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Strong's G837 αὐξάνω (auxano)

auxano - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H837 — osher (“happy”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G837
Language Greek
Linked Usages 61
Books 26

Strong's G837 Quick Answer

Strong's G837 αὐξάνω (auxano) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. auxano (aux-an'-o) v. 1. to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge {literal or figurative, active or passive} It has 61 linked Bible usages across 26 books. Visible English usage signals include grow, waxed, and groweth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
auxano (aux-an'-o) v. 1. to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge {literal or figurative, active or passive}
Usage
61 linked usages
Books
26 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
grow, waxed, and groweth

Meaning and Definition

auxano (aux-an'-o) v. 1. to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge {literal or figurative, active or passive} [a prolonged form of a primary verb] KJV: grow (up), (give the) increase

Original Word
αὐξάνω
Transliteration
auxano
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G837. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to grow

Usage: αὐξάνω (and the earlier form αὔξω, Eph.2:21, Col.2:19; MM, see word), [in LXX chiefly for פָּרָה ;] __1. trans., to make to grow: 1Co.3:6-7, 2Co.9:10. Pass., to grow, increase, become greater: Mat.13:32, Mrk.4:8, 2Co.10:15, Col.1:6; τῇ ἐπιγνώσει τ. θεοῦ, Col.1:10; εἰς σωτηρίαν, 1Pe.2:2. __2. In later Gk. (but nowhere in LXX), intrans., to grow, increase: of plants, Mat.6:28, Luk.12:27 13:19; of infants, Luk.1:80 2:40; of a multitude, Act.7:17; of the increase of the Gospel: ὁ λόγος ηὔξανε, Act.6:7 12:24 19:20;

of Christ as a leader, Jhn.3:30; of Christian character: εἰς Χριοτόν, Eph.4:15; εἰς ναόν, Eph.2:21; ἐν χάριτι, 2Pe.3:18; τὴν αὔξησιν τ. θεσῦ, Col.2:19 (cf. συν, ὑπερ-αυξάνω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G837 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render auxano, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

grow Matthew 6:28 waxed Luke 1:80 groweth Ephesians 2:21

How Strong's G837 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 34 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G837 (αὐξάνω) appears 40 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G837 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G837 in the New Testament

22 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 6:28 KJV

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Matthew 13:32 KJV

Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Mark 4:8 KJV

And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

Strong's G837 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 1:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth.

Genesis 1:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.

Genesis 8:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And all the wild beasts as many as are with thee, and all flesh both of birds and beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, bring forth with thee: and increase ye and multiply upon the earth.

Strong's G837 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

4 Maccabees 13:20 Septuagint / Brenton

In which these brothers having remained an equal time, and having been formed for the same period, and been increased by the same blood, and having been perfected through the same principle of life,

4 Maccabees 13:22 Septuagint / Brenton

and increase the more powerfully by reason of this simultaneous rearing, and by daily intercourse, and by other education, and exercise in the law of God.

Wisdom of Sirach 2:3 Septuagint / Brenton

Cleave unto him, and depart not away, That thou mayest be increased at thy last end.

Strong's G837 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 5:9 Septuagint / Brenton

And they shall not again transgress, Nor shall they sin all the days of their life, Nor shall they die of (the divine) anger or wrath, But they shall complete the number of the days of their life. And their lives shall be increased in peace, And the years of their joy shall be multiplied, In eternal gladness and peace, All the days of their life

Usage Excerpts

First 61 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G837.

