WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Philemon
    n 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
    2: (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae)
       whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
    3: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to
       Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
       [syn: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon, Epistle to
       Philemon, Philemon]