noun
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
• Topics: ↑Greek mythology
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑countryman, ↑ruralist
2. (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
• Topics: ↑New Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Colossian
3. a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Epistle, ↑New Testament
Useful english dictionary. 2012.