- an Epistle written by Paul. Abbreviation: Phil.
- a person who was probably a convert of Paul and to whom this Epistle is addressed.
- a Christian of Colossae whose escaped slave came to meet Paul
- the book (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon), asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
- a poor Phrygian, who with his wife Baucis offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes
