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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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 phrase meaning "began to lack, be in need".
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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 groups 4 Aligned forms 86 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Imperfect Voices Middle, Active
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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 Origins
ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain