ηὔξησεν

auxánō

grew

To cause to grow, to increase, to make greater in size, number, or strength; also, to grow or increase (intransitively), to become greater, to develop, referring both to literal physical growth (as of plants, animals, or people) and to figurative or abstract increase (such as in faith, community size, or influence). The verb may carry both an active sense (to cause growth) and an intransitive sense (to grow, to become larger or greater).

G837

Acts 7:17 · Word #14

Lexicon G837

Lemmaαὐξάνω
Transliterationauxánō
Strong'sG837
DefinitionTo cause to grow, to increase, to make greater in size, number, or strength; also, to grow or increase (intransitively), to become greater, to develop, referring both to literal physical growth (as of plants, animals, or people) and to figurative or abstract increase (such as in faith, community size, or influence). The verb may carry both an active sense (to cause growth) and an intransitive sense (to grow, to become larger or greater).

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasegrew
Literalgrew

Lexical Info

Lemmaαὔξω
Strong'sG837

SIBI-P1 Translation G837-17

grew

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative, third person singular, expresses a simple completed action in past time. "Grew" reflects the intransitive sense of becoming greater or increasing, consistent with the root meaning of αὐξ-.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

grew

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 is contextually and grammatically accurate as the past action describing increase.
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