Lexical Summary mēkynō: to lengthen, grow Original Word: μηκύνωTransliteration: mēkynō Phonetic Spelling: (may-koo'-no) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to lengthen, grow Meaning: to lengthen, grow Strong's Concordance grow up. From mekos; to lengthen, i.e. (middle voice) to enlarge -- grow up. see GREEK mekos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3373: μηκύνωμηκύνω: (μῆκος); from Herodotus and Pindar down; to make long, to lengthen; in the Bible twice of plants, equivalent to to cause to grow, increase: ὁ ἐφυτευσε κύριος καί ὑετός ἐμήκυνεν (יְגַדִּל), Isaiah 44:14; hence, passive (others, middle) present μηκύνομαι; to grow up: Mark 4:27 (μηκύνηται (Tr marginal reading μηκύνεται)). |
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