auxamō

αὐξάνω
Refs 5th c.BC+:—also αὔξω (poetry ἀέξω, which see) Refs 6th c.BC+ (so Attic dialect Inscrr. and Ptolemaic Papyrus; both forms in NT) imperfect ηὔξανον only Ps.-Refs 5th c.BC+; ηὖξονRefs 5th c.BC+: future αὐξήσωLXX+5th c.BC+: aorist I ηὔξησαRefs 6th c.BC+: perfect ηὔξηκαRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, αὐξάνομαιRefs 5th c.BC+, imperfect ηὔξετοRefs 8th c.BC+: perfect ηὔξημαιRefs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect αὔξ-Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect ηὔξητοRefs: aorist ηὐξήθηνRefs 5th c.BC+: future αὐξηθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+:—increase, not in Refs 8th c.BC+; opposed to ἰσχναίνειν, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 increase in power, strengthen, αὐ. τὰ Ἑλλήνων increase their power, Refs 5th c.BC+; exalt by one's deeds, glorify, πόλιν, πάτραν, Refs 5th c.BC+; exalt by praise, extol, ἐπαινεῖν καὶ αὔξειν τινάRefs 5th c.BC+; σέ γε.. καὶ τροφὸν καὶ ματέρ᾽ αὔξειν honour thee as.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of an orator, amplify, exaggerate, αὔξειν καὶ μειοῦνRefs 4th c.BC+
3 with an adjective, τρέφειν καὶ αὐ. τινὰ μέγαν bring up to manhood, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 αὔξειν ἔμπυρα to sacrifice, Refs 5th c.BC+; compare ἀέξω.
5 in Logic, ={καταπυκνόω} (which see), Refs 4th c.BC+; but ὁ αὐξόμενος λόγος, name of a fallacy, Refs 1st c.AD+
II passive, grow, increase, in size, number, strength, power, etc., Refs 8th c.BC+; αὐ. ἐς πλῆθος, ἐς ὕψος, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a child, grow up, Refs.; ἐν γὰρ τοῖς πόνοισιν αὔξεται, of Theseus, Refs 5th c.BC+; ηὐξανόμην ἀκούων I grew taller as I heard, Refs 5th c.BC+; of the wind, rise, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with an adjective, αὔξεσθαι μέγας wax great, grow up, Refs 5th c.BC+
III later, active intransitive, like passive, ἡ σελήνη αὐξάνειNT+4th c.BC+
IV of Verbs, take the augment, both active and passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+; αὔξουσα (i.e. συλλαβή), ἡ, augment, Refs

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.