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Detailed Synonyms for Philemon in English

Philemon:

Philemon [the ~] noun

  1. the Philemon
    – a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping 1
    the Philemon; the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon; the Epistle to Philemon
    – a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping 1
  2. the Philemon
    – (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul 1
    the Philemon
    – (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul 1
  3. the Philemon
    – (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 1
    the Philemon
    – (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 1

Related Definitions for "Philemon":

  1. a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping1
  2. (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul1
  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 piety1

Related Synonyms for Philemon