Mote - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Mote

[ 1,,G2595, karphos ]
a small, dry stalk, a twig, a bit of dried stick" (from karpho, "to dry up"), or "a tiny straw or bit of wool," such as might fly into the eye, is used metaphorically of a minor fault, Matthew 7:3-Matthew 7:5; Luke 6:41-Luke 6:42 (twice), in contrast with dokos, "a beam supporting the roof of a building" (See BEAM). In the Sept., Genesis 8:11.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words