Lexical Definition

‎φύω‎ phýō (foo'-o) to grow ^G:V
a primary verb

spring (up).

• probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up
• but only used in the implied sense, to germinate or grow (sprout, produce), literally or figuratively

Abbott-Smith

φύω [in LXX: Pr 26:9, Ez 37:8 (עלה), etc. ;]
1. trans., to bring forth, produce (of men, to beget); pass., to spring up, grow: Lk 8:6, 8.
2. Intrans., in 2 aor., pf., plpf., and rarely in pres. (v. LS, s.v., A, II.), to spring up: He 12:15.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

φύω,

[Refs 8th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect φυίω perhaps to be read in [Refs 7th c.BC+]imperfect ἔφυον, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular φύεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]future φύσω [ῡ[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔφῡσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive and middle,[Refs 5th c.BC+]: future φύσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: similar in sense are the intransitive tenses, perfect πέφῡκα [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural πεφύᾱσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive πεφύῃ (ἐμ-) [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Epic dialect participle feminine πεφυυῖα (ἐμ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect infinitive πεφύκειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐπεφύκειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect πεφύκειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐπέφῡκον [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 2 ἔφῡν (as if from φῦμι) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular φῦ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; subjunctive φύω or φυῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular optative φύη [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; infinitive φῦναι, Epic dialect φύμεναι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; participle φύς [Refs 8th c.BC+], Boeotian dialect feminine φοῦσα [Refs 6th c.BC+]; conversely ἔφυ, ={ἔφυσεν}, [Refs]: later, future φυήσω [LXX], passive φυήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist 2 passive ἐφύην [Refs 4th c.BC+]; infinitive φυῆναι [Refs 1st c.BC+]; participle φῠείς [NT+5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 passive συμ-φυθείς [Refs 2nd c.AD+]. [Generally ῠ before a vowel, Epic dialect, Trag. [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc., ῡ before a consonant; but φῡει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐφῡετο probably in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; even in thesi, προσφῡονται [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; also in compounds]

__A transitive, in present, future, and aorist 1 active:—bring forth, produce, put forth, φύλλα.. ὕλη τηλεθόωσα φύει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so τρίχες.., ἃς πρὶν ἔφυσεν φάρμακον made the hair grow, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a country, καρπόν τε θωμαστὸν φύειν καὶ ἄνδρας ἀγαθούς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 beget, engender, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so of God creating man, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ φύσας the begetter, father (opposed to ὁ φύς the son, see below [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of both parents, γονεῦσι οἵ σ᾽ ἔφυσαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἥδ᾽ ἡμέρα φύσει σε will bring to light thy birth,[Refs]
__3 of individuals in reference to the growth of parts of themselves, φ. πώγωνα, γλῶσσαν, κέρεα, grow or get a beard, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. τρίχας, πόδας καὶ πτερά, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 metaphorically, φρένας φῦσαι get understanding, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 'once bit, twice shy', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δόξαν φῦσαι get glory or to form a high opinion of oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II in present seemingly intransitive, put forth shoots, εἰς ἔτος ἄλλο φύοντι [Refs 3rd c.BC+] one generation is putting forth scions, the other is ceasing to do so, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν στήθεσι φύει (perhaps φυίει) grows up, appears, [LXX+7th c.BC+]
__B passive, with intransitive tenses of active, aorist 2, perfect and pluperfect, grow, wax, spring up or forth, especially of the vegetable world, θάμνος ἔφυ ἐλαίης [Refs 8th c.BC+]growing there, [Refs]; πεφυκότα δένδρα trees growing there, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ κέρα ἐκ κεφαλῆς ἑκκαιδεκάδωρα πεφύκει from his head grew horns sixteen palms long, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κεφαλαὶ πεφυκυῖαι θριξί grown with hair, [Refs 1st c.BC+]is produced, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ σπέρμα παρασχών, οὗτος τῶν φύντων αἴτιος [κακῶν] of the things produced, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also κατὰ πάντων ἐφύετο waxed great by or upon their depression, [Refs]—In this sense aorist 2 is rare (see. above), except in phrases such as ἔν τ᾽ ἄρα οἱ φῦ χειρί (see. ἐμφύω), [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.2 of persons, to be begotten or born, most frequently in aorist 2 and perfect, ὁ λωφήσων οὐ πέφυκέ πω [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον not to be born is best, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γονῇ πεφυκὼς.. γεραιτέρᾳ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; φύς τε καὶ τραφείς[Refs 5th c.BC+] to be born or descended from any one, τὸ κοινὸν σπλάγχνον οὗ πεφύκαμεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ μετ᾽ ἐκείνου φύντες, opposed to οἱ ἐξ ἐκείνου γεγονότες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II in present, become, οὐδεὶς ἐχθρὸς οὔτε φύεται πρὸς χρήμαθ᾽ οἵ τε φύντες.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the perfect and aorist 2 take a present sense, to be so and so by nature, κακός, σοφός πέφυκα (-κώς), etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φύντ᾽ ἀρετᾷ born for virtue, i.e. brave and good by nature, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so of things, τὸ μὲν εὖ πράσσειν ἀκόρεστον ἔφυ [Refs 5th c.BC+] of good natural ability, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: then, simply, to be so and so, φῦναι Ζηνὶ πιστὸν ἄγγελον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἅιδης ὁ παύσων ἔφυ[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, νικᾶν.. χρῄζων ἔφυν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.2 with infinitive, to be formed or disposed by nature to do so and so, τὰ δεύτερα πέφυκε κρατεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; πέφυκε.. τρυφὴ.. ἦθος διαφθείρειν [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__B.II.3 with Preps., γυνὴ.. ἐπὶ δακρύοις ἔφυ is by nature prone to tears, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔρως γὰρ ἀργόν, κἀπὶ τοῖς ἀργοῖς ἔφυ is inclined to idleness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.4 with dative, fall to one by nature, be one's natural lot, πᾶσι θνατοῖς ἔφυ μόρος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.5 impersonal, it is natural, it happens naturally, with infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.II.6 absolutely, ὡς πέφυκε as is natural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also expressed personally, τοῖς ἁπλῶς, ὡς πεφυκασι, βαδίζουσι [Refs 4th c.BC+]participle, τὰ φύσει πεφυκότα the order of nature, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φύντα, opposed to ὁμολογηθέντα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄνθρωπος πεφυκώς man as he is, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit bhū- 'to be, become', Lithuanian búti 'to be', Latin fui, Eng. be, etc.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Isa.37.31 ☩ Luke.8.6 ☩ LXX.Deut.29.18}