Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G2503
"iota", the name of the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, put (figuratively) for a very small part of anything
KJV usage: :--jot.
Etymology: of Hebrew origin (the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet);
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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*
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