νεόφυτος, νεόφυτον (νέος and φύω), newly-planted (Job_14:9; Isa_5:7, etc.); tropically, a new convert, neophyte (A. V. novice, i. e.) (one who has recently become a Christian): 1Ti_3:6. (Ecclesiastical writings.)

νεόφυτος neophytos 1x newly or recently planted met. a neophyte, one newly implanted into the Christian Church, a new convert, 1Ti_3:6

νεό -φυτος , -ον ( <νέος , φύω ), [in LXX : Job_14:9 , Psa_144:12 , Isa_5:7 ( H5194 ), Psa_128:3 ( H8363 ) * ;] newly planted ( LXX ). Metaph ., as subst ., ὁ ν ., a new convert, neophyte, novice: 1Ti_3:6†

νεόφυτος [page 425] This word, which in its metaphorical sense of newly-converted is confined to Christian literature (cf. 1Ti_3:6 ), is of frequent occurrence in the papyri in the original meaning of newly-planted (cf. Psa. 127꞉ 3 [MT Psa_128:3 ]), e.g. P Ryl II. 138 .9 (A.D. 34) εἰς τὰ νεώ (=ό )φυτα τῶν ἐλαιώνων , into the young plantations in the olive-yards (Edd.), BGU II. 563 i. 9 al. (ii/A.D.) ἀπὸ νεοϕ̣υ̣τ̣[ων , P Tebt II. 311 .18 (A.D. 134) ἐν τῷ λεγω (=ο )μένῳ Νεω (=ο )φύτῳ γύῳ , in the so-called Newly-planted field (Edd.), and P Oxy VI. 909 .16 (A.D. 225) χώματος ἀμπελ [ι ]κοῦ κτήματος νεοφύτου , the embankment of the newly-planted vineyard. See also Deissmann BS p. 220 f.

νεόφυτος νεό-φυ^τος, ον, "newly planted": metaph. "a new convert, neophyte", NTest.

νεό-φυτος, -ον (νέος, φύω) [in LXX: Job.14:9, Psa.144:12, Isa.5:7 (נֶטַע), Psa.128:3 (שְׁתִל)* ;] newly planted (LXX). Metaphorical, as subst., ὁ ν., a new convert, neophyte, novice: 1Ti.3:6† (AS)