Strong's Greek · G837
αὐξάνω
auxánō
grow (up), (give the) increase
Definition
to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive)
Derivation
a prolonged form of a primary verb;
Appears 23 times in Scripture
“So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things 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.”
“As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.”
“So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.”
“I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.”
“And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.”
“Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.””
“He must increase; I must decrease.”
“Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.””
“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.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).