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Lexicon :: Strong's G5302 - hystereō

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ὑστερέω
Transliteration
hystereō (Key)
Pronunciation
hoos-ter-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5302 matches the Greek ὑστερέω (hystereō),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:35

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:23

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:7

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:8

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:24

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:5

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:9

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:11

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:12

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:1 - وَمَادَامَ الْوَعْدُ بِالدُّخُولِ إِلَى الرَّاحَةِ الإِلَهِيَّةِ قَائِماً حَتَّى الآنَ، فَلْنَخَفْ: فَرُبَّمَا تَبَيَّنَ أَنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْكُمْ قَدْ فَشَلُوا فِي الدُّخُولِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:37 - وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ حُوكِمُوا فَمَاتُوا رَجْماً بِالْحِجَارَةِ، أَوْ نَشْراً بِالْمِنْشَارِ، أَوْ ذَبْحاً بِالسَّيْفِ. وَبَعْضُهُمْ، تَشَرَّدُوا مُتَسَتِّرِينَ بِجُلُودِ الْغَنَمِ وَالْمِعْزَى، يُعَانُونَ مِنَ الْحَاجَةِ وَالضِّيقِ وَالظُّلْمِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:15 - انْتَبِهُوا أَلّا يَسْقُطَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ، حَتَّى لَا يَتَأَصَّلَ بَيْنَكُمْ جَذْرُ مَرَارَةٍ، فَيُسَبِّبَ بَلْبَلَةً، وَيُنَجِّسَ كَثِيرِينَ مِنْكُمْ.
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