Lexicon
νεόφυτος
neophutos
G3504
G:A Greek

new convert

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Neophutos describes a person identified as newly converted in a warning about becoming puffed up.

The attested use identifies a person as newly converted within a warning that such a person might become puffed up and fall into judgment.

Senses in use

  1. A person newly converted · dominant

    In 1 Timothy 3:6, the accusative singular masculine form identifies the person excluded by the warning; the APB renders the clause "Not a new convert," before warning that he may become puffed up and fall into judgment.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Timothy 3:6, the APB presents the person as "a new convert." This rendering is confirmed by the clause rather than treated as a precise lexical equivalence.

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