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Philemon
[fi-lee-muhn, fahy-]
noun
an Epistle written by Paul. Phil.
a person who was probably a convert of Paul and to whom this Epistle is addressed.
Philemon
1/ ڲɪˈːɒ /
noun
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/ ڲɪˈːɒ /
noun
Greek myth a poor Phrygian, who with his wife Baucis offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes
Example Sentences
Philemon Charles, a carpenter, said the top necessity was shelter.
In the 1700s and 1800s, slaveholders quoted the book of Philemon and lines from St. Paul's epistles to claim that slavery was ordained by God.
The old people exchanged a hurried whisper, then Philemon spoke.
According to the report, Philemon was asked to leave a birthday party at the residence before he was shot by Brown.
He lectured on the biblical book of Philemon in his support for slavery.
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