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    Onesimus

    oh-NES-ih-mus

    Greek
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Useful; Profitable; Beneficial
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Onesimus appears in the King James Bible, including Philemon 1:10-11.
    First appears in
    Colossians — Acts and the early church
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Onesimus embodies gospel transformation — once 'useless,' now 'useful.' In Christ, every person becomes who their name declares.
    King James verses
    • Philemon 1:10-11

      "I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me."

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