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— G0837 G0837 = G0837 αὐξάνω auxanō G:V to grow αὐξάνω (and the earlier form αὔξω, Ef 2:21, Kol 2:19; MM, zob. word), [in LXX chiefly for פָּרָה ;]
1. trans., to make to grow: 1Kor 3:6-7, 2Kor 9:10. Pass., to grow, increase, become greater: Mt 13:32, Mk 4:8, 2Kor 10:15, Kol 1:6; τῇ ἐπιγνώσει τ. θεοῦ, Kol 1:10; εἰς σωτηρίαν, 1P 2:2.
2. In later Gk. (but nowhere in LXX), intrans., to grow, increase: of plants, Mt 6:28, Łk 12:27 13:19; of infants, Łk 1:80 2:40; of a multitude, Dz 7:17; of the increase of the Gospel: ὁ λόγος ηὔξανε, Dz 6:7 12:24 19:20; of Christ as a leader, Jn 3:30; of Christian character: εἰς Χριοτόν, Ef 4:15; εἰς ναόν, Ef 2:21; ἐν χάριτι, 2P 3:18; τὴν αὔξησιν τ. θεσῦ, Kol 2:19 (cf. συν, ὑπερ-αυξάνω).† (AS)