Philemon English

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Philemon

— noun (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul

— noun (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

— noun a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping

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Epistle to Philemon

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon