Phi·le·mon 1 (f -l  m n, 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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  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 pietyGreek 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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