Poverty
ὑστέρησιςStrong’s G5304husterēsis
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Husterēsis is the Greek word usually translated “poverty” and “destitution”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.”
Meaning
Usually translated “poverty” and “destitution”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- poverty 1
- destitution 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Philippians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ὑστέρησις husterēsis · poverty
ὑστέρησις, -εως, ἡ (ὑστερέω), [in Aq.: Job.30:3 * ;] need, want: opposite to τὸ περισσεῦον, Mrk.12:44; καθ᾽ ὑ., Php.4:11 (eccl.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “poverty” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
POV'ERTY, noun
[Latin paupertas. See Poor.]
- Destitution of property; indigence; want of convenient means of subsistence.“The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty” Proverbs 23:21
- Barrenness of sentiment or ornament; defect; as the poverty of a composition.
- Want; defect of words; as the poverty of language.
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.