2001 Translation

NEOPHYTOS, neophytos

Sounds Like: neh-OH-foo-tos

Translations: new convert, a new convert, neophyte, newly planted

From the root: ΝΕΟΦΥΤΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective

Explanation: This word is a compound word derived from 'νέος' (neos), meaning 'new', and 'φυτόν' (phyton), meaning 'plant' or 'growth'. It literally means 'newly planted' or 'newly grown'. In a figurative sense, it refers to someone who is a new convert to a faith or a new disciple, someone who has recently 'taken root' in a new belief system. It describes a person who is inexperienced or immature in their faith.

Inflection: Singular, Masculine or Feminine, Nominative

Strong’s number: G3504 (Lookup on BibleHub)

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From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΕΟΦΥΤΟΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΝΕΟΦΥΤΑ — young plants, new converts, newly planted, newly grown
• ΝΕΟΦΥΤΟΝ — newly planted, a newly planted thing, neophyte, a neophyte, new convert, a new convert
• ΝΘΟΦΥΤΑ — newly planted, young plants, new converts, a novice

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