ὑστέρησις
hysterēsis · need, poverty
Greek word · Strong’s number G5304 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hysterēsis (ὑστέρησις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “need, poverty”.
Poverty, need.
How to say it
hys·te·rē·sis
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Lack of what one requires.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- need ×1
- poverty ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 12:44
For they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole living.”
- Philippians 4:11
Not that I speak out of need, for I have learned in whatever circumstances I am to be content.