UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: αὐξάνω; fut.; αὐξήσω; αὐξάνω; aor.; ηὔξησα; αὐξάνω; aor.pass.; ηὐξήθην

Related lemmas: αὔξησις · συναυξάνομαι · ὑπεραυξάνω

Sense 1: to increase, to grow, to spread, to extend

Semantic entry: 59.62

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Increase, Decrease

Definition: to increase in the extent of or in the instances of an activity or state

Notes: If one assumes that ἐπίγνωσις in RV COL 1:10 · LV COL 1:10 · Read together COL 1:10 is to be understood in the sense of ‘knowledge about’ (see 28.18: ἐπίγνωσις), then one may translate this expression as ‘you will know more and more about God,’ but if ἐπίγνωσις is to be understood in the sense of ‘to experience knowledge’ (see 28.2: ἐπιγινώσκω / 28.2: ἐπίγνωσις), one may ‘you will know God more and more’ or ‘you will come to know more and more what God does.’

ACT 6:7: RV ACT 6:7 · LV ACT 6:7 · Read together ACT 6:7

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OET-RV ACT 6:7

7 God’s message continued spreading and the number of followers in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) was rapidly increasing, and a large number of the priests became believers.

OET-LV ACT 6:7

7 And the message of _the of_god was _growing, and the number of _the apprentices/followers in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) was _being _multiplied exceedingly, and a_great crowd of _the priests were _submitting in _the faith.

ACT 7:17: RV ACT 7:17 · LV ACT 7:17 · Read together ACT 7:17

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17 But as the time limit promised to Avraham by God was getting closer, our people multiplied in Mitsrayim

OET-LV ACT 7:17

17 But as the time of _the promise, which the god promised to_ the _Abraʼam was _nearing, the people grew and was _multiplied in Aiguptos,

All 11 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 6:7 · RV ACT 7:17 · RV ACT 12:24 · RV ACT 19:20 · LV ACT 6:7 · LV ACT 7:17 · LV ACT 12:24 · LV ACT 19:20 · Read together ACT 6:7 · Read together ACT 7:17 · Read together ACT 12:24 · Read together ACT 19:20

CO2: RV CO2 10:15 · LV CO2 10:15 · Read together CO2 10:15

EPH: RV EPH 2:21 · RV EPH 4:15 · LV EPH 2:21 · LV EPH 4:15 · Read together EPH 2:21 · Read together EPH 4:15

COL: RV COL 1:6 · RV COL 1:10 · LV COL 1:6 · LV COL 1:10 · Read together COL 1:6 · Read together COL 1:10

PE1: RV PE1 2:2 · LV PE1 2:2 · Read together PE1 2:2

PE2: RV PE2 3:18 · LV PE2 3:18 · Read together PE2 3:18

Sense 2: to cause to increase, to increase

Semantic entry: 59.63

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Increase, Decrease

Definition: to cause something to increase

CO1 3:6: RV CO1 3:6 · LV CO1 3:6 · Read together CO1 3:6

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6 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

OET-LV CO1 3:6

6 I planted, Apollōs gave _to _drink, but the god was _growing.

CO1 3:7: RV CO1 3:7 · LV CO1 3:7 · Read together CO1 3:7

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7 That means that neither the planter or the waterer counts for anything, only the grower, God.

OET-LV CO1 3:7

7 So _that neither the one planting is anything, nor the one giving _to _drink, but the one growing, god.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: RV CO1 3:6–7 · LV CO1 3:6–7 · Read together CO1 3:6–7

CO2: RV CO2 9:10 · LV CO2 9:10 · Read together CO2 9:10

Sense 3: to grow, growth

Semantic entry: 23.188

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Grow, Growth

Definition: to grow, to increase in size, whether of animate beings or of plants

Notes: In a number of languages one must make a clear distinction in the choice of terms referring to the growth of an animate being (animal or human) and the growth of plants.

MAT 6:28: RV MAT 6:28 · LV MAT 6:28 · Read together MAT 6:28

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OET-RV MAT 6:28

28 “Why would you worry about clothes? Look how the flowers grow in the fields—they don’t work or make fabric,

OET-LV MAT 6:28

28 And about clothing why are _you _all _worrying?
Observe how the lilies of _the field are _growing, they _are_ not _labouring nor are _they _spinning,

MAT 13:32: RV MAT 13:32 · LV MAT 13:32 · Read together MAT 13:32

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32 Even though it’s a very small seed, it grows larger than most garden plants, and becomes such a large bush that birds even come and nest in its branches.”

OET-LV MAT 13:32

32 which on _one _hand it _is smaller of _all the seeds, on _the _other _hand whenever it _may _be _grown is greater than the garden _plants and is _becoming a_tree, so _that the birds of _the sky to _come and to _be _nesting in the branches of _it.

All 8 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 6:28 · RV MAT 13:32 · LV MAT 6:28 · LV MAT 13:32 · Read together MAT 6:28 · Read together MAT 13:32

MRK: RV MRK 4:8 · LV MRK 4:8 · Read together MRK 4:8

LUK: RV LUK 1:80 · RV LUK 2:40 · RV LUK 12:27 · RV LUK 13:19 · LV LUK 1:80 · LV LUK 2:40 · LV LUK 12:27 · LV LUK 13:19 · Read together LUK 1:80 · Read together LUK 2:40 · Read together LUK 12:27 · Read together LUK 13:19

COL: RV COL 2:19 · LV COL 2:19 · Read together COL 2:19

Sense 4: to become more important, to enjoy greater respect or honor

Semantic entry: 87.37

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]

Definition: to increase in status

Notes: In some languages the increase or decrease of respect or honor must be expressed idiomatically, for example, ‘he must become more of a chief while I become more of a follower’ or ‘he must become a big man while I become a small man.’

JHN 3:30: RV JHN 3:30 · LV JHN 3:30 · Read together JHN 3:30

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30 It’s right and proper that he should increase and I should fade out.”

OET-LV JHN 3:30

30 That one it _is _fitting to _be _increasing, but me to _be _being _made _less.

Sense 5: to increase, to grow

Semantic entry: 78.5

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]

Definition: to increase in the degree of a state

Notes: It would be possible to interpret αὐξάνομαι in RV CO2 10:15 · LV CO2 10:15 · Read together CO2 10:15 as being quantitative, but with an expression of state such as πίστις, intensity of degree seems to be more appropriate. In a number of languages, however, it may be necessary to render this expression in RV CO2 10:15 · LV CO2 10:15 · Read together CO2 10:15 as ‘hoping that you may trust more and more.’

Forms: αὐξάνομαι

CO2 10:15: RV CO2 10:15 · LV CO2 10:15 · Read together CO2 10:15

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OET-RV CO2 10:15

15 We don’t boast of things we can’t measure like other peoples’ work, but we have hope that as your faith grows, you’ll see us as more important in more areas

OET-LV CO2 10:15

15 not to the immeasurable boasting in anothers labours, but hope having, being _grown of _the faith of _you _all, among you _all to _be _magnified according _to the domain of _us to abundance,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

αὐξάνω

Form 1

Sense 1: to increase, to grow, to spread, to extend

Sense 2: to cause to increase, to increase

Sense 3: to grow, growth

Sense 4: to become more important, to enjoy greater respect or honor

Sense 5: to increase, to grow