Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jot"
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.
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) 1.7 (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}]
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