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Christina Quynh
2021-03-06 06:03
Jot or tittle phrase
Jot and tittle means the small or tiny amount of something.
Mary received only a jot or tittle of her father's legacy because Mary's step-mother appropriated most of it.
The baby cries because he wants the whole cake not only a jot or tittle of it.
I don't want our team to lose because of a jot or tittle, so I suggest that all of us have to pay attention to every little thing.
Used to emphasize a large amount or number of something
A jot is the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet, which corresponds to the letter "i" of the English alphabet. In different material, jot is also the line across of the letter "t".
A tittle is the dot over the letter "i" or letter "j".
The phrase "jot or tittle" derives from the New Testament of the Holy Bible in 1526 by William Tindale’s translation. It appears in Matthew 5:18 as 'iott or one tytle'. In the King James Version in 1611, the phrase appears as it is seen today: "For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
Apart from the typographic meaning, jot is also used as a verb. To jot something down means to take a brief note about something.
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