STRONGS G3373:
μηκύνω: (
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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