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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 clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow G837; they do not toil nor do they spin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:32 - and this is the [fn]smallest of all seeds, but when it is fully G837 grown G837, it is the [fn]largest of the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE [fn]AIR come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:8 - “And other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased G837, they were yielding a [fn]crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:80

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:80 -

And the child continued to grow G837 and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the desolate regions until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:40 - Now the Child continued to grow G837 and become strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:27 - “Consider the lilies, how they grow G837: they neither toil nor spin, but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:19 - “It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden, and it grew G837 and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE [fn]AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30 - “He must increase G837, but I must decrease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:7 -

And the word of God kept on spreading G837, and the number of the disciples continued to multiply greatly in Jerusalem, and a great [fn]many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 -

“But as the time of the promise was drawing near which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased G837 and multiplied in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:24 -

But the word of the Lord continued to grow G837 and to be multiplied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:20 - So [fn]the word of the Lord was growing G837 mightily and prevailing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:6 - I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing G837 the G837 growth G837.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:7 - So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes G837 the G837 growth G837.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:10 -

Now He who supplies SEED TO THE SOWER AND BREAD FOR FOOD will supply and multiply your seed and increase G837 the harvest of your righteousness;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:15 - not boasting beyond our measure in other men’s labors, but having the hope—that as your faith grows G837—to be enlarged even more by you [fn]within our area of influence,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:21 - in whom the whole building, being joined together, is growing G837 into a holy [fn]sanctuary in the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:15 - but [fn]speaking the truth in love, [fn]we are to grow G837 up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that is Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:6 - which has come to you, just as [fn]in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and [fn]multiplying G837, just as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard and [fn]understood the grace of God in truth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:10 - so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, [fn]to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and [fn]multiplying G837 in the [fn]full knowledge of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19 - and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and [fn]ligaments, grows G837 with a growth [fn]that is from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:2 - like newborn babies, long for the [fn]pure [fn]milk of the word, so that by it you may grow G837 [fn]in respect to salvation,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:18 - but grow G837 in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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