αὐξάνω
auxanō
“to grow”
Definition
to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive)
a prolonged form of a primary verb;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
αὐξάνω appears 23 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
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