ΥΣΤΕΡΗΜΑΤΑ, υστερηματα
YSTERĒMATA, ysterēmata
Sounds Like: hoo-steh-REE-mah-tah
Translations: lack, deficiency, want, need, a lack, a deficiency, a want, a need
From the root: ΥΣΤΕΡΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to something that is lacking or deficient, a want or a need. It can describe a personal shortcoming or a material deficiency. It is often used in a context where something is incomplete or falls short of a standard.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G5303 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 2:6
Codex Sinaiticus
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 3 — 2:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΣΤΕΡΗΜΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΥΣΤΕΡΗΜΑΤΟΣ — of lack, of want, of poverty, of deficiency, of that which is lacking
- ΥΣΤΕΡΗΜΑΤΩΝ — of lacks, of wants, of deficiencies, of needs, of defects, of what is left over
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