Strong's Greek · G5304

ὑστέρησις

hystérēsis

want

Definition

a falling short, i.e. (specially), penury

Derivation

from G5302 (ὑστερέω);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Mark 12:44

For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

Philippians 4:11

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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