This is the name of Onesimus: Runaway slave, convert of Paul.
Definition
Ὀνήσιμος, -ου, ὁ
(i.e. profitable, ὄνησις, profit),
Onesimus: Colossians 4:9, Phm 10 (a common name among slaves; see MM, iii, xviii).
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
2 total
- Colossians 4:9Ὀνησίμῳ · OnesimusWith him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
- Philemon 1:10Ὀνήσιμον · OnesimusI appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.