αὐξάνω

αὐξάνω Pi.Fr.153, Hdt.7.16.ά, A.Pers.756, E.Supp.233, Fr.362.28, Pl.Ti.41d:—also [full] αὔξω (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 [dialect] Att. Inscrr. and Ptolemaic Pap.; both forms in NT): [tense] impf. ηὔξανον only Ps.-E.Fr.1132.25;

A

ηὖξον Hdt.9.31

, etc.: [tense] fut.

αὐξήσω Th.6.40

, etc. (αὐξανῶ only in LXX Ge.17.6, al.): [tense] aor. I

ηὔξησα Sol. 11

, X.HG7.1.24: [tense] pf.

ηὔξηκα Pl.Ti.90b

, X.Hier.2.15:—[voice] Pass.,

αὐξάνομαι Hdt.2.14

, E.Med.918, Ar.Av.1065, Isoc.4.104, Pl.Phd.96c, D. 18.161;

αὔξομαι Emp.26.2

, Ar.Ach.227, Pl.R.328d, etc., [tense] impf.

ηὔξετο Hes.Th.493

, Hdt.3.39 (v.l. αὔξετο): [tense] pf.

ηὔξημαι E.IA1248

, Pl.R. 371e, [dialect] Ion.

αὔξ- Hdt.1.58

: [tense] plpf.

ηὔξητο Id.5.78

: [tense] aor.

ηὐξήθην Th.1.89

, Pl.Prt.327c: [tense] fut.

αὐξηθήσομαι D.56.48

;

αὐξήσομαι X.Cyr.6.1.12

, Pl.R. 497a:—increase, not in Hom. (only ἀέξω), Pi.Fr.153, etc.;

ὕβριν αὐ. Hdt.7.16

.

ά; ὄλβον A.Pers.756

; opp. ἰσχναίνειν, Pl.Plt.293b;

εἰς ἄπειρον αὐ. τι Id.Lg.910b

;

ἐπὶ τὸ ἔσχατον Id.R.573a

;

ἐπὶ πλεῖον ηὖξον τὴν μαγειρικὴν τέχνην Athenio1.16

, etc.

2 increase in power, strengthen, αὐ. τὰ Ἑλλήνων increase their power, Hdt.8.30;

νόμοισιν αὐ. πόλιν S.Ant.191

, cf. X.Mem.3.7.2; exalt by one's deeds, glorify, πόλιν, πάτραν, Pi.O.5.4, P.8.38, cf. IG22.834, etc.; exalt by praise, extol,

ἐπαινεῖν καὶ αὔξειν τινά Pl.Ly.206a

; σέ γε . . καὶ τροφὸν καὶ ματέρ' αὔξειν honour thee as . . , S.OT1092 (lyr.); of an orator, amplify, exaggerate,

αὔξειν καὶ μειοῦν Arist.Rh.1403a17

.

3 with an Adj., τρέφειν καὶ αὐ. τινὰ μέγαν bring up to manhood, Pl.R.565c;

μείζω πόλιν αὐ. E.IA572

(lyr.);

τὸν ὄγκον . . ἄπειρον αὐξήσει Pl.R.591d

.

4

αὔξειν ἔμπυρα

to sacrifice,

Pi.I.4(3).62

; cf. ἀέξω.

5 in Logic, = καταπυκνόω (q. v.), Arist.APo.79a30, al.; but ὁ αὐξόμενος λόγος, name of a fallacy, Plu.Thes.23, 2.559b.

II [voice] 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 ἀκούων I grew taller as I heard, Ar.V.638; of the wind, rise, Hdt.7.188;

ηὔξηται ἡ πόλις ὥστ' εἶναι τελέα Pl.R.371e

.

2 with an Adj., αὔξεσθαι μέγας wax great, grow up, E.Ba.183;

αὐ. μείζων A.Supp. 338

, Pl.Lg.681a;

αὐ. ἐλλόγιμος Id.Prt.327c

;

μέγας ἐκ μικροῦ . . ηὔξηται D.9.21

.

III later, [voice] Act. intr., like [voice] Pass.,

ἡ σελήνη αὐξάνει Arist. APo.78b6

, cf. HA620a21, 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 [voice] Act. and [voice] Pass., Hdn.Epim.280; αὔξουσα (sc. συλλαβή), ἡ, augment, ibid. (Cf. ἀέξω.)