The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.
Original word: ἰῶτα
Transliteration: ióta
Definition (short): letter
Definition (full): iota
Word Origin: of Semitic origin; name of the Gr. letter corresponding to the tenth Heb. letter, yod
Definition: iota
NASB Translation: letter (1).
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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.
KJV:
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.
NASB:
"For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.