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Mote
MOTE. A particle of dust or chaff, or a splinter of wood that might enter the eye. Rendered as “speck” by NIV, the word is used by Jesus (
MOTE (κάρφος, G2847). A word used metaphorically by Jesus to denote a minor fault. The Gr. word refers to a minute bit of anything, like wood, straw, or even wool, that might be flying about and enter the eye (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
A minute piece of anything dry or light, as straw, chaff, a splinter of wood, that might enter the eye. Used by Jesus in