GreekG5304Noun (Feminine)
ὑστέρησις
husterēsis
“poverty”
2Occurrences
G5304Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a falling short, i.e. (specially), penury
from G5302 (ὑστερέω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
[in Aq.: * ;] need, want: opposite to τὸ περισσεῦον; καθ᾽ ὑ., (eccl.).
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ὑστέρησις appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Mark
1
Philippians
1
Key Passages
Mark 12:44BSB
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
Philippians 4:11BSB
I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
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