νεό-φῠτος, ον,
newly planted, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 828; ἀμπελών “PCair.Zen.” 236.4 (3rd c.BC)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κτῆμα [[ “POxy.” 909.16 (3rd c.AD): _neuter_ _plural_ νεόφυτα, τά, ] Refs 3rd c.AD+] young plants, [[ LXX.Psa.143(144).12, compare “PRyl.” 138.9 (1st c.AD] LXX+1st c.AD+]; νεώ- Papyrus), etc.
__II metaphorically, new convert, neophyte, [[ NT.1Tim.3.6. ] NT]