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Philemon 1:1

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a prisoner: Philemon 1:9; Ephesians 3:1, Ephesians 4:1, Ephesians 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:8

Timothy: 2 Corinthians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1

Philemon: Th e apostle in this epistle indulges in some fine paronomasais on the proper names. Thus Philemon:, Φιλημον: strong:G5371, affectionate, or beloved, is "our dearly beloved;" Apphia: (Απφια: strong:G682, from απφα:), the affectionate address of a brother or sister, according to Suidas), is "the beloved sister," as several manuscripts, Vulgate, and others correctly read; Archippus: (Αρχιππος: strong:G751, the ruler of the horse, for the managing of which heros were anciently famous), is "our fellow- soldier;" and Onesimus: (Ονησιμος: strong:G3682, useful or profitable), once unprofitable, is now profitable., and fellow labourer, Philemon 1:24; 1 Corinthians 3:9; Philippians 2:25, Philippians 4:3; Colossians 4:11; 1 Thessalonians 3:2

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