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verily. Greek. amen. Used only by the Lord. Same as Hebrew. 'amen, preserved in all languages. Should be so given at the beginning of sentences. Always (except once) double in John; twenty-five times. with the earth. (See notes on Mat_6:9, Mat_6:10.)
earth = the earth. App-129.
jot = yod. Greek. iota. Occurs only here. The smallest Hebrew letter (= Y). The Massorites numbered 66,420.
tittle = the merest ornament. Not the difference between two similar Hebrew letters, e.g. (Resh = R) and (Daleth = D), or (Beth = B) and (Kaph - K), as alleged, but a small ornament placed over certain letters in the Hebrew text. See App-93. The Eng. "tittle" is diminutive of title (Latin. titulus) = a small mark placed over a word for any purpose: e.g. to mark an abbreviation.
in no wise. Greek. ou me.