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Definition of: Philemon
(fi·lē′mən)
A masculine personal name. Also Fr. Phi·lé·mon (fē·lā·mô
′). [<Gk., loving thought]
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In Greek mythology, the husband of Baucis.
—Philemon
A Greek of Colossae, converted to Christianity by Paul; also, the epistle addressed by Paul to him, forming one of the books of the New Testament.
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