- ὑστερέω
- to be behind
- ὑστερέω
- I am lacking, fall short, suffer need
- I fall behind, am lacking, fall short, suffer need, am inferior to.
- ὑστερέω
- to lack
- G:V
- ὑστερέω, -ῶ
(< ὕστερος), [in LXX for חָסֵר, חָדַל etc. ;]
to come late, be behind (opp. to προτερέω, φθάνω; with genitive of thing(s), for; with genitive of person(s), later than).
Metaph.,
__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),); with genitive of thing(s), Luk.22:35; so mid. (Diod., FlJ), Rom.3:23; absol., to be in want, suffer want,Refs
Mat.19:20 (Sir.51:24); opp. to περισσεύειν, Php.4:12; before ἐν, 1Co.1:7.Refs
Luk.15:14, 1Co.8:8, 2Co.11:8, Heb.11:37 (Sir.11:11
__2. Of things,
__(a) to fail, be lacking: Jhn.2:3; with accusative of person(s) (see Swete, in l; Mozley,;Refs
Psa.42:1-11), Mrk.10:21
__(b) to be inferior: mid., 1Co.12:24 (cf. ἀφ-υστερέω).†
(AS)
1) behind
1a) to come late or too tardily
1a1) to be left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end
1a2) metaph. fail to become a partaker, fall back from
1b) to be inferior in power, influence and rank
1b1) of the person: to be inferior to
1c) to fail, be wanting
1d) to be in want of, lack
2) to suffer want, to be devoid of, to lack (be inferior) in excellence, worth
1a) to come late or too tardily
1a1) to be left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end
1a2) metaph. fail to become a partaker, fall back from
1b) to be inferior in power, influence and rank
1b1) of the person: to be inferior to
1c) to fail, be wanting
1d) to be in want of, lack
2) to suffer want, to be devoid of, to lack (be inferior) in excellence, worth
ὑστερέω
hustereō
hoos-ter-eh'-o
From G5306; to be later, that is, (by implication) to be inferior; genitively to fall short (be deficient)
KJV Usage: come behind (short), be destitute, fall, lack, suffer need, (be in) want, be the worse.