Lectionary Calendar

Saturday, April 26th, 2025
Saturday in Easter Week

Attention!

StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Jest

Holman Bible Dictionary

Search for…

1 2 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Jesse

Next Entry
Jesui

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Concordances

Nave Topical Bible

Jesting

Thompson Chain Reference

Jesting

The Topic Concordance

Jesting

Dictionaries

Holman Bible Dictionary

Jest

Hastings' NT Dictionary

Jesting

King James Dictionary

Jesting

Vines' Expository Dictionary

Jesting

Webster Dictionary

Jesting
Jestful
Jested
(only first 3 shown)

Encyclopedias

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Jesting

Lexicons

εὐτραπελία

An act intended to provoke laughter; an utterance intended as mockery or humor. Thinking Lot was jesting about Sodom's imminent destruction, his sons-in-law remained in the city (Genesis 19:14 ). The jesters of Psalm 35:16 (NAS) are mockers. Isaiah 57:4 describes idolatry as making God the object of a jest (KJV sport). Ephesians 5:4 characterizes jesting or mocking speech as part of a pagan life-style.

Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Jest'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/j/jest.html. 1991.

Bible Dictionaries Jest

Holman Bible Dictionary

Bible Dictionaries
Jest