Jot

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Jot. The English form of the Greek iota, that is, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. The Hebrew form is yod, or y. Formed like a comma. It is used metaphorically, to express the minutest thing. Mat_5:18.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863


jot: ?Jot? (Revised Version, later editions of the King James Version) is a corruption of iote (early editions of the King James Version, Geneva, Rheims, Bishops' - pronounced i-ō?te, an English transliteration of ιῶτα, iōta, the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet (Mat_5:18 parallel). ?Iota,? in turn, is the nearest Greek equivalent for the Hebrew yōdh ()י, the smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in New Testament times being little larger than an English accent (?). The tittle (which see) is the smallest part of a letter (not part of a ,י however). Consequently, thinking of the law as written out, the sense of Mat_5:17, is: ?From this code, so written, not the smallest letter nor part of a letter - not an 'i' nor the crossing of a 't' - shall be erased until all things come to pass.? (For the meaning, see LAW.) The reference is to the synagogue rolls, which were written in Hebrew, so that the passage has no bearing on the language used by Christ. For the form of the ?jot,? compare the tables in HDB, article ?Alphabet,? more fully in Chwolson,. Corp. Inscr. Hebrew. (1882). See TITTLE.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.


Jot, properly Iota, designates the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet (ι); derived from the Hebrew jod (‏י‎) and employed metaphorically to express the minutest trifle. It is, in fact, one of several metaphors derived from the alphabet?as when alpha, the first letter, and omega, the last, are employed to express the beginning and the end.
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.


Mat_5:18 (a) This is "jod" of the Hebrew alphabet. It occurs just before Psa_119:73. It has a numerical value of ten and is used in the Hebrew language both as a letter and as a number and also as an article by which the value and meaning of another letter is changed. It is the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Our Lord uses it to show the very great care which He exercises over the smallest details of the Scripture.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
press 1957.


Jot
or, rather, IOTA (Ι᾿ῶτα), the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet (ι), derived from the Hebrew yod (י), and answering to the i (j) or y of European languages. Its name was employed metaphorically to express the minutest trifle. It is in fact, one of several metaphors derived from the alphabet, as when alpha, the first letter, and omega, the last, are employed to express the beginning and the end. We are not to suppose, however, that this proverb was exclusively apposite in the Greek language. The same practical allusion equally existed in Hebrew, some curious examples of which may be seen in Wetstein and Lightfoot. One of these may here suffice: In the Talmud (Sanhed. 20, 2) it is fabled that the book of Deuteronomy came and prostrated itself before God, and said, "O Lord of the universe, thou hast written in me thy law, but now a testament defective in some parts is defective in all. Behold, Solomon endeavors to root the letter jod out of me" (i.e. in the text,לאֹ ירְבֶּה נָשׁי, "he shall not multiply wives," Deu_17:17). "The holy, blessed God answered Solomon, and a thousand such as he, shall perish, but the least word shall not perish out of thee." This is, in fact, a parallel not only to the usage, but the sentiment, as conveyed in Mat_5:18, "One jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law." — Kitto. The propriety of the use of this letter for such a proverb is especially evident from the fact that it is the smallest letter of the Heb. alphabet likewise, being, in fact, often dispensed with as a mater lectionis, and very liable to be omitted in writing or mistaken for a part of some other letter. SEE TITTLE.
Jotapata.
SEE JIPHTHAH-EL.

CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.





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