ὑστερέω hustereō · G5302
to lack
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); …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑστερ-έω, ; future -ήσω[]aorist ὑστέρησα (frequently with variant{ὑστέρισα}) []: perfect ὑστέρηκα []: pluperfect ὑστερήκειν []:—passive, aorist ὑστερήθην []: (ὕστερος):—to be behind or later, come late, opposed to προτερέω or φθάνω, ὑστέρησαν οἱ ἄγοντες []: simply, occur later, of thunder after lightning, []; II with genitive of things, come later than, come too late for, ὑστέρησαν (variant{ὑστέρισαν}) ἡμέρῃ μιῇ τῆς συγκειμένης came one day after the appointed day, [] came too late for the …
Where it's used 15 times
Matthew 19:20 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 15:14 · Luke 22:35 · John 2:3 · Romans 3:23 · 1 Corinthians 1:7 · 1 Corinthians 8:8 · 2 Corinthians 11:5 · 2 Corinthians 11:9 · 2 Corinthians 12:11 · Philippians 4:12 · Hebrews 4:1 · Hebrews 11:37 · Hebrews 12:15
Source: TBESG G5302; TFLSJ G5302
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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