Associations to the word «Philemon»

Wiktionary

PHILEMON, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae   — the friarbirds.
PHILEMON, proper noun. The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
PHILEMON, proper noun. A male given name, rather rare.

Dictionary definition

PHILEMON, 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.
PHILEMON, noun. (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul.
PHILEMON, noun. A New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley