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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

JESTING

jest'-ing: Used from Tyndale down as the translation of eutrapelia (Ephesians 5:4). Aristotle uses the original in his Ethics iv.14 as an equivalent of "quick-witted," from its root meaning "something easily turned," adding that, since the majority of people love excessive jesting, the word is apt to be degraded. This is the case here, where it clearly has a flavor of the coarse or licentious.

Greek

2160. eutrapelia -- ready wit, coarse jesting
... ready wit, coarse jesting. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: eutrapelia
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-trap-el-ee'-ah) Short Definition: low jesting ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6711. tsachaq -- to laugh
... root Definition to laugh NASB Word Usage caressing (1), entertained* (1), jesting
(1), laugh (4), laughed (2), make sport (2), mocking (1), play (1). ...
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Library

Against Foolish Talking and Jesting.
... AGAINST FOOLISH TALKING AND JESTING. "Nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which
are not convenient."" Ephesians 5:4. Moral and political ...
/.../against foolish talking and jesting.htm

Whether There Can be Sin in the Excess of Play?
... reason. Now it has been stated [3649](A[2]) that playful or jesting words
or deeds are dirigible according to reason. Wherefore ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether there can be sin 2.htm

Third Sunday in Lent
... and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh
saints; 4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not ...
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Ephesians iv. 32 and v. 1, 2
... [369] But just as in the former case he took away "clamor" as being the vehicle
of "anger," so now does he "filthy talking" and "jesting" as being the vehicle ...
/.../homily xvii ephesians iv 32.htm

Answer to the Greeks. Do they Recognise the Logos? if He Manifests ...
... But one cannot but be utterly astonished at the Gentiles, who, while they laugh
at what is no matter for jesting, are themselves insensible to their own ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 41 answer to the.htm

Whether Derision Can be a Mortal Sin?
... great, it is taken, not in jest, but seriously: consequently if it is taken in jest
or turned to ridicule (whence the terms 'derision' and 'jesting'), this is ...
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On Mr. Mccabe and a Divine Frivolity
... with a natural simplicity and wonder, "About what other subjects can one make jokes
except serious subjects?" It is quite useless to talk about profane jesting ...
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1 Cor. xv. 29
... underneath saith in his stead that of course he should wish to be baptized; and
so they baptize him instead of the departed, like men jesting upon the stage ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xl 1 cor xv.htm

Seventh Commandment
... But fornication, and all uncleanness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh
saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are ...
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Hebrews ix. 5-Jan
... Do ye not hear Paul saying, Let "filthiness and foolish talking and jesting" (
Ephesians 5:4 ) be put away from you? He places "jesting ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xv hebrews ix 5-jan.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jest.

2. (a.) Sportive; not serious; fit for jests.

3. (n.) The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry.

Thesaurus

Jesting (2 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. JESTING. ... Multi-Version Concordance Jesting (2 Occurrences). ...
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Quit (12 Occurrences)
... 9. (v.) To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave;
to forsake; as, to quit work; to quit the place; to quit jesting. 10. ...
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Joking (3 Occurrences)
... Joking (3 Occurrences). Ephesians 5:4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting,
which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks. (See NIV). ...
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Jesters (1 Occurrence)

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Jesui (1 Occurrence)

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Levity (2 Occurrences)
... (WBS). Ephesians 5:4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which
are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks. (See RSV). ...
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Filthiness (16 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Ephesians 5:4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting,
which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks. ...
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Fitting (29 Occurrences)
... Ephesians 5:4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not
befitting: but rather giving of thanks. (Root in ASV NAS RSV). ...
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Thanksgiving (49 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Ephesians 5:4 and filthiness and foolish
talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving. ...
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Dionysia
... A procession was formed and they marched through the city, indulging in all sorts
of jesting and buffoonery, to attend the pantomimic performances. ...
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Bible Concordance

Jesting (2 Occurrences)

Ephesians 5:4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 19:14 And Lot went out, and spoke unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said: 'Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy the city.' But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that jested.
(See NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Jesting

Jesting: Foolish, Forbidden

Jesting: See

Related Terms

Quit (12 Occurrences)

Joking (3 Occurrences)

Jesters (1 Occurrence)

Jesui (1 Occurrence)

Levity (2 Occurrences)

Filthiness (16 Occurrences)

Fitting (29 Occurrences)