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Detailed Synonyms for Philemon in English
Philemon:
Philemon [the ~] noun
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the Philemon
– a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping 1the 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 -
the Philemon
– (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul 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