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αὐξάνω
Pi. Fr. 153 , Hdt. 7.16 .ά, A. Pers. 756 , E. Supp. 233 , Fr. 362.28 , Pl. Ti. 41d :—alsoαὔξω(poet.ἀέξω,q.v.) Thgn. 823 , Pi. O. 5.4 , Emp. 37 , S. Tr. 117 (lyr.), Ar. Ach. 227 , X. Smp. 7.4 , Pl. R. 573a , D. 3.26 , etc. (so Att. Inscrr. and Ptolemaic Pap.; both forms inNT):impf. ηὔξανονonly Ps.- E. Fr. 1132.25 ;
A.
ηὖξον
Hdt. 9.31
, etc.:fut.
αὐξήσω
Th. 6.40
, etc. (αὐξανῶonly in LXX Ge. 17.6 , al.):aor.I ηὔξησα
Sol. 11
, X. HG 7.1.24 :pf.
ηὔξηκα
Pl. Ti. 90b
, X. Hier. 2.15 :— Pass. , αὐξάνομαι
Hdt. 2.14
, E. Med. 918 , Ar. Av. 1065 , Isoc. 4.104 , Pl. Phd. 96c , D. 18.161 ; αὔξομαι
Close Browse lexicon entries , Ar. Ach. 227 , Pl. R. 328d , etc.,impf.
, Hdt. 3.39 ( v.l. αὔξετο ):pf.
, Pl. R. 497a :—increase,not in Hom. (onlyἀέξω), Pi. Fr. 153 , etc.; ὕβριν αὐ.
Pl. Plt. 293b ; εἰς ἄπειρον αὐ. τι
; ἐπὶ πλεῖον ηὖξον τὴν μαγειρικὴν τέχνην
2. increase in power, strengthen, αὐ. τὰ Ἑλλήνων increasetheir power, Hdt. 8.30 ; νόμοισιν αὐ. πόλιν
, cf. X. Mem. 3.7.2 ;exalt by one's deeds, glorify, πόλιν, πάτραν,
Pi. O. 5.4 , P. 8.38 , cf. IG 22.834 , etc.;exalt by praise, extol,
;σέ γε . . καὶ τροφὸν καὶ ματέρ' αὔξειν honourtheeas. . , S. OT 1092 (lyr.); of an orator,amplify, exaggerate,
3. with anAdj.,τρέφειν καὶ αὐ. τινὰ μέγαν bring upto manhood, Pl. R. 565c ; μείζω πόλιν αὐ.
(lyr.); τὸν ὄγκον . . ἄπειρον αὐξήσει
αὔξειν ἔμπυρα to sacrifice,
5. in Logic, = καταπυκνόω (q. v.), Arist. APo. 79a30 , al.; butὁ αὐξόμενος λόγος,name of afallacy,
Pass. ,grow, increase,in size, number, strength, power, etc., Hes. Th. 493 , Pi. P. 8.93 , D. 61.5 , etc.;αὐ. ἐς πλῆθος, ἐς ὕψος,
Hdt. 1.58 , 2.14 ; of a child,grow up,
Id. 5.92 .έ; ἐν γὰρ τοῖς πόνοισιν αὔξεται,of Theseus, E. Supp. 323 ;ηὐξανόμην ἀκούωνIgrew talleras I heard, Ar. V. 638 ; of the wind,rise,
Hdt. 7.188 ; ηὔξηται ἡ πόλις ὥστ' εἶναι τελέα
2. with anAdj.,αὔξεσθαι μέγας waxgreat,growup, E. Ba. 183 ; αὐ. μείζων
, Pl. Lg. 681a ; αὐ. ἐλλόγιμος
; μέγας ἐκ μικροῦ . . ηὔξηται
III. later, Act. intr.,like
, cf. HA 620a21 , Aristeas 208 , D.S. 4.64 , Ep.Col. 2.19 , D. Chr. 4.128 , D.C. 48.52 , etc.
IV. of Verbs,take the augment,both Act. and Pass. , Hdn. Epim. 280 ;αὔξουσα(sc.συλλαβή),ἡ,augment,ibid. (Cf.ἀέξω.)
References Hdt. 9.31 Th. 6.40 LXX Ge. 17.6 Sol. 11 X. HG 7.1.24 Pl. Ti. 90b X. Hier. 2.15 Hdt. 2.14 E. Med. 918 Ar. Av. 1065 Isoc. 4.104 Pl. Phd. 96c D. 18.161 Emp. 26.2 Ar. Ach. 227 Pl. R. 328d Hes. Th. 493 Hdt. 3.39 E. IA 1248 Pl. R. 371e Hdt. 1.58 Id. 5.78 Th. 1.89 Pl. Prt. 327c D. 56.48 X. Cyr. 6.1.12 Pl. R. 497a Hom. Pi. Fr. 153 Hdt. 7.16 Hdt. 8.30 S. Ant. 191 X. Mem. 3.7.2 Pi. O. 5.4 P. 8.38 IG 22.834 Pl. Ly. 206a S. OT 1092 Arist. Rh. 1403a17 Pl. R. 565c E. IA 572 Pl. R. 591d Pi. I. 4(3).62 Arist. APo. 79a30 Plu. Thes. 23 2.559b Pi. P. 8.93 D. 61.5 2.14 Id. 5.92 E. Supp. 323 Ar. V. 638 Hdt. 7.188 E. Ba. 183 A. Supp. 338 Pl. Lg. 681a Id. Prt. 327c D. 9.21 Arist. APo. 78b6 HA 620a21 208 D.S. 4.64 Ep.Col. 2.19 D. 4.128 D.C. 48.52 Hdn. Epim. 280 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1940), public domain text. Unicode conversion by Giuseppe G. A. Celano, gcelano/LSJ_GreekUnicode, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Source via Perseus Project, Tufts University.
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