Philemon

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1. Philemon - Noun

2. Philemon - Proper noun

Meaning

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

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

(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

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About the same distance northwest would take us across the river to Canada East and into the heart of Wright’s Town, named for the pioneer settler of Hull Township, Philemon Wright (just as canal builder Lt.-Col. Source: Internet

As written in Sacra Pagina Philippians and Philemon, the move from slave to freedman has to do with a shift in “standing under the lordship of Jesus Christ”. Source: Internet

Homilies on the Epistles to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, and Philemon * Volume XIV. Source: Internet

Both sides cited Philemon for support. Source: Internet

Governor Philemon Dickerson used the home as his official residence in the 1830s, as did Rodman M. Price in the 1850s. Source: Internet

He also mentions his wish to visit and asks Philemon to prepare a guest room. Source: Internet

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