Bible Names

Onesimus: meaning of the name

Onesimus means “profitable; useful.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Onesimus in Hebrew and Greek

Ὀνήσιμος G3682

Onḗsimos — profitable; Onesimus, a Christian

from G3685 (ὀνίνημι);

Who named Onesimus in the Bible

Onesimus in Scripture

“Onesimus” appears in 4 verses of the King James Version.

  • Colossians 4:9

    With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.

  • Colossians 4:18

    The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.

  • Philemon 1:10

    I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

  • Philemon 1:25

    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant.