Philemon

[ fi-lee-muh n, fahy- ]

/ fɪˈli mən, faɪ- /

an Epistle written by Paul. Abbreviation: Phil.

a person who was probably a convert of Paul and to whom this Epistle is addressed.

Example sentences from the Web for philemon

Philemon Henry was proud enough of his pretty sister, and the still fine-looking grand dame Mrs. Wetherill.

A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia |Amanda Minnie Douglas
Philemon waited till they were sound asleep before he arranged it.

Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 |Various
It does not appear that Onesimus was the slave of Philemon, is the position of the celebrated senatorial abolitionist.

Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments |Various
But Paul saw clearly that that would have made Philemon's goodness seem to be of necessity and not of free will.

The Literature and History of New Testament Times |J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen

I have been writing a ballad on the death of Philemon, as told by Suidas and Apuleius.'

Gryll Grange |Thomas Love Peacock

Philemon ¹

/ (faɪˈliːmɒn) /

a Christian of Colossae whose escaped slave came to meet Paul

the book (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon), asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping

Philemon ²

/ (faɪˈliːmɒn) /

Greek myth a poor Phrygian, who with his wife Baucis offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes