Bible Dictionaries
Mote
Holman Bible Dictionary
One translation of the Greek word karphos (“speck” in NRSV, NAS, NIV, TEV, REB). Jesus used the word in His Sermon on the Mount ( Matthew 7:3-5 ) to illustrate hypocrisy, equating mote with the smallest particle of wood in contrast to a log or beam. Some older translations use “twig” or “straw.”
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Mote'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/m/mote.html. 1991.