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Phi·le·mon /fəˈlimən , faɪ-/ 名詞
天主教 費肋孟書。
基督教 斐利門書。
略 Phm
Philemon
n 1: (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: (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae)
whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
3: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for
escaping [syn: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon,
Epistle to Philemon]
Philemon
an inhabitant of Colosse, and apparently a person of some note
among the citizens (Col. 4:9; Philemon 1:2). He was brought to a
knowledge of the gospel through the instrumentality of Paul
(19), and held a prominent place in the Christian community for
his piety and beneficence (4-7). He is called in the epistle a
"fellow-labourer," and therefore probably held some office in
the church at Colosse; at all events, the title denotes that he
took part in the work of spreading a knowledge of the gospel.