Strong's G2160 · Greek

εὐτραπελία

eutrapelia · yoo-trap-el-ee'-ah

from a compound of 2095 and a derivative of the base of 5157 (meaning well-turned, i.e. ready at repartee, jocose); witticism, i.e. (in a vulgar sense) ribaldry

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

εὐτραπελία (G2160)

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

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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