1) to cause to grow, augment
2) to increase, become greater
3) to grow, increase
3a) of plants
3b) of infants
3c) of a multitude of people
3d) of inward Christian growth
Part of Speech: verb
Citing in TDNT: 8:517,*
G837
A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow ("wax"), that is, enlarge (literally or figuratively, actively or passively): - grow (up), (give the) increase.
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| c grow | 23.188 |
| a increase | 59.62 |
| b cause to increase | 59.63 |
| increase (degree) | 78.5 |
| d enjoy greater respect | 87.37 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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