Genesis 1:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth.
Genesis 1:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
Genesis 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the wild beasts as many as are with thee, and all flesh both of birds and beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, bring forth with thee: and increase ye and multiply upon the earth.
Genesis 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and have dominion over it.
Genesis 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But do ye increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and have dominion over it.
Genesis 17:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will increase thee very exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Genesis 17:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And concerning Ishmael, behold, I have heard thee, and, behold, I have blessed him, and will increase him and multiply him exceedingly; twelve nations shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast the day that his son Isaac was weaned.
Genesis 21:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God was with the child, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Genesis 25:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled in hunting, dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a house.
Genesis 26:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he departed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive about that; and he named the name of it, Room, saying, Because now the Lord has made room for us, and has increased us upon the earth.
Genesis 28:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And may my God bless thee, and increase thee, and multiply thee, and thou shalt become gatherings of nations.
Genesis 30:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For it was little thou hadst before my time, and it is increased to a multitude, and the Lord God has blessed thee since my coming; now then, when shall I set up also my own house?
Genesis 35:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said to him, I am thy God; increase and multiply; for nations and gatherings of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.
Genesis 41:52 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; For God, said he, has increased me in the land of my humiliation.
Genesis 47:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel dwelt in Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they gained an inheritance upon it; and they increased and multiplied very greatly.
Genesis 48:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and said to me, Behold, I will increase thee, and multiply thee, and will make of thee multitudes of nations; and I will give this land to thee, and to thy seed after thee, for an everlasting possession.
Genesis 49:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Joseph is a son increased; My dearly loved son is increased; My youngest son, Turn to me.
Exodus 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.
Exodus 23:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
By little and little I will cast them out from before thee, until thou shalt be increased and inherit the earth.
Leviticus 26:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will look upon you, and increase you, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
Numbers 24:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There shall come a man out of his seed, And he shall rule over many nations; And the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, And his kingdom shall be increased.
Joshua 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day the Lord magnified Joshua before all the people of Israel; and they feared him, as they did Moses, as long as he lived.
Judges 5:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
ye that are delivered from the noise of disturbers Among the drawers of water; There shall they relate righteous acts: O Lord, increase righteous acts in Israel: Then the people of the Lord went down to the cities.
1 Chronicles 14:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David knew that the Lord had designed him to be king over Israel; because his kingdom was highly exalted, on account of his people Israel.
1 Chronicles 17:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel. Also I have humbled all thine enemies, and I will increase thee, and the Lord will build thee a house.
1 Chronicles 23:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief: and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very greatly multiplied.
2 Chronicles 11:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he was exalted beyond all his other sons in all the coasts of Judah and Benjamin, and in the strong cities; and he gave them provisions in great abundance: and he desired many wives.
Job 42:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord prospered Job: And when he prayed also for his friends, he forgave them their sin: And the Lord gave Job twice as much, even the double of what he had before.
Psalms 104:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
Isaiah 61:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as the earth putting forth her flowers, and as a garden its seed; so shall the Lord, even the Lord, cause righteousness to spring forth, and exultation before all nations.
Jeremiah 3:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass that when ye are multiplied and increased upon the land, saith the Lord, in those days they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Holy One of Israel: it shall not come to mind; it shall not be named; neither shall it be visited; nor shall this be done anymore.
Jeremiah 22:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Write ye this man an outcast: for there shall none of his seed at all grow up to sit on the throne of David, or as a prince yet in Judah.
Jeremiah 23:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will gather in the remnant of my people in every land, whither I have driven them out, and will set them in their pasture; and they shall increase and be multiplied.
Matthew 6:28 New Testament, KJV
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Matthew 13:32 New Testament, KJV
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Mark 4:8 New Testament, KJV
And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
Luke 1:80 New Testament, KJV
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
Luke 2:40 New Testament, KJV
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luke 12:27 New Testament, KJV
Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Luke 13:19 New Testament, KJV
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
John 3:30 New Testament, KJV
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Acts 6:7 New Testament, KJV
And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Acts 7:17 New Testament, KJV
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Acts 12:24 New Testament, KJV
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Acts 19:20 New Testament, KJV
So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
1 Corinthians 3:6 New Testament, KJV
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
1 Corinthians 3:7 New Testament, KJV
So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
2 Corinthians 9:10 New Testament, KJV
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
2 Corinthians 10:15 New Testament, KJV
Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
Ephesians 2:21 New Testament, KJV
In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
Ephesians 4:15 New Testament, KJV
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Colossians 1:10 New Testament, KJV
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Colossians 2:19 New Testament, KJV
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
1 Peter 2:2 New Testament, KJV
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
2 Peter 3:18 New Testament, KJV
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
4 Maccabees 13:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In which these brothers having remained an equal time, and having been formed for the same period, and been increased by the same blood, and having been perfected through the same principle of life,
4 Maccabees 13:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and increase the more powerfully by reason of this simultaneous rearing, and by daily intercourse, and by other education, and exercise in the law of God.
Wisdom of Sirach 2:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Cleave unto him, and depart not away, That thou mayest be increased at thy last end.
Wisdom of Sirach 43:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, Being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven;
1 Enoch 5:9 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall not again transgress, Nor shall they sin all the days of their life, Nor shall they die of (the divine) anger or wrath, But they shall complete the number of the days of their life. And their lives shall be increased in peace, And the years of their joy shall be multiplied, In eternal gladness and peace, All the days of their life

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G837, grouped by book.

Genesis 18 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 4 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 2 usages, New Testament
Colossians 2 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G837 FAQ

What does auxano (αὐξάνω) mean?

Strong's G837 is a Greek entry for G837 αὐξάνω (auxano). auxano (aux-an'-o) v. 1. to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge {literal or figurative, active or passive}

How many times is auxano (αὐξάνω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 61 linked usages for Strong's G837 across 26 books.

Where can I study auxano (αὐξάνω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G837 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate auxano (αὐξάνω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as grow, waxed, and groweth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G837 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 34 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G837, with linked reader references where each row is available.