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;

__(with) with reference to things, to come short (of ), be in want (of ): with accusative of thing(s), Mat.19:20 (Sir.51:24); with genitive of thing(s), Luk.22:35; so mid. (Diod. FlJ), Rom.3:23; absol. to be in want, suffer want, Luk.15:14, 1Co.8:8, 2Co.11:8, Heb.11:37 (Sir.11:11); opposite to περισσεύειν, Php.4:12; before ἐν, 1Co.1:7.

__2. Of things,

__(a) to fail, be lacking: Jhn.2:3; with accusative of person(s) (see Swete, in l; Mozley, Psa.42:1-11), Mrk.10:21;

__(b) to be inferior: mid. 1Co.12:24 (cf. ἀφ-υστερέω).†

(AS)

to come late, be behind; for; later than; to come short, fail; to come short of, be inferior to; to come short; of; be in want; to be in want, suffer want; to fail, be lacking; to be inferior