Editing Language of Jesus (section)

===Jot and tittle ({{lang|grc|Ἰῶτα ἓν ἢ μία κεραία}})===
{{see also|Matthew 5:18}}
[[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 5:18
:''For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the Law (that is, the Torah) till all is fulfilled.''

The quotation uses them as an example of extremely minor details. In the [[Greek language|Greek]] text translated as [[English language|English]] [[tittle|jot and tittle]] is found ''iota'' and ''keraia''. [[Iota]] is the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet (ι), but since only [[majuscule|capitals]] were used at the time the Greek New Testament was written (Ι; still, it is the smallest of all the Greek majuscules) and because the Torah was written in Hebrew, it probably represents the Hebrew [[yodh]] (י) which is the smallest letter of the [[Hebrew alphabet]]. ''Keraia'' is a hook or [[serif]].