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IMRef_2328
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2328: Name of Philemon
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Attestation
ⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ
Translation
Philemon / Philēmōn
Description
Greek male name meaning 'affectionate', deriving from the New Testament figure of one of St Paul's followers; attested only once, for a man
Text
344
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
5
Latest edition
I. Mina 264, pl. X.2
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
602403: Philemon
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
3229: Philemon
Name variant
55542: ⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ
Second name
Second name variant
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