What does ἄρχω · ὑστερέω mean in the Bible?
ἄρχω · ὑστερέω is a Greek phrase meaning "began to lack, be in need".
Greek · G757, G5302
ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι
To be first (in political rank or power) · to lack
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ἄρχωG757to be first (in political rank or power)
Pronunciationárchō
To rule or govern; in NT often means to begin an action or process (especially with infinitive).
Open lexicon entry →ὑστερέωG5302to lack
Pronunciationhysteréō
To fall short of a goal or standard; to lack what is needed or required
Open lexicon entry →What does ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι (ērxato hystereisthai) mean in the Bible?
ἄρχω · ὑστερέω is a Greek phrase meaning "began to lack, be in need".
Full entry for ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι (G757, G5302) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G757, G5302?
G757, G5302 is connected to 86 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. began to lack, be in need
Source Gloss
began to lack, be in need
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms86TensesAorist, Present, Future, ImperfectVoicesMiddle, Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality65×
Aorist MiddleMatt 4:17 · Matt 11:7 · Matt 11:20 · Matt 16:21 · Matt 16:22 · Matt 26:37 · Matt 26:74 · Mark 1:45 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 5:20 · Mark 6:2 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 8:32 · Mark 10:2860×
Future MiddleLuke 13:26 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 23:303×
Imperfect MiddleJohn 6:171×
Present Middle2 Cor 3:11×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality12×
Aorist MiddleMatt 14:30 · Matt 20:8 · Luke 23:5 · Luke 24:27 · Acts 1:22 · Acts 8:35 · Acts 10:37 · Acts 11:4 · Matt 18:24 · Luke 24:4710×
Present MiddleLuke 3:23 · Luke 21:282×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose5×
Aorist MiddleMatt 24:49 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 13:25 · Luke 14:295×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract4×
Present ActiveMark 10:42 · Rom 15:122×
Aorist MiddleActs 11:15 · 1 Pet 4:172×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present10aorist4perfect2
Voice
active9passive7
Mood
indicative6infinitive5participle5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 19:20ὑστερῶpresent active indicativeongoingMark 10:21ὑστερεῖpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 15:14ὑστερεῖσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 22:35ὑστερήσατεaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 2:3ὑστερήσαντοςaorist active participleparticipleRomans 3:23ὑστεροῦνταιpresent passive indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 1:7ὑστερεῖσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 8:8ὑστερούμεθαpresent passive indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 12:24ὑστεροῦντιpresent active participleparticiple2 Corinthians 11:5ὑστερηκέναιperfect active infinitiveinfinitive2 Corinthians 11:9ὑστερηθεὶςaorist passive participleparticiple2 Corinthians 12:11ὑστέρησαaorist active indicativecompletedPhilippians 4:12ὑστερεῖσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 4:1ὑστερηκέναιperfect active infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 11:37ὑστερούμενοιpresent passive participleparticipleHebrews 12:15ὑστερῶνpresent active participleparticiple
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι is a primary verb - no further derivation.