Quick Definition
ὕστερος, α, ον Adj later
Strong's Definition
later
Derivation: comparative from G5259 (ὑπό) (in the sense of behind);
KJV Usage: latter
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὕστερος, -a, -ov, latter, later, coming after: ἐν ὑστέροις καιροῖς, 1 Tim. iv. 1; ὁ vor. i. 4. the second, Mt. xxi. 31 LTr WH, but ef. Fritzsche’s and Meyer’s crit. notes [esp. WH. App.] ad loe. Neut. ὕστερον, fr. Hom. down, adverbially, afterward, after this, later, lastly, used alike of a shorter and of a longer period: Mt. iv. 2; xxi. 29, 32, 37; xxv. 11; xxvi. 60; Mk. xvi. 14; Lk. iv. 2 Rec.; [xx. 32 LT Tr WH]; Jn. xiii. 36; Heb. xii. 11; with a gen. after one, Mt. xxii. 27; Lk. xx. 32 [RG].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὕστερος hysteros 12x
posterior in place or time; subsequent, later, last, finally, Mt. 21:31; 1 Tim. 4:1
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὕστερος, -α, -ον
[in LXX for אַחֲרוֹן and cogn. forms ;]
latter, later: ἐν ὑ. καιροῖς, I Ti 4:1 (on the reading ὁ ὕ., WH, for ὁ πρῶτος, v. WH, App., in l.). Neut., τὸ ὕ., used adverbially instead of ὑστέρως, afterwards, later: Mt 4:2 21:29, 32, 37 25:11 26:60, Mk 16:14, Lk 20:32, Jo 13:36, He 12:11; c. gen., Mt 22:27.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὕστερος. For the prepositional phrase εἰς ὕστερον cf. P Lond 908%? (A.D. 139) (= III. p. 133) ὅσα ἐὰν εἰς ὕστερον μεταδώ, P Oxy II. 237}}1:-40. (ap. 186) εἴ τις γένοιτο ζήτησις εἰς ὕστερον, ‘if any inquiry be made hereafter,” and for ἐξ ὑστέρου cf. P Hib I. 522° (c. B.C. 245) ὅπως μηθὲν δι[ά]πτωμα ἐξ ὑστέρου γίνηται, ‘in order that there may be no subsequent loss” (Edd.), P Oxy VIII. 1178! (i/ii A.D.) ἐξ ὑστέρου, ‘for the future.” For a form torépw for ὑστέρως see Radermacher G7.?, p- 64. The superl. ὕστατον (cf. 3 Macc 543) occurs in P Iand 278 (A.D. 100-101).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὕστερος (husteros) — later. ὕστερος, ὕστᾰτος, latter, last, comparative and superlative without any Posit. adjective in use. (The Posit. must be looked for in Sanskrit úd 'up'; with ὕστερος, ὕστατος cf. Sanskrit comparative and superlative úttaras, uttamás 'higher, (later)', 'highest, (latest)'; compare ὑστέρα.) __A ὕστερος, α, ον, latter:
I. of Place, coming after, behind, ὑστέρῳ ποδί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑστέρας ἔχων πώλους keeping them behind, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ὕ. the latter clauses, [Refs 1st c.AD+] behind us, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν ὑστέρα νεώς not a whit behind (slower than) a ship, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. of Time, next, ὁ δ᾽ ὕστερος ὄρνυτο χαλκῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τῷ ὑ. ἔτει in the next year, X [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. χρόνῳ in after time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δεκάτῃ ὑ. or ὑ. δεκάτῃ, on the 21st day, Decrees cited in [Refs 3rd c.AD+] H.: with genitive, later than, after, σεῦ ὕστερος εἶμ᾽ ὑπὸ γαῖαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.2. later, too late, ὕ. ἐλθών [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὕ. (i.e. ἐλθών) [Refs 5th c.BC+] the second, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3. with genitive of things, too late for, ὕστεροι ἀπικόμενοι τῆς συμβολῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4. as substantive, οἱ ὕ. posterity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄνδρες ὕ., ὕ. βροτοί, [Refs]
III. of inferiority in Age, Worth, or Quality, γένει ὕ., i.e. younger, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; with genitive, οὐδενὸς ὕ. second to none, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μηδ᾽ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν νόμων, ἀλλ᾽ ὕ. πολιτεύου not putting yourself above the laws, but below them, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σῶμα δεύτερον καὶ ὕ (i.e. ψυχῆς) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; νομίσας πάντα ὕστερα εἶναι τἆλλα πρός τι that all things were secondary to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2. logically posterior, ὁ τόπος ὕ. τῆς ὕλης [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
IV. adverb ὑστέρως is found only in Eccl. writers, the ascription to Plato by [Refs 1st c.AD+] R. being now corrected from [Refs 1st c.BC+] was used, rarely of Place, behind, ὀπαδεῖν ὕ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.2. of Time, later, afterwards,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τὸ ὕ., opposed to τὸ παλαιόν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; frequently with other words, ὕ. αὖτις [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔπειτα δ᾽ ὕ., after μέν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; χρόνῳ ὕ. πολλῷ a long time after, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὕ. χρόνῳ or χρόνῳ ὕ. some time later, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀλίγῳ or ὀλίγον ὕ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]posterity, [Refs]; τὰ ὕ. γράμματα the later inscriptions, [Refs]
IV.2. b with genitive, ὕ. τούτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς ἐμεωυτοῦ γνώμης ὕ. after my own opinion was formed, [Refs]; τοῦ δέοντος ὕ. later than ought to be, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.3. in adverb sense with Preps., ἐς ὕστερον [Refs 8th c.BC+] __B ὕστᾰτος, η, ον, last: __B.I of Place, ἅμα θ᾽ οἱ πρῶτοί τε καὶ ὕστατοι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὐθυντὴρ ὕστατος νεώς hindmost, of a rudder, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II of Time, τίνα πρῶτον, τίνα δ᾽ ὕ. ἐξενάριξε; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸν ὕ. μέλψασα γόον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ὑστάτη (i.e. ἡμέρα) τῆς ὁρτῆς the last day of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἐν ὑστάτοις not among the last, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὕστατος ἁλώσιος ἀντάσαις meeting with his downfall at last, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.III of Rank or Degree, οὐκ ἐν ὑστάτοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ὕ. πάσχειν, like{τὰ ἔσχατα}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] __B.IV for regular adverb ὑστάτως (which occurs only in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὕ. δή σε προσεροῦσι, τὸ ὕ. προσειπεῖν, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] __B.IV.2 in adverb sense with Preps., ἐν ὑστάτοις at last, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὸ ὕ. extremely, γέρων ἐς τὸ ὕ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]