"posterior in place or time; subsequent, later, last, finally, Mt. 21:31; 1 Tim. 4:1"
Definition and meaning
posterior in place or time; subsequent, later, last, finally, Mt. 21:31; 1 Tim. 4:1
In the original Greek the word is written: ὕστερος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hysteros (G5305) across the King James Bible.
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
And last of all the woman died also.
But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Last of all the woman died also.
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
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Common questions
Strong's G5305 (hysteros) is a Greek word that means: posterior in place or time; subsequent, later, last, finally, Mt. 21:31; 1 Tim. 4:1 It appears 11 times in the King James Bible.
The word hysteros (G5305) appears 11 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5305 is hysteros, a Greek word defined as: posterior in place or time; subsequent, later, last, finally, Mt. 21:31; 1 Tim. 4:1. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hysteros is a Greek word found in the New Testament.