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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

"to grow or increase," of the grow of that which lives, naturally or spiritually, is used (a) transitively, signifying to make to increase, said of giving the increase, 1 Corinthians 3:6,7; 2 Corinthians 9:10 , the effect of the work of God, according to the analogy of His operations in nature; "to grow, become greater," e.g. of plants and fruit, Matthew 6:28; used in the Passive Voice in 13:32; Mark 4:8 , "increase;" in the Active in Luke 12:27; 13:19; of the body, Luke 1:80; 2:40; of Christ, John 3:30 , "increase;" of the work of the Gospel of God, Acts 6:7 , "increased;" Acts 12:24; 19:20; of people, Acts 7:17; of faith, 2 Corinthians 10:15 (Passive Voice), RV, "growth" (AV, "is increased"); of believers individually, Ephesians 4:15; Colossians 1:6 , RV, 10 (Passive Voice), "increasing;" 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 3:18; of the church, Colossians 2:19; of churches, Ephesians 2:21 . See INCREASE.

Note: Cp. auxesis, "increase," Ephesians 4:16; Colossians 2:19 .

"to become or come to be," is translated "grow" in Acts 5:24 , of the development of apostolic work. See ARISE , No. 5.

Notes: (1) In Matthew 21:19 , for AV, "let (no fruit) grow," the RV, more strictly, has "let there be (no fruit)." (2) In Hebrews 11:24 , ginomai is used with megas, "great," of Moses, lit., "had become great," RV, "had grown up" (AV, "had come to years").

"to come or go," is translated "grew (worse)," in Mark 5:26 . See COME , No. 1.

"to ascend," when used of plants, signifies "to grow up," Mark 4:7,32; in Mark 4:8 , of seed, "growing up," RV, AV, "that sprang up," (for the next word, "increasing," see No. 1). See ARISE , No. 6.

"to grow long, lengthen, extend" (from mekos, "length"), is used of the "growth" of plants, in Mark 4:27 .

Note: Three different words are used in Mark 4 of the "growth" of plants, or seed, Nos. 1,4, 5.

"to increase beyond measure" (huper, "over," and No. 1), is used of faith and love, in their living and practical effects, 2 Thessalonians 1:3 . Lightfoot compares this verb and the next in the verse (pleonazo, "to abound") in that the former implies "an internal, organic growth, as of a tree," the latter "a diffusive or expansive character, as of a flood irrigating the land."

"to grow together," is in Matthew 13:30 .

"to produce," is rendered "grew" (Passive Voice) in Luke 8:6 . See SPRING.

is used in Luke 8:7 , RV, "grow with."