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εὐτραπελία

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Gloss: vulgar jesting

Transliteration: eutrapelia

Strong’s: G2160

εὐτραπελία, -ας, ἡ
(εὖ, τρέπω),
__1. versatility, wit, facetiousness (Hippocr., Plat., al.).
__2. = βωμολογία, coarse jesting, ribaldry (Abbott, Essays, 93): Eph.5:4.†
<re>SYN.: μωρολογία, see Tr., Syn., § xxxiv </re> (AS)

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