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Lexicon :: Strong's G837 - auxanō

Aa
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.
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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 BoxGen 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 BoxGen 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17 - Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both birds, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:1 - And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:7 - And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:6 - And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:8

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:20

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:27 - And the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:22 - And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:3 - And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:11 - And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:52 - And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27 - And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:4 - and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:22

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:30 - By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:9 - And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and will establish my covenant with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:7 -
Water shall flow from his buckets,
And his seed shall be in many waters,
And his king shall be higher than Agag,
And his kingdom shall be exalted.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:24 - And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:2 - And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel’s sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:10 - and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that Jehovah will build thee a house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:17 - And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23 - And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And he sought for them many wives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:10 - And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24 -
And he increased his people greatly,
And made them stronger than their adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:11 - For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:16 - And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith Jehovah, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of Jehovah; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:30 - Thus saith Jehovah, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no more shall a man of his seed prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:3 - And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and multiply.
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