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Strong's G5302 ὑστερέω (hystereo)

Hystereo means “be later” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5302 — nophach (“Nophah”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5302
Language Greek
Linked Usages 34
Books 18

Strong's G5302 Quick Answer

Strong's G5302 ὑστερῶ is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hustereo (hoos-ter-eh'-o) v. 1. to be later 2. (by implication) to be inferior It has 34 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include come, lacked, short, behind, and lack. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
hustereo (hoos-ter-eh'-o) v. 1. to be later 2. (by implication) to be inferior
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
come, lacked, short, behind, and lack

Meaning and Definition

hustereo (hoos-ter-eh'-o) v. 1. to be later 2. (by implication) to be inferior 3. (generally) to fall short (be deficient) [from G5306] KJV: come behind (short), be destitute, fail, lack, suffer need,

Original Word
ὑστερῶ
Morphology
V-PAI-1S-C

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5302. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to lack

Usage: 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); opposite to περισσεύειν, Php.4:12; before ἐν, 1Co.1:7. __2. Of things, __(a) to fail, be lacking: Jhn.2:3; with accusative of person(s) (see Swete, in l; Mozley, Psa.42:1-11), Mrk.10:21; __(b) to be inferior: mid., 1Co.12:24 (cf.

ἀφ-υστερέω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G5302 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's G5302, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

behind 2 Corinthians 11:5 come Mark 10:21 lacked Luke 22:35 short Romans 3:23 came 2 Corinthians 11:9 destitute Hebrews 11:37 fail Hebrews 12:15 lack Matthew 19:20

How Strong's G5302 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5302 (ὑστερῶ) appears 18 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5302 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5302 in the New Testament

16 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 19:20 KJV

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

Mark 10:21 KJV

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

Luke 15:14 KJV

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

Strong's G5302 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Numbers 9:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And those men said to Moses, We are unclean by reason of the dead body of a man: shall we therefore fail to offer the gift to the Lord in its season in the midst of the children of Israel?

Numbers 9:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And whatsoever man shall be clean, and is not far off on a journey, and shall fail to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people, because he has not offered the gift to the Lord in its season: that man shall bear his iniquity.

Nehemiah 9:21 Septuagint / Brenton

Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

Strong's G5302 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 7:34 Septuagint / Brenton

Fail not to be with them that weep, And mourn with them that mourn.

Wisdom of Sirach 11:11 Septuagint / Brenton

There is one that laboreth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, And is so much the more behind.

Wisdom of Sirach 11:12 Septuagint / Brenton

Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, Wanting ability, and full of poverty; Yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, And set him up from his low estate,

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5302.

Numbers 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And those men said to Moses, We are unclean by reason of the dead body of a man: shall we therefore fail to offer the gift to the Lord in its season in the midst of the children of Israel?
Numbers 9:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatsoever man shall be clean, and is not far off on a journey, and shall fail to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people, because he has not offered the gift to the Lord in its season: that man shall bear his iniquity.
Nehemiah 9:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
Job 36:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There is a deep gulf and a rushing stream beneath it, And thy table came down full of fatness. Judgment shall not fail from the righteous;
Psalms 22:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David. The Lord tends me as a shepherd, And I shall want nothing.
Psalms 38:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, make me to know mine end, And the number of my days, what it is; That I may know what I lack.
Ecclesiastes 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A man to whom God shall give Wealth, and substance, and honor, And he wants nothing for his soul Of all things that he shall desire, Yet God shall not give him power to eat of it, For a stranger shall devour it: This is vanity, and an evil infirmity.
Ecclesiastes 9:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let thy garments be always white; And let not oil be wanting on thy head.
Ecclesiastes 10:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, His heart will fail him, And all that he thinks of is folly.
Song of Solomon 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy navel is as a turned bowl, Not wanting liquor; Thy belly is as a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
Daniel 5:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Tekel; it has been weighed in the balance, and found wanting.
Habakkuk 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the vision is yet for a time, and it shall shoot forth at the end, and not in vain: though he should tarry, wait for him; for he will surely come, and will not tarry.
Matthew 19:20 New Testament, KJV
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Mark 10:21 New Testament, KJV
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Luke 15:14 New Testament, KJV
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
Luke 22:35 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
John 2:3 New Testament, KJV
And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
Romans 3:23 New Testament, KJV
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
1 Corinthians 1:7 New Testament, KJV
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Corinthians 8:8 New Testament, KJV
But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
1 Corinthians 12:24 New Testament, KJV
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.
2 Corinthians 11:5 New Testament, KJV
For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
2 Corinthians 11:9 New Testament, KJV
And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
2 Corinthians 12:11 New Testament, KJV
I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
Philippians 4:12 New Testament, KJV
I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Hebrews 4:1 New Testament, KJV
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Hebrews 11:37 New Testament, KJV
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Hebrews 12:15 New Testament, KJV
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Wisdom of Sirach 7:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Fail not to be with them that weep, And mourn with them that mourn.
Wisdom of Sirach 11:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
There is one that laboreth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, And is so much the more behind.
Wisdom of Sirach 11:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, Wanting ability, and full of poverty; Yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, And set him up from his low estate,
Wisdom of Sirach 13:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou be for his profit, he will use thee; But if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee.
Wisdom of Sirach 26:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
There be two things that grieve my heart; And the third maketh me angry: A man of war that suffereth poverty; And men of understanding that are not set by: And one that returneth from righteousness to sin; The Lord prepareth such a one for the sword.
Wisdom of Sirach 51:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye of these things, Seeing your souls are very thirsty?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5302, grouped by book.

Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 3 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5302 FAQ

What does hystereo (ὑστερέω) mean?

Hystereo (Strong's G5302) is a Greek word most simply glossed "be later". hustereo (hoos-ter-eh'-o) v. 1. to be later 2. (by implication) to be inferior

How many times is hystereo (ὑστερέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's G5302 across 18 books.

Where can I study hystereo (ὑστερέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5302 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate hystereo (ὑστερέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as come, lacked, short, behind, lack, and came. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5302 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 12 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5302, with linked reader references where each row is available.