nnoun.person(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 pietyTopic:Greek mythology
Instance Hypernyms:countryman ruralist
Inherited Hypernyms:philemoncountrymanrusticcommonerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:philemoncountrymanrusticcommonerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.person(New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint PaulTopic:New Testament
Instance Hypernyms:Colossian
Inherited Hypernyms:philemoncolossianphrygianinhabitantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:philemoncolossianphrygianinhabitantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escapingSynset:Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon Epistle to Philemon Philemon
Instance Hypernyms:Epistle New Testament
Inherited Hypernyms:epistle of paul the apostle to philemonepistlebooksectionmusicauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:epistle of paul the apostle to philemonepistlebooksectionwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:epistle of paul the apostle to philemonnew testamentwilllegal documentdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity