philemon

Noun philemon has 3 senses

• philemon(n = noun.person) Array - (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; Array
is a kind of countryman, ruralist

• philemon(n = noun.person) Array - (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul; Array
is a kind of colossian

• philemon(n = noun.communication) epistle of paul the apostle to philemon, epistle to philemon - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping; Array
is a kind of epistle, new testament