Noah Webster's 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. Int. 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.

Multi-Version 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)