verb
auxamō
Greekαὔξω (auxō)
Strong’sG837
I cause to increase, become greater, grow
stem aux-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
αὔξω, v.s. αὐξάνω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G837 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidowx-an'-o
to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive)
Froma prolonged form of a primary verb;
King Jamesgrow (up), (give the) increase.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| auxatōαὔξει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | grows | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | auxamō | auxame | auxami | auxama | auxamē | auxamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | auxasō | auxase | auxasi | auxasa | auxasē | auxaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | auxatō2×αὔξει | auxate | auxati | auxata | auxatē | auxatelē |
| we 1st person plural | auxanō | auxane | auxani | auxana | auxanē | auxanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | auxavō | auxave | auxavi | auxava | auxavē | auxavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | auxalō | auxale | auxali | auxala | auxalē | auxalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | auxameiō | auxameia | auxameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | auxaseiō | auxaseia | auxaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | auxateiō | auxateia | auxateiē |
| we 1st person plural | auxaneiō | auxaneia | auxaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | auxaveiō | auxaveia | auxaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | auxaleiō | auxaleia | auxaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | auxasōr | auxasar | auxasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | auxatōr | auxatar | auxatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | auxavōr | auxavar | auxavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | auxalōr | auxalar | auxalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | auxamoiō | auxamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | auxasoiō | auxasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | auxatoiō | auxatoia |
| we 1st person plural | auxanoiō | auxanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | auxavoiō | auxavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | auxaloiō | auxaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | auxarō | auxari | auxara | auxarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | auxarōtos | auxaritos | auxaratos | auxarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
aux is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
auxatō“grows”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Ephesians 2:21“grows”en ho pantas oikodomas sunarmologirōtas auxatō eis naon hagion en kurio,In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Colossians 2:19“grows”kai ouk kratarōtos tan kefalan, ek hou pantem tem sōmem dia taiu hafaiu kai sundesmoiu epichorēgirōtem kai sumbibazirōtem auxatō tan auxēsian tou theou.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.