philemon Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. 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
   
2. noun (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
   
3. noun a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
   Epistle to Philemon; Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon.
   

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