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Philemon.

The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.

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name/fɪˈliːmən//fɪˈliːmɒn//ˌfaɪˈliːmən//ˌfaɪˈliːmɒn/
  1. The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.

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  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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  3. A surname transferred from the given name.

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”).

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