Magnify
Magnify
magni-f (Hiphil of , gadhal; , megaluno, to make great, extol, celebrate in praise): Used especially of exaltation of the name, mercy, and other attributes of God (Gen 19:19; 2Sa 7:26; Psa 35:27; Psa 40:16; Psa 70:4; Luk 1:46; Act 10:46); of God’s word (Psa 138:2); or of Christ (Act 19:17; Phi 1:20). Men also can be magnified (Jos 4:14; 1Ch 29:25, etc.). In Rom 11:13, magnify mine office, the word (Greek, doxazo) is changed in the Revised Version (British and American) to glorify.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Magnify
“to make great” (megas), is translated “to magnify” in Luk 1:46; in Luk 1:58, RV, “had magnified (His mercy),” AV, “had shewed great (mercy);” Act 5:13; Act 10:46; Act 19:17; 2Co 10:15, RV (AV, “we shall be enlarged”), i.e., by their faith in its practical effect he will be so assisted as to enlarge the scope of his Gospel ministry and carry its message to regions beyond them; in Phi 1:20, of the “magnifying” of Christ by him in his body, i.e., in all his activities and ways. In Mat 23:5, it signifies “to enlarge.” See ENLARGE.
Note: In Rom 11:13, AV, the verb doxazo, “to glorify,” is translated “I magnify (my office),” RV, “I glorify (my ministry).” See GLORIFY.