ὑπεραυξάνω

πληθύνω plēthýnō · G4129 · to grow, to increase greatly, to multiply

Common Greek verb for increase/multiplication, semantically very close to ὑπεραυξάνω. While ὑπεραυξάνω emphasizes increase 'above ordinary degree' (the ὑπερ- prefix adding intensity), πληθύνω conveys similar abundant increase without the explicit intensive prefix. Both are genuinely interchangeable in contexts of growth or multiplication.

περισσεύω perisseúō · G4052 · to abound, to be in abundance, to be a lot of

Greek verb denoting abundance and exceeding normal measure, closely related in sense to ὑπεραυξάνω's notion of increasing beyond ordinary degree. While ὑπεραυξάνω focuses on the process of increasing greatly, περισσεύω emphasizes the resulting state of abundance or excess. Not cognate; semantically very proximate.

ὑπερπλεονάζω hyperpleonázō · G5250 · to be more than, to be more abundant

Greek verb with intensive prefix ὑπερ- meaning to abound exceedingly or beyond measure. Semantically very close to ὑπεραυξάνω, both denoting increase beyond ordinary degree. Not cognate (different root families: πλεονάζω vs. αὐξάνω). Essentially synonymous in the sense of exceptional increase.

רָבָה râbâh · H7235 · to increase, to multiply, to become numerous

Standard Hebrew verb for increase/multiplication; a natural translation equivalent for the intensive sense of ὑπεραυξάνω (to increase greatly/abundantly). Used frequently in OT contexts of growing, multiplying, or increasing in quantity or degree.

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2 Thessalonians 1:3 — “We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is only fitting, because your faith is increasing abundantly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another grows ever greater.”

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.