| | Lexicon neophutos: newly plantedOriginal Word: νεόφυτος, ονPart of Speech: AdjectiveTransliteration: neophutosPhonetic Spelling: (neh-of'-oo-tos)Short Definition: newly-planted, recent convertDefinition: (lit: newly-planted), newly converted to Christianity, recent convert. NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Origin from neos,  and phuóDefinition newly plantedNASB Translation new convert (1). 
Thayer'sSTRONGS NT 3504: νεόφυτοςνεόφυτος , νεόφυτον  (νέος  and φύω ), newly-planted  (Job 14:9 ; Isaiah 5:7 , etc.); tropically, a new convert, neophyte  (A. V. novice,  i. e.) (one who has recently become a Christian): 1 Timothy 3:6 . (Ecclesiastical writings.) 
 
 
 
Strong's novice.  From neos and a derivative of phuo; newly planted, i.e. (figuratively) a young convert ("neophyte") -- novice.  see GREEK neos  see GREEK phuo  | 
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