ὑστερέω

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: Hebr 4,1 before ἀπό, Hebr 12,15,;

(b) with genitive of person(s), to come short of, be inferior to: 2 Kor 11,5 οὐδέν (in nothing, in no respect), 2 Kor 12,11

(with) with reference to things, to come short (of ), be in want (of ): with accusative of thing(s), Matt 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, 1 Kor 8,8, 2 Kor 11,8, Hebr 11,37 (Sir 11,11); opposite to περισσεύειν, Fil 4,12 before ἐν, 1 Kor 1,7,

2. Of things,

(a) to fail, be lacking: Joh 2,3 with accusative of person(s) (see Swete, in l; Mozley, Sl 42,1-11), Mark 10,21;

(b) to be inferior: mid., 1 Kor 12,24 (cf. ἀφ-υστερέω).†