Philemon

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/fɪˈliːmən//fɪˈliːmɒn//ˌfaɪˈliːmən//ˌfaɪˈliːmɒn/

proper noun

The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.

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

Similar
Philem.Phm
OriginAncient Greek Φιλήμων →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper nounPhilemon (countable and uncountable, plural Philemons)

plural Philemons

  1. countableuncountableThe eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.

    Synonyms: Philem., Phm

  2. countableuncountableA male given name from Ancient Greek.

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

  3. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.

Similar
Philem.Phm

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΦιλήμων
  2. EnglishPhilemon

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Filemon, Filemon
  • Filemonbook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
Ancient Greek Φιλήμων, Φιλήμων
  • Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn)book of the Bible
  • Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn)male given name
Arabic الرِّسَالَة إِلَى فِلِيمُون, فِلِيمُون
  • الرِّسَالَة إِلَى فِلِيمُونbook of the Bible
  • فِلِيمُون (filīmūn)male given name
Basque Filemon, Filemon
  • Filemonbook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
Bulgarian Филимон, Филимон
  • Филимон (Filimon)book of the Bible
  • Филимон (Filimon)male given name
Catalan Filèmon, Filemó
  • Filèmonbook of the Bible
  • Filemóbook of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 菲利蒙
  • 菲利蒙 (Fēilìméng)male given name
Czech List Filemonovi, Filemonovi
  • List Filemonovibook of the Bible
  • Filemonovimale given name
Danish Filemon, Paulus' Brev til Filemon
  • Filemonbook of the Bible
  • Paulus' Brev til Filemonbook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
Dutch Filemon, Filemon
  • Filemonbook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
Estonian Fileemonile, Fileemonile
  • Fileemonilebook of the Bible
  • Fileemonilemale given name
Finnish Kirje Filemonille, Filemon
  • Kirje Filemonillebook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
French Épître à Philémon, Philémon
  • Épître à Philémonbook of the Bible
  • Philémonbook of the Bible
  • Philémonmale given name
German Philemon, Brief des Paulus an Philemon
  • Philemonbook of the Bible
  • Brief des Paulus an Philemonbook of the Bible
  • Philemonmale given name
Greek Φιλήμων, Φιλήμων
  • Φιλήμων (Filímon)book of the Bible
  • Φιλήμων (Filímon)male given name
Hawaiian Pilemona, Pilemona
  • Pilemonabook of the Bible
  • Pilemonamale given name
Hungarian Filemon, Filemon
  • Filemonbook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
Icelandic Fílemon, Fílemon
  • Fílemonbook of the Bible
  • Fílemonmale given name
Indonesian Filemon
  • Filemonbook of the Bible
Irish Litir Naomh Pól chuig Filéamón, Filéamón
  • Litir Naomh Pól chuig Filéamónbook of the Bible
  • Filéamónbook of the Bible
  • Filéamónmale given name
Italian Lettera a Filemone, Filemone
  • Lettera a Filemonebook of the Bible
  • Filemonebook of the Bible
  • Filemonemale given name
Japanese ピレモンへの手紙, ピレモン
  • ピレモンへの手紙 (Piremon e no Tegami)book of the Bible
  • ピレモン (Piremon)male given name
Korean 필레몬에게 보낸 편지, 필레몬
  • 필레몬에게 보낸 편지 (pillemonege bonaen pyeonji)book of the Bible
  • 필레몬 (pillemon)male given name
Latin Philemonem, Philemonem
  • Philemonembook of the Bible
  • Philemonemmale given name
Latvian Pāvila vēstule Filemonam, Filemonam
  • Pāvila vēstule Filemonambook of the Bible
  • Filemonambook of the Bible
  • Filemonsmale given name
Lithuanian Laiškas Filemonui, Filemonas
  • Laiškas Filemonuibook of the Bible
  • Filemonasmale given name
Māori Pirimona, Pirimona
  • Pirimonabook of the Bible
  • Pirimonamale given name
Norwegian Filemon, Filemon
  • Filemonbook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
Polish List do Filemona, Filemon
  • List do Filemonabook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
Portuguese Filémon, Filêmon
  • Filémonbook of the Bible
  • Filêmonbook of the Bible
  • Filemombook of the Bible
  • Filémonmale given name
  • Filêmonmale given name
  • Filemommale given name
Romanian Filimon, Filimon
  • Filimonbook of the Bible
  • Filimonmale given name
Russian Посла́ние к Филимо́ну, Филимо́н
  • Посла́ние к Филимо́ну (Poslánije k Filimónu)book of the Bible
  • Филимо́н (Filimón)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Philemon, Philemon
  • Philemonbook of the Bible
  • Philemonmale given name
Slovak Filemonovi, Filemonovi
  • Filemonovibook of the Bible
  • Filemonovimale given name
Spanish Filemón, Filemón
  • Filemónbook of the Bible
  • Filemónmale given name
Swahili Filemoni, Filemoni
  • Filemonibook of the Bible
  • Filemonimale given name
Swedish Filemonbrevet, Filemon
  • Filemonbrevetbook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
Tagalog Filemon, Filemon
  • Filemonbook of the Bible
  • Filemonmale given name
Welsh Philemon, Philemon
  • Philemonbook of the Bible
  • Philemonmale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Philemon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philemon

MLA

“Philemon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philemon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Philemon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philemon.

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