Original: ὑστερέω

Transliteration: hysteréō

Phonetic: hoos-ter-eh'-o

Short Definition: Come behind

- Original: ὑστερέω

- Transliteration: Hustereo

- Phonetic: hoos-ter-eh'-o

- Definition:

1. behind

a. 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

b. to be inferior in power, influence and rank

1. of the person: to be inferior to

c. to fail, be wanting

d. to be in want of, lack

2. to suffer want, to be devoid of, to lack (be inferior) in excellence, worth

- Origin: from G5306

- TDNT entry: 17:52,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G5306; to be later that is (by implication) to be inferior; genitively to fall short (be deficient): - come behind (short) be destitute fall lack suffer need (be in) want be the worse.

Cognate: G5303, G5304, G5305, G5306, G650