann, § 132, 22)) of the person, to be inferior to (A. V. to be behind) another in nothing, 2 Corinthians 11:5; 2 Corinthians 12:11.
c. to fail, be lacking (Dioscorides (?) 5, 86): John 2:3 (not Tdf.); ἕν σοι (T WH Tr marginal reading σε (cf. Buttmann, as above)) ὑστερεῖ, Mark 10:21.
d. to be in want of, lack: with a genitive of the thing (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 6), Luke 22:35 (Josephus, Antiquities 2, 2, 1).
2. Passive to suffer want (Winer's Grammar, 260 (244)): Luke 15:14; 2 Corinthians 11:9 (8); Hebrews 11:37 (Sir. 11:11); opposed to περισσεύειν, to abound, Philippians 4:12; τίνος, to be devoid (R. V. fall short) of, Romans 3:23 (Diodorus 18, 71; Josephus, Antiquities 15, 6, 7); ἐν τίνι, to suffer want in any respect, 1 Corinthians 1:7, opposed to πλουτίζεσθαι ἐν τίνι, 1 Corinthians 1:5; to lack (be inferior) in excellence, worth, opposed to περισσεύειν (A. V. to be the worse... the better), 1 Corinthians 8:8. (Compare: ἀφυστερέω.)
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References

Psalms
Psalms 38:5; Psalms 39:5
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 6:2
Matthew
Matthew 19:20
Mark
Mark 10:21
Luke
Luke 15:14; Luke 22:35
John
John 2:3
Romans
Romans 3:23
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 1:5; 1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 8:8; 1 Corinthians 12:24
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 11:5; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 2 Corinthians 12:11
Philippians
Philippians 4:12
Hebrews
Hebrews 4:1; Hebrews 11:37; Hebrews 12:15
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