ἀέξω poetic form of αὔξω, compare αὐξάνω
I.to increase, enlarge, foster, strengthen, μένος μέγα θυμὸς ἀέξει Il.; θυμὸν ἀέξειν id=Il.; πένθος ἀ. to cherish woe, Od.; υἱὸν ἀ. to rear him to man's estate, id=Od.; ἔργον ἀέξουσι θεοί they bless the work, id=Od.