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Lexicon :: Strong's G837 - auxanō

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αὐξάνω
Transliteration
auxanō (Key)
Pronunciation
owx-an'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of a primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:517,*

Strong’s Definitions

αὐξάνω auxánō, owx-an'-o; a prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive):—grow (up), (give the) increase.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G837 in the following manner: grow (12x), increase (7x), give the increase (2x), grow up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G837 in the following manner: grow (12x), increase (7x), give the increase (2x), grow up (1x).

  1. to cause to grow, augment

  2. to increase, become greater

  3. to grow, increase

    1. of plants

    2. of infants

    3. of a multitude of people

    4. of inward Christian growth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
αὐξάνω auxánō, owx-an'-o; a prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive):—grow (up), (give the) increase.
STRONGS G837:
αὐξάνω, and earlier (the only form in Pindar and Sophocles [Veitch, under the word says, 'Hesiod, Mimnermus, Sophocles, Thucydides always have αὔξω or ἀύξομαι, and Pindar except ἀυξάνοι from 130 (Bergk)']) αὔξω (Ephesians 2:21; Colossians 2:19); imperfect ηὔξανον; future αὐξήσω; 1 aorist ηὔξησα; [passive, present αὐξάνομαι]; 1 aorist,
1. transitive, to cause to grow, to augment: 1 Corinthians 3:6; 2 Corinthians 9:10. Passive to grow, increase, become greater: Matthew 13:32; Mark 4:8 L T Tr WH; 2 Corinthians 10:15; Colossians 1:6 [not Rec.]; εἰς τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ Θεοῦ unto the knowledge of God, Colossians 1:10 (G L T Tr WH τῇ ἐπιγνώσει τοῦ θεοῦ); εἰς σωτηρίαν [not Rec.] to the attaining of salvation, 1 Peter 2:2.
2. according to later usage (from Aristotle, an. post. 1, 13, p. 78b, 6, etc., down; but nowhere in the Sept. [cf. Buttmann, 54 (47); 145 (127); Winers Grammar, § 38, 1]) intransitive, to grow, increase: of plants, Matthew 6:28; Mark 4:8 Rec.; Luke 12:27 [not Tdf.; Tr marginal reading brackets αὐξ.]; Luke 13:19; of infants, Luke 1:80; Luke 2:40; of a multitude of people, Acts 7:17. of inward Christian growth: εἰς Χριστόν, in reference to [Winer's Grammar, 397 (371); yet cf. Ellicott at the passage] Christ, Ephesians 4:15; εἰς ναόν, so as to form a temple, Ephesians 2:21; ἐν χάριτι, 2 Peter 3:18; with an accusative of the substance, τὴν αὔξησιν, Colossians 2:19 [cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 2; Buttmann, § 131, 5, also Bp. Lightfoot's note at the passage]; of the external increase of the gospel it is said ὁ λόγος ηὔξανε: Acts 6:7; Acts 12:24; Acts 19:20; of the growing authority of a teacher and the number of his adherents (opposed to ἐλαττοῦσθαι), John 3:30. [Compare: συν-, ὑπεραυξάνω.]

Related entry:
αὔξω, see αὐξάνω.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:28; 13:32
Mark
4:8; 4:8
Luke
1:80; 2:40; 12:27; 13:19
John
3:30
Acts
6:7; 7:17; 12:24; 19:20
1 Corinthians
3:6
2 Corinthians
9:10; 10:15
Ephesians
2:21; 2:21; 4:15
Colossians
1:6; 1:10; 2:19; 2:19
1 Peter
2:2
2 Peter
3:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G837 matches the Greek αὐξάνω (auxanō),
which occurs 35 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:22 - And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17 - “Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:1 - So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:7 - And as for you, be fruitful and multiply;
Bring forth abundantly in the earth
And multiply in it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:6 - “I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - “And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:8 - So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:20 - So God was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:27 - So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:22 - And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth,[fn] because he said, “For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:3 - “May God Almighty bless you,
And make you fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - “For what you had before I came was little, and it has increased to a great amount; the LORD has blessed you since my coming. And now, when shall I also provide for my own house?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:11 - Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:52 - And the name of the second he called Ephraim:[fn] “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27 - So Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and grew and multiplied exceedingly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:4 - “and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:22 - “Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a well;
His branches run over the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7 - But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:30 - “Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:9 - ‘For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My covenant with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:7 - He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be in many waters.

“His king shall be higher than Agag,
And his kingdom shall be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:14 - On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:24 - So the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:2 - So David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:10 - “since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the LORD will build you a house.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:17 - Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23 - He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city; and he gave them provisions in abundance. He also sought many wives for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:10 - And the LORD restored Job’s losses[fn] when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24 - He increased His people greatly,
And made them stronger than their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:11 - For as the earth brings forth its bud,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:16 - “Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says the LORD, “that they will say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the LORD.’ It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:30 - Thus says the LORD:
‘Write this man down as childless,
A man who shall not prosper in his days;
For none of his descendants shall prosper,
Sitting on the throne of David,
And ruling anymore in Judah.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:3 - “But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
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