English Dictionary: tittle | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for tittle | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tittle \Tit"tle\, n. [OE. titel, titil, apparently a dim. of tit, in the sense of small; cf. G. t[81]ttel a tittle, dim. of OHG. tutta teat. Perhaps, however, the same word as title, n.] A particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota. It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. --Luke xvi. 17. Every tittle of this prophecy is most exactly verified. --South. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Tittle a point, (Matt. 5:18; Luke 16:17), the minute point or stroke added to some letters of the Hebrew alphabet to distinguish them from others which they resemble; hence, the very least point. |