"see αὐξάνω, Eph. 2:21; Col. 2:19*"
Definition and meaning
see αὐξάνω, Eph. 2:21; Col. 2:19*
In the original Greek the word is written: αὔξω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of auxo (G837) across the King James Bible.
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
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.
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.
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
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.
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.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
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.
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
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Common questions
Strong's G837 (auxo) is a Greek word that means: see αὐξάνω, Eph. 2:21; Col. 2:19* It appears 22 times in the King James Bible.
The word auxo (G837) appears 22 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G837 is auxo, a Greek word defined as: see αὐξάνω, Eph. 2:21; Col. 2:19*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
auxo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.