# Philemon
## Translingual
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Philemon f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – 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

#### Hyponyms

* (genus): Philemon moluccensis (black-faced friarbird) - type species

### References

* Friarbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Philemon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category: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: /fɪˈliːmən/, /fɪˈliːmɒn/, /ˌfaɪˈliːmən/, /ˌfaɪˈliːmɒn/
* (sometimes) IPA: /ˈfɪləmən/

### Proper noun

Philemon (countable and uncountable, plural Philemons)
* The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
    Synonyms: (abbreviation) Philem., (abbreviation) Phm
* A male given name from Ancient Greek.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Philemon 1:1::
    Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer.
* A surname transferred from the given name.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Philemon is the 39164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 562 individuals. Philemon is most common among White (46.09%) and Black/African American (44.48%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Philemon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Philēmō

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /pʰiˈleː.moːn/, [pʰɪˈɫ̪eːmoːn]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /fiˈle.mon/, [fiˈlɛːmon]

### Proper noun

Philēmōn m sg (genitive Philēmonis); third declension
* (Greek mythology) Philemon (a pious rustic, the husband of Baucis, who gave hospitality to Zeus)

#### Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

### References

* “Phĭlēmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Phĭlēmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Philemon m (not mutable)
* (biblical) Paul's Epistle to Philemon

#### Coordinate terms

* Mathew
* Marc
* Luc
* Ioan
* Actau'r Apostolion
* Rhufeiniaid
* 1 Corinthiaid
* 2 Corinthiaid
* Galatiaid
* Effesiaid
* Philipiaid
* Colosiaid
* 1 Thesaloniaid
* 2 Thesaloniaid
* 1 Timotheus
* 2 Timotheus
* Titus
* Philemon
* Hebreaid
* Iago
* 1 Pedr
* 2 Pedr
* 1 Ioan
* 2 Ioan
* 3 Ioan
* Jwdas
* Datguddiad