[ noun ] (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul

[ noun ] (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

[ noun ] (New Testament,fine art,Bible,writing) a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping