ὑστερῶ;

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ὑστερῶ;

   hy-ste-RO

   do I lack
2. clause🔊 τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ;

   TI E-ti hy-ste-RO

   what still do I lack
3. sentence🔊 λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ νεανίσκος· ⸂Πάντα ταῦτα⸃ ⸀ἐφύλαξα· τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ;

   LE-yei au-TO ho ne-a-NIS-kos PAN-ta TAU-ta e-PHY-la-ksa TI E-ti hy-ste-RO

   the young man {He} said to him all these I have kept what still do I lack

Exegesis

The sequence ti {τί | tí} ‘what’ plus the adverb eti {ἔτι | é-ti} ‘still’ combined with hysterō {ὑστερῶ | hy-ste-rô} ‘I lack’ forms a direct question that implies a perceived deficiency despite past obedience. In English, the narrative present is rendered as a simple past (“said,” “replied”) for natural style, while the object–verb sequence “all these things I have kept” is preserved to echo the Greek emphasis. The question is translated as a single, clear clause that retains both the sense of ongoing lack and the open-ended nature of the inquiry.

Root and etymology

hysteros🔊 ὕστεροςupsilon–sigma–tau–epsilon–rho–omicron–sigma

“later, less, lacking”

• 🔊 ὑστέρημαhy-sté-rē-malack, deficiencyColossians 1:24
• 🔊 ὑστερέωhy-ste-ré-ōto lack, fall shortRomans 3:23