1.  philemon(n = noun.person) - (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;
is a kind of countryman, ruralist

2.  philemon(n = noun.person) - (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul;
is a kind of colossian

3.  philemon(n = noun.communication) epistle of paul the apostle to philemon, epistle to philemon - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping;
is a kind of epistle, new testament

epistle of paul the apostle to philemon, epistle to philemon