To grow
φύωStrong’s G5453phuō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Phuō is the Greek word usually translated “having sprung up” and “springing”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having sprung up” and “springing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having sprung up 2
- springing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 8:8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Greek dictionary
φύω phuō · to grow
φύω [in LXX: Pro.26:9, Eze.37:8 (עָלָה), etc. ;] 1. trans., to bring forth, produce (of men, to beget); pass., to spring up, grow: Luk.8:6, 8. 2. Intrans., in 2 aor., pf., plpf., and rarely in present (see LS, see word, A, II.), to spring up: Heb.12:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “grow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GROW, verb intransitive
preterit tense grew; participle passive grown. [Latin cresco.]
- To enlarge in bulk or stature, by a natural, imperceptible addition of matter, through ducts and secreting organs, as animal and vegetable bodies; to vegetate as plants, or to be augmented by natural process, as animals.“He causeth the grass to grow for cattle” Psalms 104:14
- To be produced by vegetation; as, wheat grows in most parts of the world; rice grows only in warm climates.
- To increase; to be augmented; to wax; as, a body grows larger by inflation or distension; intemperance is a growing evil.
- To advance; to improve; to make progress; as, to grow in grace, in knowledge, in piety.
All definitions and other forms of “grow”
- To advance; to extend.
- To come by degrees; to become; to reach any state; as, he grows more skillful, or more prudent.
- To come forward; to advance. [Not much used.]
- To be changed from one state to another; to become; as, to grow pale; to grow poor; to grow rich.
- To proceed, as from a cause or reason.
- To accrue; to come.“Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings” Ezra 4:22
- To swell; to increase; as, the wind grew to a tempest.
GROW, verb transitive
To produce; to raise; as, a farmer grows large quantities of wheat. [This is a modern abusive use of grow but prevalent in Great Britain, and the British use begins to be imitated in America. Until within a few years, we never heard grow used as a transitive verb in New England, and the ear revolts at the practice.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.