noun · feminine
husterēsias
Greekὑστέρησις (husterēsis)
Strong’sG5304
poverty, want
stem husterēsi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ὑστέρησις, -εως, ἡ
(< ὑστερέω), [in Aq.: Jb 30:3 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5304 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoos-ter'-ay-sis
a falling short, i.e. (specially), penury
Fromfrom G5302;
King Jameswant.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | husterēsias | husterēsiais |
| object accusative | husterēsian1×ὑστέρησιν | husterēsiain |
| direct address vocative | husterēsiar | husterēsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | husterēsiau1×ὑστερήσεως | husterēsiaiu |
| to, for dative | husterēsia | husterēsiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
husterēsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
husterēsian“need”objectaccusative singular1×
Philippians 4:11“need”ouk hoti kata husterēsian legamō, mis gar mathama en hei amō autarkos arō;I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
husterēsiau“poverty”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Mark 12:44“poverty”pantois gar ek teu perisseuarōteu autoi ballala, houtas de ek tau husterēsiau autau panteim hoseim echate ballata, holon ton bion autau.For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”