{"def":{"lit":"mild, merciful","short":"merciful; Clemes (i.e., Clemens), a Christian","long":["a companion of Paul and apparently a member of the church of Philippi"]},"deriv":"of Latin origin","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈkle.mes","ipa_mod":"ˈkle̞.me̞s","sbl":"klēmēs","dic":"KLAY-mase","dic_mod":"KLAY-mase"},"comment":"According to tradition, he is identical with that Clement, who was bishop of Rome towards the close of the 1st century."}