| Noun | 1. | Philemon - (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. | Philemon - (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul | |
| 3. | Philemon - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping |