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Philemon

//fɪˈliːmən// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A male given name from Ancient Greek. countable, uncountable

    "Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer."

  3. 3
    A surname transferred from the given name. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).

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