Iota

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /aɪˈəʊtÉ™/
• Rhymes: -əʊtÉ™
• US IPA: /aɪˈoÊŠtÉ™/ or IPA: /ajˈowɾə/

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα.

• (jot) In reference to a phrase in the New Testament: “until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law” (Mt 5:18), iota being the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet.

Full definition of iota

Noun

1. The ninth, and smallest, letter of the Greek alphabet.As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten.There are twelve iotas on that page.
2. A jot; a very small, inconsiderable quantity.
• BurkeThey never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation.

Synonyms

• (jot) See also .

Anagrams

• Oita, ÅŒita