Strong's Concordance, Greek Dictionary

Tittle, something horn-like, i.e., (specially) the apex of a Hebrew letter (figuratively, the least particle)

Greek: κεραία, keraia (G2762)

2 King James Bible Verses

Here is tittle in the Bible. What does the source Greek word κεραία mean and how is it used in the Bible? Below are the English definition details. Also below are examples within Bible verses highlighted in yellow (follow this link to go there). Tap or hover on blue, underlined words to see more original scripture and meanings. Information sourced from Strong's Concordance[1].

Definition Details

Strong's Number: G2762

Greek Base Word: κεραία

Usage: Tittle

Definition: Something horn-like, i.e., (specially) the apex of a Hebrew letter (figuratively, the least particle).

Detailed definition:

  1. A little horn.
  2. Extremity, apex, point.
    1. Used by grammarians of the accents and diacritical points, i.e., the smallest distinguishing stroke of a Hebrew letter.

Derived terms: Feminine of a presumed derivative of the base of G2768.

See also:

  1. G2768

Comments: The title is analogous to the dot of an "i" in English. Jesus used it to refer to the little lines by which the Hebrew letters, in other respects similar, differ from one another; the meaning is, "not even the minutest part of the law shall perish.".

Pronunciation:

  1. Biblical International Phonetic Alphabet: kɛˈrɛ.ɑ
  2. Modern International Phonetic Alphabet: ce̞ˈre.ɑ
  3. Transliteration: keraia
  4. Biblical Pronunciation: keh-REH-ah
  5. Modern Pronunciation: kay-RAY-ah


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Bible Verses with κεραία (G2762)

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