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G2503 ἰῶτα (iōta)
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ἰῶτα, τό letter a small letter of the Greek alphabet

Strong's Definition

of Hebrew origin (the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet); "iota", the name of the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, put (figuratively) for a very small part of anything

KJV Usage: jot

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, n.

33.36 · Communication · Written Language

iota, smallest letter, small mark the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet (corresponding to the ‘yod’ of the Hebrew alphabet) See discussion in 33.37.

MAT 5:18

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἰῶτα, τό, iota [A. V. jot], the Hebr. letter °, the smallest of them all; hence equiv. to the minutest part: Mt. v.18. [Cf. ΤΡ K

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἰῶτα iōta 1x

iota; in NT used like the Hebrew/Aramaic yod, the smallest letter in the Hebrew/Aramaic alphabet, as an expression for the least or minutest part; a jot, Mt. 5:18*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἰῶτα, τό, iota (Heb. י, i.e. the smallest letter): Mt 5:18.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἰῶτα. This word, borrowed from the Phoenician, is written in full in Prezsigke 358" (iii/B.c.). See also the horological inscr. of iii/B.c. quoted by Herwerden Lex. sv. ywdpov— ἐπὶ τῶν lata (sc. γραμμῶν) φερόμενον σημαίνει ζεφύρου πνοήν. Cf. Moulton G7. ii. § 70. K > , / kayo—kabarrep

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἰῶτα (iōta) — iota. ἰῶτα [ῐ], τό, indeclinable, (Hebrew yôd) the letter ι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. line, stroke, on a sundial, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

3. proverbial, of anything very small, smallest letter, jot, [NT]

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