νεόφυτοςneóphytos

newly planted (LXX).

Greek (New Testament) · G3504

Meanings

Metaph., as as a noun, ὁ ν., a new convert, neophyte, novice: 1 Timothy 3:6.

Same root

νέοςnéos · G3501"new", i.e. (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate
φύωphýō · G5453probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up; but only used in the implied sense, to germinate or grow (sprout, produce), literally or figuratively

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

1 Timothy 3:6 A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.