Philemon

Phi·le·mon ¹  (f-lmn, f-)

n.

Abbr. Philem. or Phlm. or Phm See Table at Bible.

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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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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

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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

Thesaurus

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 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 Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon, Epistle to Philemon