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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΦιλήμων
- English todayPhilemon
From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.