n.
1.(Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety
2.(New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
3.a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
Idiom of the Day
have (something) on the tip of one's tongue
to be almost able to remember a specific fact such as a name or place
I have the actor's name on the tip of my tongue but I cannot remember it.