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Philemon

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Phi·le·mon 1  (f-lmn, f-)
n.
Abbr. Philem. or Phlm. or Phm See Table at Bible.

Phi·le·mon 2  (f-lmn, f-)
n.
Greek Mythology A Phrygian peasant who together with his wife Baucis received with great hospitality Zeus and Hermes disguised as men. The gods rewarded the couple by turning their humble cottage into a temple and by turning them in their old age into intertwining linden and oak trees.

Philemon1
n New Testament
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a Christian of Colossae whose escaped slave came to meet Paul
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the book (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon), asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping

Philemon2
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a poor Phrygian, who with his wife Baucis offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes
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Noun1.PhilemonPhilemon - (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 - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
2.Philemon - (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
3.Philemon - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping


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Daphnis et Chloe que sont faits Philemon et Baucis.
He loved Paul of Tarsus, liked St John, hated St James as much as he dared, and regarded with mixed feelings Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.
 
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