Lexical Definition
αὔξησις aúxēsis (owx'-ay-sis) growth G:N-F
from αὐξάνω
increase.
- growth
Abbott-Smith
** αὔξησις, -εως, ἡ (< αὔξω), [in LXX: II Mac 5:16*;]
increase, growth: Eph 4:16, Col 2:19.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ephesians | 4:16 |
| Colossians | 2:19 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
αὔξησις-ησις, εως, ἡ,
growth, increase, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Delta, [Refs 5th c.BC+], increments, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; multiplications, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2 amplification, in Rhet., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 Grammars, the augment, [Refs]