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Defenition of the word philemon

    • Defenition of the word philemon

      • a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
      • (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
      • (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
      • (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

    Hypernyms for the word philemon

      • book
      • Colossian
      • countryman
      • New Testament

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