αὔξησις
auxēsis · growth
Greek word · Strong’s number G838 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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auxēsis (αὔξησις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “growth”.
How to say it
au·xē·sis
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Becoming bigger and stronger little by little.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Ephesians 4:16
from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every joint of supply, according to the working in the measure of each part, makes the growth of the body for its own building up in love.
- Colossians 2:19
and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, supplied and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth of God.