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Meaning of TITTLE

Pronunciation:  'titl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
 
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 Synonyms: iota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, whit
 
 See Also: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tit"tle\, n. [OE. titel, titil, apparently a dim. of
tit, in the sense of small; cf. G. t["u]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.
 
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Easton Bible Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

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.

 
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