DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
philemon
/fɪ'limən/ · fɪlimən
Philemon has 3 syllables: phi · le · mon.
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noun. A New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping.
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. (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul.
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