1 Timothy 3:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μὴ νεόφυτον, ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου.

Transliteration

Mē neophyton, hina mē typhōtheis into krima empesē tou diabolou.

Grammar Details

• *Mē*: negative particle - not
• *neophyton*: adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - newly planted/new convert
• *hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *typhōtheis*: participle, aorist, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having been puffed up/being conceited
• *krima*: noun, accusative, neuter, singular - judgment/condemnation
• *empesē*: verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might fall into
• *tou*: article, genitive, masculine, singular - of the
• *diabolou*: noun, genitive, masculine, singular - devil/slanderer

Word Meanings

• *neophyton*: newly planted/new convert/novice/recent convert
• *typhōtheis*: having been puffed up/being conceited/blinded with pride
• *krima*: judgment/condemnation/sentence
• *empesē*: might fall into/fall under
• *diabolou*: devil/slanderer/accuser

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 6:4 : 4 he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof {G1537} cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
• 2 Tim 3:4 : 4 traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
• Heb 5:12-13 : 12 For {G1063} when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. 13 For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
• 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk {G3050} which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
• 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
• Jude 1:6 : 6 And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
• Deut 8:14 : 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
• Deut 17:20 : 20 that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.
• 2 Kgs 14:10 : 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart hath lifted thee up: glory thereof, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
• 2 Chr 26:16 : 16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Jehovah his God; for he went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
• 2 Chr 32:25 : 25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
• Prov 16:18-19 : 18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
• Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [goeth] humility.
• Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
• Isa 2:12 : 12 For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;
• Isa 14:12-14 : 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations! 13 And thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.
• Luke 10:18 : 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.
• 1 Cor 3:1 : 1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.
• 1 Cor 4:6-8 : 6 Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not [to go] beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other. 7 For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if {G2532} thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it? 8 Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have come to reign without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
• 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
• 2 Cor 12:7 : 7 And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.
• 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;