5303. husteréma
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husteréma: Lack, deficiency, need, shortcoming

Original Word: ὑστέρημα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: husteréma
Pronunciation: hoo-ster'-ay-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (hoos-ter'-ay-mah)
Definition: Lack, deficiency, need, shortcoming
Meaning: (a) of things or persons: that which is lacking, a defect or shortcoming, (b) want, poverty.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
need, want

From hustereo; a deficit; specially, poverty -- that which is behind, (that which was) lack(-ing), penury, want.

see GREEK hustereo

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 5303 hystérēma (a neuter noun derived from 5302 /hysteréō, see there) – what is lacking (insufficient). See 5302 (hystereō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from hustereó
Definition
that which is lacking, need
NASB Translation
lacking (1), need (3), needs (1), poverty (1), what is lacking (1), what was deficient (1), what was lacking (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5303: ὑστέρημα

ὑστέρημα, ὑστερήματος, τό (ὑστερέω);

a. deficiency, that which is lacking: plural with a genitive of the thing whose deficiency is to be filled up, Colossians 1:24 (on which see ἀνταναπληρόω, and θλῖψις under the end); 1 Thessalonians 3:10; τό ὑστέρημα with a genitive (or its equivalent) of the person, the absence of one, 1 Corinthians 16:17 (ὑμέτερον being taken objectively (Winers Grammar, § 22, 7; Buttmann, § 132, 8); others take ὑμέτερον subjectively and render that which was lacking on your part); τό ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα τῆς πρός με λειτουργίας, your absence, owing to which something was lacking in the service conferred on me (by you), Philippians 2:30.

b. in reference to property and resources, poverty, want, destitution: Luke 21:4; 2 Corinthians 8:14 (); , (Psalm 33:10 (); Judges 18:10, etc.; ecclesiastical writings).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the verb ὑστερέω (hystereō), meaning "to lack" or "to fall short."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ὑστέρημα, similar concepts of lack or deficiency can be found in Hebrew terms such as חֶסֶר (cheser, Strong's H2639), meaning "lack" or "want," and מַחְסוֹר (machsor, Strong's H4270), meaning "need" or "poverty." These terms are used in the Old Testament to describe situations of need or insufficiency, paralleling the New Testament usage of ὑστέρημα.

Usage: The term ὑστέρημα is used in the New Testament to describe various forms of lack or deficiency, whether material, spiritual, or moral. It appears in contexts where there is a need to be fulfilled or a gap to be addressed.

Context: The Greek term ὑστέρημα is used in several New Testament passages to convey the idea of lacking or deficiency. It is often employed in contexts where there is a need for provision or completion. For instance, in 2 Corinthians 8:14, Paul speaks of the abundance of one group supplying the ὑστέρημα of another, highlighting the principle of mutual support within the Christian community: "At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality."

In Philippians 2:30, Paul uses ὑστέρημα to describe the service of Epaphroditus, who risked his life to make up for the Philippians' lack of service to Paul: "because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me."

The term also appears in Colossians 1:24, where Paul speaks of filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of His body, the church: "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of His body, which is the church."

These passages illustrate the multifaceted nature of ὑστέρημα, encompassing physical needs, spiritual service, and the communal life of believers. The concept underscores the importance of interdependence and the call to address deficiencies within the body of Christ.

Forms and Transliterations
υστερημα υστέρημα υστέρημά ὑστέρημα ὑστέρημά υστερηματα υστερήματα ὑστερήματα υστερηματος υστερήματος ὑστερήματος hysterema hysterēma hystérema hystéremá hystérēma hystérēmá hysteremata hysterēmata hysterḗmata hysterematos hysterēmatos hysterḗmatos usterema usterēma usteremata usterēmata usterematos usterēmatos
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 21:4 N-GNS
GRK: ἐκ τοῦ ὑστερήματος αὐτῆς πάντα
NAS: into the offering; but she out of her poverty put
KJV: of her penury hath cast in all
INT: out of the poverty of her all

1 Corinthians 16:17 N-ANS
GRK: τὸ ὑμέτερον ὑστέρημα οὗτοι ἀνεπλήρωσαν
NAS: they have supplied what was lacking on your part.
KJV: for that which was lacking on your part
INT: your deficiency these filled up

2 Corinthians 8:14 N-ANS
GRK: τὸ ἐκείνων ὑστέρημα ἵνα καὶ
NAS: your abundance [being a] [supply] for their need, so
KJV: their want, that
INT: the of those need that also

2 Corinthians 8:14 N-ANS
GRK: τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα ὅπως γένηται
KJV: your want: that
INT: this of you need so that there should be

2 Corinthians 9:12 N-ANP
GRK: προσαναπληροῦσα τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν ἁγίων
NAS: fully supplying the needs of the saints,
KJV: supplieth the want of the saints,
INT: completely filling up the needs of the saints

2 Corinthians 11:9 N-ANS
GRK: τὸ γὰρ ὑστέρημά μου προσανεπλήρωσαν
NAS: they fully supplied my need, and in everything
KJV: for that which was lacking to me
INT: indeed [the] need of me completely filled up

Philippians 2:30 N-ANS
GRK: τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα τῆς πρός
NAS: to complete what was deficient in your service
KJV: supply your lack of service toward
INT: the of you lack of the toward

Colossians 1:24 N-ANP
GRK: ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων
NAS: up what is lacking in Christ's
KJV: fill up that which is behind of the afflictions
INT: I am filling up that which is lacking of the tribulations

1 Thessalonians 3:10 N-ANP
GRK: καταρτίσαι τὰ ὑστερήματα τῆς πίστεως
NAS: and may complete what is lacking in your faith?
KJV: might perfect that which is lacking in your
INT: to supply the things lacking in [the] faith

Strong's Greek 5303
9 Occurrences


ὑστέρημα — 5 Occ.
ὑστερήματα — 3 Occ.
ὑστερήματος — 1 Occ.















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