Hustereō ὑστερέω
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| ὑστερέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hustereō |
| Strong's number | G5302 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to lack |
| Occurrences | 16 in 16 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Corinthians (3) |
Hustereō (Greek ὑστερέω, Strong's G5302) is a Greek verb meaning “to lack”. It occurs 16 times in 16 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὑστερέω, -ῶ
(ὕστερος), [in LXX for חָסֵר, חָדַל etc. ;]
to come late, be behind (opposite to προτερέω, φθάνω; with genitive of thing(s), for; with genitive of person(s), later than).
Metaphorical,
1. of persons,
(a) absol., to come short, fail: Heb.4:1; before ἀπό, Heb.12:15.;
(b) with genitive of person(s), to come short of, be inferior to: 2Co.11:5; οὐδέν (in nothing, in no respect), 2Co.12:11;
(with) with reference to things, to come short (of ), be in want (of ): with accusative of thing(s), Mat.19:20 (Sir.51:24); with genitive of thing(s), Luk.22:35; so mid. (Diod., FlJ), Rom.3:23; absol., to be in want, suffer want, Luk.15:14, 1Co.8:8, 2Co.11:8, Heb.11:37 (Sir.11:11); opposite to περισσεύειν, Php.4:12; before ἐν, 1Co.1:7.
2. Of things,
(a) to fail, be lacking: Jhn.2:3; with accusative of person(s) (see Swete, in l; Mozley, Psa.42:1-11), Mrk.10:21;
(b) to be inferior: mid., 1Co.12:24 (cf. ἀφ-υστερέω).†
(AS)
(ὕστερος), [in LXX for חָסֵר, חָדַל etc. ;]
to come late, be behind (opposite to προτερέω, φθάνω; with genitive of thing(s), for; with genitive of person(s), later than).
Metaphorical,
1. of persons,
(a) absol., to come short, fail: Heb.4:1; before ἀπό, Heb.12:15.;
(b) with genitive of person(s), to come short of, be inferior to: 2Co.11:5; οὐδέν (in nothing, in no respect), 2Co.12:11;
(with) with reference to things, to come short (of ), be in want (of ): with accusative of thing(s), Mat.19:20 (Sir.51:24); with genitive of thing(s), Luk.22:35; so mid. (Diod., FlJ), Rom.3:23; absol., to be in want, suffer want, Luk.15:14, 1Co.8:8, 2Co.11:8, Heb.11:37 (Sir.11:11); opposite to περισσεύειν, Php.4:12; before ἐν, 1Co.1:7.
2. Of things,
(a) to fail, be lacking: Jhn.2:3; with accusative of person(s) (see Swete, in l; Mozley, Psa.42:1-11), Mrk.10:21;
(b) to be inferior: mid., 1Co.12:24 (cf. ἀφ-υστερέω).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | behind (3), wanted (2), i (1), lackest (1), be in want (1), lacked ye (1), short (1), worse (1), lacked (1), was (1), need (1), it (1), and 2 other renderings |
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| BSB | do i still lack (1), lack (1), be in need (1), did you lack (1), ran out (1), fall short (1), do not lack (1), we are no worse (1), lacked it (1), inferior (1), need (1), i am in no way inferior (1), and 4 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Hustereō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 19:20The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
Mark
- Mark 10:21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Luke
- Luke 15:14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
- Luke 22:35And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
John
- John 2:3And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
Romans
- Romans 3:23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 1:7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 8:8But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
- 1 Corinthians 12:24For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 11:5For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:9And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
- 2 Corinthians 12:11I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
Philippians
- Philippians 4:12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 4:1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
- Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
- Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).