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whit the smallest bit
Survives only in "not a whit". John 7:23 — "every whit whole" — is whole in every part.
Means: the smallest bitIn the KJV: 5 timesNo longer in ordinary English
The word behind it
ὅλος · G3650 · "whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in… · 2×כָּלִיל · H3632 · complete; as noun, the whole… · 1×דָּבָר · H1697 · a word; by implication, a matter (as… · 1×μηδείς · G3367 · not even one (man, woman, thing) · 1×
Where it appears
All 5 verses.
And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
Common questions
What does "whit" mean in the Bible?
In the King James Version whit means the smallest bit. Survives only in "not a whit". John 7:23 — "every whit whole" — is whole in every part.
How many times does "whit" appear in the King James Version?
5 times.
What Greek word is behind "whit"?
Most often ὅλος (hólos), Strong's G3650, meaning "whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb.
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