1 Timothy 3:6

1 Timothy 3:6

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

a. ASV: Not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

  

b. YLT: Not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;

d. Amplified Bible Classic: He must not be a new convert, or he may [develop a beclouded and stupid state of mind] as the result of pride [be blinded by conceit, and] fall into the condemnation that the devil [once] did.

1. “Not a novice…”

a. Not [Strong: 3361 mḗ, may; a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether:—any but (that), × forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations.]

b. [a] novice [Strong: 3504 neóphytos, neh-of'-oo-tos; from G3501 and a derivative of G5453; newly planted, i.e. (figuratively) a young convert ("neophyte"):—novice.]

2. “...lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.”

a. lest [Strong: 3363 hína mḗ, hin'-ah may; i.e. G2443 and G3361; in order (or so) that not:—albeit not, lest, that, no(-t, (-thing)).]

b. [being] lifted up with pride [Strong:  typhóō, toof-o'-o; from a derivative of G5188; to envelop with smoke, i.e. (figuratively) to inflate with self-conceit:—high-minded, be lifted up with pride, be proud.]

c. he fall [Strong: 1706 empíptō, em-pip'-to; from G1722 and G4098; to fall on, i.e. (literally) to be entrapped by, or (figuratively) be overwhelmed with:—fall among (into).]

d. into [Strong: 1519 eis, ice; a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:—(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, +continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, +perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with.]

e. [the] condemnation [Strong: 2917 kríma, kree'-mah; from G2919; a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime")):—avenge, condemned, condemnation, damnation, + go to law, judgment.]

  

g. [of] the [Strong: 3588 ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]

h. devil [Strong: 1228 diábolos, dee-ab'-ol-os; from G1225; a traducer; specially, Satan (compare H7854):—false accuser, devil, slanderer.]