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Vulgar jesting

εὐτραπελίαStrong’s G2160

eutrapelia

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Eutrapelia is the Greek word usually translated “crude joking”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.”
Ephesians 5:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “crude joking”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • crude joking 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ephesians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    εὐτραπελία eutrapelia · 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)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.