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αὔξησις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
αὔξησις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
auxēsis
Simplified transliteration: 
auxesis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
838
GK Number: 
890
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
growth, increase
Definition: 
increase, growth, Eph. 4:16; Col. 2:19*

Greek-English Concordance for αὔξησις

Ephesians 4:16 from whom the whole body, joined and brought together by every supporting ligament, according to the working of each individual part, makes the body grow (auxēsin | αὔξησιν | acc sg fem) so that it builds itself up in love.
Colossians 2:19 That person is not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its joints and ligaments, nourished and held together grows with a growth (auxēsin | αὔξησιν | acc sg fem) that is from God.