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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 23 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28 - “And why are you worried about clothes? See how the lilies and wildflowers of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin [wool to make clothing],

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:32 - and of all the seeds [planted in the region] it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR FIND SHELTER IN ITS BRANCHES.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:8 - “And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:80

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:80 -

The child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel [as John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah].

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:40 - And the Child continued to grow and become strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom; and the grace (favor, spiritual blessing) of God was upon Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:27 - “Consider the lilies and wildflowers, how they grow [in the open field]. They neither labor nor spin [wool to make clothing]; yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory and splendor dressed himself like one of these.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:19 - “It is like a [fn]mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE SKY FOUND SHELTER and NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30 - “He must increase [in prominence], but I must decrease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:7 -

And the message of God kept on growing and spreading, and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith [accepting Jesus as Messiah and acknowledging Him as the Source of eternal salvation].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 -

“But as the time [for the fulfillment] of the promise which God had made to Abraham was approaching, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:24 -

But the word of the Lord [the good news about salvation through Christ] continued to grow and spread [increasing in effectiveness].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:20 - So the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] was growing greatly and prevailing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:6 - I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:7 - So neither is the one who plants nor the one who waters anything, but [only] God who causes the growth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:10 -

Now He who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed for sowing [that is, your resources] and increase the harvest of your righteousness [which shows itself in active goodness, kindness, and love].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:15 - We do not go beyond our proper limit, boasting in the work of other men, but we have the hope that as your faith [in Christ and His divine power] continues to grow, our field among you may be greatly expanded [but still within the limits of our commission],

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:21 - in whom the whole structure is joined together, and it continues [to increase] growing into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, set apart, and sacred to the presence of the Lord].

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:15 - But speaking the truth in love [in all things—both our speech and our lives expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:6 - which has come to you. Indeed, just as in the whole world the gospel is constantly bearing fruit and spreading [by God’s power], just as it has been doing among you ever since the day you first heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth [becoming thoroughly and deeply acquainted with it].

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:10 - so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord [displaying admirable character, moral courage, and personal integrity], to [fully] please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing in the knowledge of God [with deeper faith, clearer insight and fervent love for His precepts];

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19 - and not holding fast to the head [of the body, Jesus Christ], from whom the entire body, supplied and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth [that can come only] from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:2 - like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment],

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:18 - but grow [spiritually mature] in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory (honor, majesty, splendor), both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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