To lack
ὑστερέωStrong’s G5302hustereō
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hustereō is the Greek word usually translated “do i lack”, “is lacking” and “need”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?”
Meaning
Usually translated “do i lack”, “is lacking” and “need”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do i lack 1
- is lacking 1
- to be in need 1
- did you lack 1
- when was running out 1
- they fall short 1
- to be lacking 1
- do we come short 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 3
- 2 Corinthians 3
- Hebrews 3
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 10:21Then 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 15:14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
- Luke 22:35And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
- John 2:3And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
- Romans 3:23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
- 1 Corinthians 1:7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Greek dictionary
ὑστερέω hustereō · to lack
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; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lack” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LACK, verb transitive
[Latin deliquium, which seems to be connected with linquo, to leave, to faint, and with liquo, to melt, liquid, etc.]
- To want; to be destitute of; not to have or possess.
- To blame. [Not in use.]
All definitions and other forms of “lack”
LACK, verb intransitive
- To be in want.“The young lions do lack and suffer hunger” Psalms 34:10
- To be wanting.“Perhaps there shall lack five of the fifty righteous” Genesis 18:28
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.