adjective

neofutos

Greekνεόφυτος (neofutos)

Strong’sG3504

newly-planted, recent convert

stem neofut-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

recent convert1×

What it means

νεό-φυτος, -ον

(< νέος, φύω), [in LXX: Jb 14:9, Ps 143 (144):12, Is 5:7 (נֶטַע), Ps 127 (128):3 (שְׁתִיל)*;]

newly planted (LXX). Metaph., as subst., ὁ ν., a new convert, neophyte, novice: I Ti 3:6.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3504 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidneh-of'-oo-tos

newly planted, i.e. (figuratively) a young convert ("neophyte")

Fromfrom G3501 and a derivative of G5453;

King Jamesnovice.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	neofutos	neofutas	neofutem	neofutois	neofutais	neofuteim
object accusative	neofuton1×νεόφυτον	neofutan		neofutoin	neofutain
direct address vocative	neofutor	neofutar		neofutoir	neofutair
of, belonging to genitive	neofutou	neofutau	neofuteu	neofutoiu	neofutaiu	neofuteiu
to, for dative	neofuto	neofuta	neofute	neofutoi	neofutai	neofutei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

neofutstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

neofut is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

neofuton“recent convert”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Timothy 3:6“recent convert”mē neofuton, hina mē tufiratos eis krimem empiptateia tou diabolou.He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.