Greek word · G5371

Φιλήμων

philēmōn

Philemon

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

φιλήμων, -ονος, ὁ

Philemon: Phm 1.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Philemon · 1

  1. Philemon 1:1 Φιλήμονι To Philemon

    Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,

    Here: 'To Philemon', the main addressee. He was a Christian householder, probably in Colossae, who owned the slave Onesimus and hosted a church in his house (v. 2). The name is related to philein, 'to love, show affection'.

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