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ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι

To be first (in political rank or power) · to lack

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ἄρχω G757 to be first (in political rank or power)
Pronunciation árchō
To rule or govern; in NT often means to begin an action or process (especially with infinitive).
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ὑστερέω G5302 to lack
Pronunciation hysteréō
To fall short of a goal or standard; to lack what is needed or required
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What does ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι (ērxato hystereisthai) mean in the Bible?

ἄρχω · ὑστερέω is a Greek word meaning "began to lack, be in need".

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Meaning

began to lack, be in need
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Future Imperfect
Voices
Middle Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 65×
Aorist Middle Matt 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 10:28 60×
Future Middle Luke 13:26 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 23:30 3×
Imperfect Middle John 6:17 1×
Present Middle 2 Cor 3:1 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 12×
Aorist Middle Matt 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 24:47 10×
Present Middle Luke 3:23 · Luke 21:28 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 5×
Aorist Middle Matt 24:49 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 13:25 · Luke 14:29 5×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Present Active Mark 10:42 · Rom 15:12 2×
Aorist Middle Acts 11:15 · 1 Pet 4:17 2×
86 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 4 infinitive 5 participle 5
Tense
present 10 aorist 4 perfect 2
Voice
active 9 passive 7
Mood
indicative 6 infinitive 5 participle 5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 19:20 ὑστερῶ present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:21 ὑστερεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 15:14 ὑστερεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Luke 22:35 ὑστερήσατε aorist active indicative completed John 2:3 ὑστερήσαντος aorist active participle participle Romans 3:23 ὑστεροῦνται present passive indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 1:7 ὑστερεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 8:8 ὑστερούμεθα present passive indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 12:24 ὑστεροῦντι present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 11:5 ὑστερηκέναι perfect active infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 11:9 ὑστερηθεὶς aorist passive participle participle 2 Corinthians 12:11 ὑστέρησα aorist active indicative completed Philippians 4:12 ὑστερεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Hebrews 4:1 ὑστερηκέναι perfect active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 11:37 ὑστερούμενοι present passive participle participle Hebrews 12:15 ὑστερῶν present active participle participle

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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