ὑστερέω, -ῶ
(< ὕστερος), [in LXX for חָסֵר, חָדַל etc.;]
to come late, be behind (opp. to προτερέω, φθάνω; c. gen. rei, for; c. gen. pers., later than).
Metaph.,
1. of persons,
(a) absol., to come short, fail: He 4:1; seq. ἀπό, 12:15.;
(b) c. gen. pers., to come short of, be inferior to: II Co 11:5; οὐδέν (in nothing, in no respect), ib. 12:11;
(c) with reference to things, to come short (of), be in want (of): c. acc rei, Mt 19:20 (Si 51:24); c. gen. rei, Lk 22:35; so mid. (Diod., FlJ), Ro 3:23; absol., to be in want, suffer want, Lk 15:14, I Co 8:8, II Co 11:8, He 11:37 (Si 11:11); opp. to περισσεύειν, Phl 4:12; seq. ἐν, I Co 1:7.
2. Of things,
(a) to fail, be lacking: Jo 2:3; c. acc pers. (v. Swete, in l.; Mozley, Ps., 42), Mk 10:21;
(b) to be inferior: mid., I Co 12:24 (cf. ἀφ-υστερέω).†