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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jot \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jot \Jot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jotted}; p. pr & vb n.
{Jotting}.]
To set down to make a brief note of -- usually followed by
down
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
jot
n 1: a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note [syn: {jotting}]
2: a small but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch
of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {mite}, {pinch}, {speck},
{soupcon}]
v : write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of [syn: {jot
down}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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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