This verb captures the physical expression of overwhelming joy—leaping, bounding, springing. In Luke's Gospel it appears three times: twice describing the infant John the Baptist leaping in Elizabeth's womb at Mary's greeting (1:41, 44), and once in Jesus' teaching about rejoicing when persecuted (6:23). The word carries connotations of unrestrained, spontaneous movement that can't be suppressed, like young animals frisking in a field. It's joy made visible through the body.