Word Summary
Philēmōn: "kindly", Philemon, a Christian
Original Word: ΦιλήμωνTransliteration: Philēmōn
Phonetic Spelling: (fil-ay'-mone)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: "kindly", Philemon, a Christian
Meaning: Philemon -- "kindly", a Christian
Strong's Concordance
Philemon.
From phileo; friendly; Philemon, a Christian -- Philemon.
see GREEK phileo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5371: ΦιλημονΦιλημον,
Φιλημονος,
ὁ,
Philemon, of Colossae, converted to Christianity by Paul (
Philemon 1:19), and the recipient of the lovely little letter which bears his name in the N. T.:
Philemon 1:1. (
BB. DD., under the word; especially
Lightfoot's Commentary on Colossians and Philemon, Introduction.)