Know the Word.

Greek word

eutrapelía

εὐτραπελία

What it means

witticism, i.e. ribaldry

witticism, i.e. (in a vulgar sense) ribaldry

Where it comes from

from a compound of eû (εὖ) and a derivative of the base of tropḗ (τροπή) (meaning well-turned, i.e. ready at repartee, jocose)

How the King James translates it

  • jesting1

Every place it appears 1

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