2503. ióta

Strong's Lexicon

ióta: iota, jot

Original Word: ἰῶτα
Part of Speech: Indeclinable Letter (Noun)
Transliteration: ióta
Pronunciation: ee-OH-tah
Phonetic Spelling: (ee-o'-tah)
Definition: iota, jot
Meaning: iota, a small letter of the Greek alphabet, used in the NT (like yod, the Hebrew or rather Aramaic letter which was the smallest of all) to indicate the smallest part.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew letter י (yod), the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3068 (יָהּ, Yah): Often used in reference to the smallest letter, yod, in the Hebrew alphabet, which is part of the Tetragrammaton.

- H3038 (יָד, yad): While not directly related to "ióta," it shares the root with yod, emphasizing the importance of each letter.

Usage: In the New Testament, "ióta" is used metaphorically to refer to the smallest part or detail of something, often in the context of the Law or Scripture. It emphasizes the importance of even the smallest components of God's Word.

Cultural and Historical Background: In both Greek and Hebrew alphabets, the iota (Greek) and yod (Hebrew) are the smallest letters. In Jewish tradition, every letter of the Torah is considered significant, and even the smallest stroke is seen as divinely inspired. This cultural understanding underscores the meticulous care with which the Scriptures were copied and preserved.

HELPS Word-studies

2503 iṓta ("jot" in the KJV) – "yōd, the smallest Hebrew (Aramaic) letter" (Souter). By analogy, the Hebrew letter yōd refers to the Greek letter, iōta (the smallest letter in the Greek alphabet). This symbolizes how each and every detail of the Hebrew-Greek text of Scripture (its grammar) is guaranteed by the Lord Himself to be inerrant and unstoppably powerful!

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Semitic origin; name of the Gr. letter corresponding to the tenth Heb. letter, yod
Definition
iota
NASB Translation
letter (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2503: ἰῶτα

ἰῶτα, τό, iota (A. V. jot), the Hebrew letter, yodh י, the smallest of them all; hence equivalent to the minutest part: Matthew 5:18. (Cf. Iota.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

jot, iota

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 -- jot.

Forms and Transliterations

ιωτα ιώτα ἰῶτα κάβου iota iôta iōta iō̂ta

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 5:18 N
GRK: ἡ γῆ ἰῶτα ἓν ἢ
NAS: not the smallest letter or
KJV: pass, one jot or one
INT: the earth jot one or

Strong's Greek 2503
1 Occurrence

ἰῶτα — 1 Occ.