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Strong's G5302 · Greek

ὑστερέω

hustereo · hoos-ter-eh'-o

from 5306; to be later, i.e. (by implication) to be inferior; generally, to fall short (be deficient)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ὑστερέω (G5302)

16 ὑστερέω , -ῶ ( ὕστερος ), [in LXX for חָסֵר , חָדַל etc. ;] to come late, be behind (opp. to προτερέω, φθάνω ; c. gen. rei, for ; c. gen. pers., later than ). Metaph., of persons, absol., to come short, fail : He 4:1 ; seq. ἀπό , 12:15 .; c. gen. pers., to come short of, be inferior to : II Co 11:5 ; οὐδέν (in nothing, in no respect), ib. 12:11 ; with reference to things, to come short ( of ), be in want ( of ): c. acc rei, Mt 19:20 ( Si 51:24 ); c. gen. rei, Lk 22:35 ; so mid. (Diod., FlJ), Ro 3:23 ; absol., to be in want, suffer want , Lk 15:14 , I Co 8:8 , II Co 11:8 , He 11:37 ( Si 11:11 ); opp. to περισσεύειν , Phl 4:12 ; seq. ἐν , I Co 1:7 . Of things, to fail, be lacking : Jo 2:3 ; c. acc pers. (v. Swete, in l.; Mozley, Ps ., 42), Mk 10:21 ; to be inferior : mid., I Co 12:24 (cf. ἀφ-υστερέω ).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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