Auxánō — G837

G837 · Greek — αὐξάνω

Pronunciation: owx-an'-o

Definition

verb

to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive)

  1. transitive, to cause to grow, to augment
  2. according to later usage intransitive, to grow, increase

Usually translated as

grow, increase

Origin

a prolonged form of a primary verb

Occurrences

Auxánō occurs 22 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (1), Luke (4), John (1), Acts (4), 1 Corinthians (2), 2 Corinthians (2), Ephesians (2), Colossians (2), 1 Peter (1), 2 Peter (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A