ΕΥ̓ΤΡΑΠΕΛΙΑ, εὐτραπελια
EUTRAPELIA, eutrapelia
Sounds Like: yoo-trah-peh-LEE-ah
Translations: jesting, coarse jesting, ribaldry, buffoonery, humor, wit, pleasantry, a pleasantry
From the root: ΕΥ̓ΤΡΑΠΕΛΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a type of speech or behavior characterized by wit, humor, or cleverness. In some contexts, it can denote a positive sense of versatility or pleasantry, but in others, particularly in moral or ethical discussions, it takes on a negative connotation, referring to coarse, vulgar, or inappropriate jesting and buffoonery. It is a compound word derived from 'eu' (well) and 'trepo' (to turn), originally meaning 'easily turned' or 'versatile'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2143 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 6:173
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Ephesians — 5:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΥ̓ΤΡΑΠΕΛΙΑ.
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- ΕΥ̓ΤΡΑΠΕΛΙΑΣ — of coarse jesting, of buffoonery, of vulgar talk, of a joke, of wit
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