Philemon
See also: Philémon
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Philemon f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – the friarbirds or leatherheads, of Australasia.
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/, /fəˈliːˌmɒn/
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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 from Ancient Greek, rather rare.
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- 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
male given name
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