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A — 1: ὑστέρησις

(Strong's #5304 — Noun Feminine — husteresis — hoos-ter'-ay-sis )

akin to B, No. 1 (below), occurs in Mark 12:14; Philippians 4:11 .

A — 2: ὕστερον

(Strong's #5305 — Noun Neuter — husterema — hoos'-ter-on )

denotes (more concretely than No. 1) (a) "that which is lacking" (see LACK); (b) "need, proverty, want," rendered "want" in Luke 21:4 (AV, "penury"); 2 Corinthians 8:14 (twice); 9:12; 11:9 (2nd occurence), RV , "want" (AV, "that which was lacking").

A — 3: χρεία

(Strong's #5532 — Noun Feminine — chreia — khri'-ah )

is rendered "want" in Philippians 2:25 , AV (RV, "need"). See BUSINESS.

B — 1: ὑστερέω

(Strong's #5302 — Verb — hustereo — hoos-ter-eh'-o )

signifies "to be in want," Luke 15:14; 2 Corinthians 11:9 (1st occurrence); Philippians 4:12 , RV (AV "to suffer need"); in John 2:3 , AV, "wanted" (RV, "failed"). See BEHIND , B, No. 1.

B — 2: λείπω

(Strong's #3007 — Verb — leipo — li'-po )

"to leave," is rendered "to be wanting" in Titus 1:5; 3:13 , and in the AV in James 1:4 . See LACK , C, No. 3.

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Want'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/w/want.html. 1940.

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