Philemon
See also: Philémon
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Philemon f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – the friarbirds or leatherheads.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily; Meliphagidae - family
References
Friarbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Philemon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Philemon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfaɪˈliːmɒn/
- (sometimes) IPA(key): /ˈfɪləmən/
Proper noun
Philemon
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- The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
- A male given name, rather rare.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Philemon 1:1::
- Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer.
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Translations
book of the Bible
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male given name
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