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Koine Greek wordlink #151741

SR GNT 2 Pet 3:18 αὐξάνετε (auxanete) ‘be growing but in grace’ Strongs=8370 Lemma=auxanō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural
Year=66 AD Refers to Word #151725

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Only use of identical word form αὐξάνετε (V-MPA2··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘αὐξάνετε’ (V-MPA2··P) is always and only glossed as ‘be growing’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘auxanō’ have 7 different glosses: ‘are growing’, ‘be growing’, ‘being grown’, ‘to_be increasing’, ‘was growing’, ‘it is growing’, ‘growing’.

Greek words (13) other than αὐξάνετε (V-MPA2··P) with a gloss related to ‘growing’

Have 13 other words (ηὔξανεν, αὐξάνουσιν, ηὔξανεν, αὐξάνει, αὔξει, αὐξήσει, αὔξει, ηὔξανεν, ηὔξανεν, μηκύνηται, ηὔξανε, αὐξάνων, ηὔξανεν) with 3 lemmas altogether (auxanō, auxaō, mēkunō)

MARK 4:27 μηκύνηται (maʸkunaʸtai) V-SPM3··S Lemma=mēkunō ‘seed may_be sprouting and may_be growing how not has known’ SR GNT Mark 4:27 word 16

OET-LV: 27 and he _may _be _sleeping and may _be _being _raised night and day, and the seed may _be _sprouting and may _be _growing, he has_ not _known how. (MRK_4:27)

OET-RV: 27 Whether the person sleeps at night or stays up night and day, the seed will sprout and grow either way, and they don’t know how it does it. (MRK 4:27)

MAT 6:28 αὐξάνουσιν (auxanousin) V-IPA3··P ‘of the field how are growing not they are labouring nor’ SR GNT Mat 6:28 word 13

OET-LV: 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_6:28)

OET-RV: 28 “Why would you worry about clothes? Look how the flowers grow in the fields—they don’t work or make fabric, (MAT 6:28)

LUKE 1:80 ηὔξανε (aʸuxane) V-IIA3··S ‘the and little_child was growing and was_being strengthened in spirit’ SR GNT Luke 1:80 word 4

OET-LV: 80 And the little _child was _growing and was _being _strengthened in _spirit, and was in the wildernesss until the_day of _appearance of _him to the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl). (LUK_1:80)

OET-RV: 80 The young boy grew and his spirit was also strengthened, and he lived in the wilderness until he started his ministry to the people of Yisrael. (LUK 1:80)

LUKE 2:40 ηὔξανεν (aʸuxanen) V-IIA3··S ‘the and little_child was growing and was_being strengthened being filled’ SR GNT Luke 2:40 word 5

OET-LV: 40 And the little _child was _growing and was _being _strengthened, being _filled with _wisdom, and the_grace of_god was on him. (LUK_2:40)

OET-RV: 40 The young boy grew and got stronger, and started showing amazing wisdom and it was clear that God was blessing him. (LUK 2:40)

LUKE 12:27 αὐξάνει (auxanei) V-IPA3··S ‘the lilies how it is growing neither it is labouring nor’ SR GNT Luke 12:27 word 5

OET-LV: 27 Observe the lilies how it _is _growing, neither it _is _labouring nor it _is _spinning, but I _am _saying to _you _all, not _even Solomōn/(Shəlmoh) in all the glory of _him, clothed as one of _these. (LUK_12:27)

OET-RV: 27 Look at how the lilies grow. They don’t go to work or make fabric, yet even King Solomon at the height of his fame wasn’t dressed as well as one of them. (LUK 12:27)

ACTs 6:7 ηὔξανεν (aʸuxanen) V-IIA3··S ‘message of the of god was growing and was_being multiplied the’ SR GNT Acts 6:7 word 7

OET-LV: 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_6:7)

OET-RV: 7 God’s message continued spreading and the number of followers in Yerushalem was rapidly increasing, and a large number of the priests became believers. (ACT 6:7)

ACTs 12:24 ηὔξανεν (aʸuxanen) V-IIA3··S ‘message of the of god was growing and was_being multiplied’ SR GNT Acts 12:24 word 7

OET-LV: 24 But the message of _the of_god was _growing and was _being _multiplied. (ACT_12:24)

OET-RV: 24 Meanwhile God’s message continued to spread and multiply. (ACT 12:24)

ACTs 19:20 ηὔξανεν (aʸuxanen) V-IIA3··S ‘master the message was growing and was prevailing’ SR GNT Acts 19:20 word 15

OET-LV: 20 Thus the message of _the master was _growing with power and was _prevailing. (ACT_19:20)

OET-RV: 20 So that was how the master’s message had a powerful effect and won over many people. (ACT 19:20)

1 COR 3:6 ηὔξανεν (aʸuxanen) V-IIA3··S ‘gave_to_drink but god was growing’ SR GNT 1 Cor 3:6 word 8

OET-LV: 6 I planted, Apollōs gave _to _drink, but the god was _growing. (CO1_3:6)

OET-RV: 6 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. (CO1 3:6)

1 COR 3:7 αὐξάνων (auxanōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘giving_to_drink but the one growing god’ SR GNT 1 Cor 3:7 word 13

OET-LV: 7 So _that neither the one planting is anything, nor the one giving _to _drink, but the one growing, god. (CO1_3:7)

OET-RV: 7 That means that neither the planter or the waterer counts for anything, only the grower, God. (CO1 3:7)

2 COR 9:10 αὐξήσει (auxaʸsei) V-IFA3··S Lemma=auxaō ‘seed of you_all and will_be growing the fruits of the’ SR GNT 2 Cor 9:10 word 22

OET-LV: 10 And the one supplying seed to _the one sowing, and bread for food, will _be _supplying and will _be _multiplying the seed of _you _all, and will _be _growing the fruits of _the righteousness of _you _all, (CO2_9:10)

OET-RV: 10 Thus God who supplies the seed to the person sowing and supplies our food, will be supplying and multiplying your seeds as you sow in others and will increase the harvest resulting from your righteousness. (CO2 9:10)

EPH 2:21 αὔξει (auxei) V-IPA3··S Lemma=auxaō ‘the building being joined_together is growing into a temple holy’ SR GNT Eph 2:21 word 7

OET-LV: 21 in whom the_whole the building being _joined _together, is _growing into a_ holy _temple in the_master, (EPH_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 He joins the entire building together, growing us all into a dedicated temple for Yahweh. (EPH 2:21)

COL 2:19 αὔξει (auxei) V-IPA3··S Lemma=auxaō ‘being supplied and being held_together is growing with the growth of god’ SR GNT Col 2:19 word 20

OET-LV: 19 and not taking _hold _of the head, from whom all the body by its joints and ligaments being _supplied and being _held _together, is _growing with _the growth of_ the _god. (COL_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 They’re not listening to the head which controls all the joints and ligaments of the body and holds it all together as God causes it to grow. (COL 2:19)

Key: V=verb