Philemon
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noun
(1) A New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
(2) (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
(3) (Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety
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Proper noun
- A book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
- , always rather rare.
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- Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer
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