Greek · Strong's G837 · Verb
αὐξάνω
auxanō
to grow
23times used
23verses
11books
How it's translated
- increasing3
- was continuing to grow3
- they grow2
- it may be grown1
- it grew1
- to increase1
- was increasing1
- increased1
Definition
αὐξάνω
(and the earlier form αὔξω, Eph.2:21, Col.2:19; MM, see word), [in LXX chiefly for פָּרָה ;]
1. trans., to make to grow: 1Co.3:6-7, 2Co.9:10. Pass., to grow, increase, become greater: Mat.13:32, Mrk.4:8, 2Co.10:15, Col.1:6; τῇ ἐπιγνώσει τ. θεοῦ, Col.1:10; εἰς σωτηρίαν, 1Pe.2:2.
2. In later Gk. (but nowhere in LXX), intrans., to grow, increase: of plants, Mat.6:28, Luk.12:27 13:19; of infants, Luk.1:80 2:40; of a multitude, Act.7:17; of the increase of the Gospel: ὁ λόγος ηὔξανε, Act.6:7 12:24 19:20…
Where it appears
- Luke4
- Acts4
- Colossians3
- Matthew2
- 1 Corinthians2
- 2 Corinthians2
- Ephesians2
- Mark1
- John1
- 1 Peter1
…and 1 more books.
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.