G2160

εὐτραπελία

eutrapeliaG:N-F

vulgar jesting

εὐτραπελία, -ας, ἡ (εὖ, τρέπω), __1. versatility, wit, facetiousness (Hippocr., Plat., al.). __2. = βωμολογία, coarse jesting, ribaldry (Abbott, Essays, 93): Eph.5:4.† SYN.: μωρολογία, see Tr., Syn., § xxxiv (AS)

The KJV translates G2160 in the following manner:

jesting (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

εὐτραπελία — eutrapelía

εὐτραπελία, ἐυτραπελιας, ἡ (from εὐτράπελος, from εὖ, and τρέπω to turn: easily turning; nimble-witted, witty, sharp), pleasantry, humor, facetiousness ((Hippocrates), Plato, rep. 8, p. 563a.; Diodorus 15, 6; 20, 63; Josephus, Antiquities 12, 4, 3; Plutarch, others); in a bad sense, scurrility, ribaldry, low jesting (in which there is some acuteness): Eph 5:4; in a milder sense, Aristotle, eth. 2, 7, 13; (ἡ εὐτραπελία πεπαιδευμενη ὕβρις ἐστιν, rhet. 2, 12, 16 (cf. Cope, in the place cited); cf. Trench, § xxxiv.; Matt. Arnold, Irish Essays etc., p. 187ff (Speech at Eton) 1882).

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