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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2762. κεραία (keraia) -- Tittle, small stroke</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2762.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/19-24.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2762.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2762</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2761.htm" title="2761">◄</a> 2762. keraia <a href="../greek/2763.htm" title="2763">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">keraia: Tittle, small stroke</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κεραία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>keraia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ke-rah-ee'-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ker-ah'-yah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Tittle, small stroke<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a little hook, an apostrophe on letters of the alphabet, distinguishing them from other little letters, or a separation stroke between letters.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word "κέρας" (keras), meaning "horn," which metaphorically refers to something small or pointed.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent would be related to the smallest parts of the Hebrew alphabet, such as the "yodh" (י), which is the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "keraia" refers to the smallest stroke or mark in Hebrew writing, akin to a serif or a small distinguishing mark. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to emphasize the precision and completeness of the Law, indicating that not even the smallest part will disappear until all is fulfilled.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew writing, the "keraia" would be similar to the small strokes that differentiate certain Hebrew letters. This concept was significant in Jewish culture, where the exactness of the Law was paramount. The scribes and teachers of the Law were meticulous in preserving every detail of the Scriptures, reflecting their reverence for God's Word.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2762</b> <i>keraía</i> – properly, a little "horn," i.e. " 'a little <i>hook</i>, an <i>apostrophe</i>' on letters of the alphabet, distinguishing them from other like-letters, or a 'separation stroke' between letters" (Souter); a <i>tittle</i> (<i>KJV</i>).</p><p class="discovery">["Tittle" comes from the Latin, <i>titulus</i> – the stroke above an abbreviated word – and later, any small mark.</p><p class="discovery">"In <i>Vay</i>. R. 19 the guilt of altering one of them is pronounced so great that if it were done the world would be destroyed" (so McNeile).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2768.htm">keras</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a little horn<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>stroke (1), stroke of a letter (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2762: κεραία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κεραία</span></span> (<span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">κέρεα</span> (see their Appendix, p. 151)), <span class="greek2">κεραιας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">κέρας</span>), <span class="accented">a little horn; extremity, apex, point</span>; used by the Greek grammarians of the accents and diacritical points. In <a href="/interlinear/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a> ((where see <span class="abbreviation">Wetstein</span>; cf. also Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, 1:537f)); <a href="/interlinear/luke/16-17.htm">Luke 16:17</a> of the little lines, or projections, by which the Hebrew letters in other respects similar differ from each other, as cheth <span class="hebrew">ח</span> and he <span class="hebrew">ה</span>, daleth <span class="hebrew">ד</span> and resh <span class="hebrew">ר</span>, beth <span class="hebrew">ב</span> and kaph <span class="hebrew">כ</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">tittle</span>); the meaning is, 'not even the minutest part of the law shall perish.' ((<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>, others.))<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2762: κέρεα</span> [<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κέρεα</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">κεραία</span></span>.] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>tittle, stroke<p>Feminine of a presumed derivative of the base of <a href="/greek/2768.htm">keras</a>; something horn-like, i.e. (specially) the apex of a Hebrew letter (figuratively, the least particle) -- tittle. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2768.htm">keras</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κεραία κεραίαν κερεα κερέα κερεαν κερέαν keraia keraía keraian keraían<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 5:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἢ μία <b>κεραία</b> οὐ μὴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or <span class="itali">stroke</span> shall pass<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or one <span class="itali">tittle</span> shall in no wise pass<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or one <span class="itali">tittle</span> no not<p><b><a href="/text/luke/16-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 16:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">νόμου μίαν <b>κεραίαν</b> πεσεῖν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for one <span class="itali">stroke of a letter</span> of the Law<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> than one <span class="itali">tittle</span> of the law to fail.<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/16-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> law one <span class="itali">tittle</span> to fail<p><b><a href="/greek/2762.htm">Strong's Greek 2762</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2762.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/keraia_2762.htm">κεραία — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/keraian_2762.htm">κεραίαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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