Epistle to Philemon

Definitions of Epistle to Philemon
  1. noun
    a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
    synonyms: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon, Philemon
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    Epistle
    a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
    New Testament
    the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
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