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.; 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, “to love”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɪˈliːmən/, /fɪˈliːmɒn/, /ˌfaɪˈliːmən/, /ˌfaɪˈliːmɒn/ (sometimes) IPA(key): /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. : 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. ==== Translations ==== ==== 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, “to love”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pʰɪˈɫeː.moːn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fiˈlɛː.mon] === 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 ====