JOT

A word which comes from the name of the Greek letter iota and the Hebrew yod. It is the smallest letter of these alphabets; and is therefore put for the smallest thing or particle; which is also its meaning in English, Mt 5:18. See TITTLE.

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Jot. Jot
Or Iota, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet, used metaphorically or proverbially for the smallest thing (Matt. 5:18); or it may be = yod, which is the smallest of the Hebrew letters.

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JOT. → The smallest character in written Hebrew (a yodh) Mt 5:18

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jot|iota. Jot, or Iota, n. a point, tittle, bit, smallest part

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Jot (?), n. [[L. iota, Gr. � the name of the letter (E. i, Heb. y�d), the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. Cf. Iota.]] An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n. Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Matt. v. 18. Neither will they bate One jot of ceremony. Shak.