Grow

"to grow or increase," of the grow of that which lives, naturally or spiritually, is used (a) transitively, signifying to make to increase, said of giving the increase, 1—Corinthians 3:6,7; 2—Corinthians 9:10 , the effect of the work of God, according to the analogy of His operations in nature; "to grow, become greater," e.g. of plants and fruit, Matthew 6:28; used in the Passive Voice in 13:32; Mark 4:8 , "increase;" in the Active in Luke 12:27; 13:19; of the body, Luke 1:80; 2:40; of Christ, John 3:30 , "increase;" of the work of the Gospel of God, Acts 6:7 , "increased;" Acts 12:24; 19:20; of people, Acts 7:17; of faith, 2—Corinthians 10:15 (Passive Voice), RV, "growth" (AV, "is increased"); of believers individually, Ephesians 4:15; Colossians 1:6 , RV, 10 (Passive Voice), "increasing;" 1—Peter 2:2; 2—Peter 3:18; of the church, Colossians 2:19; of churches, Ephesians 2:21 . See INCREASE.

"to become or come to be," is translated "grow" in Acts 5:24 , of the development of apostolic work. See ARISE , No. 5.

"to come or go," is translated "grew (worse)," in Mark 5:26 . See COME , No. 1.

"to ascend," when used of plants, signifies "to grow up," Mark 4:7,32; in Mark 4:8 , of seed, "growing up," RV, AV, "that sprang up," (for the next word, "increasing," see No. 1). See ARISE , No. 6.

"to grow long, lengthen, extend" (from mekos, "length"), is used of the "growth" of plants, in Mark 4:27 .

"to increase beyond measure" (huper, "over," and No. 1), is used of faith and love, in their living and practical effects, 2—Thessalonians 1:3 . Lightfoot compares this verb and the next in the verse (pleonazo, "to abound") in that the former implies "an internal, organic growth, as of a tree," the latter "a diffusive or expansive character, as of a flood irrigating the land."

"to grow together," is in Matthew 13:30 .

"to produce," is rendered "grew" (Passive Voice) in Luke 8:6 . See SPRING.

is used in Luke 8:7 , RV, "grow with."