Want
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
akin to B, No. 1 (below), occurs in Mark 12:14; Philippians 4:11 .
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").
is rendered "want" in Philippians 2:25 , AV (RV, "need"). See Business.
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.
"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.
King James Dictionary [2]
WANT, n.
1. Deficiency defect the absence of that which is necessary or useful as a want of power or knowledge fro any purpose want of food and clothing. The want of money is a common want. 2 Corinthians 8,9 .
From having wishes in consequence of our wants, we often feel wants in consequence of our wishes.
2. Need necessity the effect of deficiency.
Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and more saucy.
3. Poverty penury indigence.
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.
4. The state of not having. I cannot write a letter at present for want of time. 5. That which is not possessed, but is desired or necessary for use or pleasure.
Habitual superfluities become actual wants.
6. A mole.
WANT, waunt.
1. To be destitute to be deficient in not to have a word of general application as, to want knowledge to want judgment to want learning to want food and clothing to want money. 2. To be defective or deficient in. Timber may want strength or solidity to answer its purpose. 3. To fall short not to contain or have. The sum want a dollar of the amount of debt.
Nor think, though men were none, that heaven would want spectators, God want praise.
4. To be without.
The unhappy never want enemies.
5. To need to have occasion for, as useful, proper or requisite. Our manners want correction. In winter we want a fire in summer we want cooling breezes. We all want more public spirit and more virtue. 6. To wish for to desire. Every man wants a little pre-eminence over his neighbor. Many want that which they cannot obtain, and which if they could obtain, would certainly ruin them.
What wants my son?
WANT, waunt.
1. To be deficient not to be sufficient.
As in bodies, thus in souls, we find what wants in blood and spirits, swelld with wind.
2. To fail to be deficient to be lacking.
No time shall find me wanting to my truth.
3. To be missed not to be present. The jury was full, wanting one. 4. To fall short to be lacking.
Twelve, wanting one, he slew.
