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 (ιΐβΗγΔΜμ), Isa_44:14; hence, passive (others, middle) present μηκύνομαι; to grow up: Mar_4:27 (μηκύνηται (Tr marginal reading μηκύνεται)).

μηκύνω mēkynō 1x to lengthen, prolong; mid. to grow up, as plants, Mar_4:27

μηκύνω ( < μῆκος ), [in LXX : Isa_44:14 ( H1431 pi .), Eze_12:25 ; Eze_12:28 ( H4900 ni .) * ;] to lengthen, extend: of causing plants to grow, Isa, l.c .; pass . ( mid ., Swete , in l ), to grow: Mar_4:27 .†

μηκύνω [page 409] Aristeas 8 ἵνα δὲ μὴ περὶ τῶν προλεγομένων μηκύνοντες ἀδόλεσχόν τι ποιῶμεν , ἐπὶ τὸ συνεχὲς τῆς διηγήσεως ἐπανήξομεν , but not to weary you with too long an introduction, I will resume the thread of the narrative (Thackeray).

μηκύνω [Etym: μῆκος] "to lengthen, prolong, extend", Xen. :—of Time, μ. χρόνον, βίον Eur. μ. λόγον, λόγους "to spin out" a speech, "speak at length", Hdt. , Soph. , etc.:—also without λόγον, "to be lengthy or tedious", Hdt:—c. acc., μ. τὰ περὶ τῆς πόλεως "to talk at length about" them, Thuc. μ. βοήν "to raise a loud" cry, Soph. Mid., ἐμακύναντο κολοσσόν "reared a tall" statue, Anth.

μηκύνω (μῆκος), [in LXX: Isa.44:14 (גָּדַל pi.), Eze.12:25, 28 (מָשַׁךְ ni.) * ;] to lengthen, extend: of causing plants to grow, Isa, l.with; pass. (mid., Swete, in l), to grow: Mrk.4:27.† (AS)