Forms of the word

Dictionary
ὑστέρησις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration
hysterēsis
Simplified transliteration
hysteresis

Numbers

Strong's number
5304
GK Number
5730

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3e(5b)
Gloss
need, poverty, lack
Definition
want, need, Mk. 12:44; Phil. 4:11*

Greek-English Concordance for ὑστέρησις

Mark 12:44 For they all put in from their abundance, but she from her need (hysterēseōs | ὑστερήσεως | gen sg fem) has put in everything she had — all she had to live on.”
Philippians 4:11 I am not saying this because I am in need (hysterēsin | ὑστέρησιν | acc sg fem), for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstance I find myself.

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