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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Defines</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/d/defines.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/hebrews/4-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/d/defines.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Defines</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/d/defined_boundaries.htm" title="Defined Boundaries">◄</a> Defines <a href="/topical/d/defineth.htm" title="Defineth">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In the context of the Bible, the term "defines" refers to the act of explaining or making clear the meaning of words, concepts, or doctrines. The Bible itself serves as a defining authority for many aspects of Christian faith and practice, providing clarity and understanding through its teachings.<br><br><b>Scriptural Definitions</b><br><br>The Bible often defines key concepts through direct statements or through the narratives and teachings of its characters. For example, the nature of God is defined in various passages. In <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a> , God defines Himself to Moses: "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and truth, maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin."<br><br>Similarly, the concept of love is defined in <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a> : "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."<br><br><b>Doctrinal Definitions</b><br><br>The Bible also defines key doctrines that are central to Christian belief. The doctrine of salvation, for instance, is defined in <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a> : "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast."<br><br>The nature of sin is defined in <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a> : "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." This definition underscores the universal need for redemption and the grace offered through Jesus Christ.<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Definitions</b><br><br>The Bible provides definitions for moral and ethical behavior, guiding believers in their conduct. The Ten Commandments in <a href="/exodus/20.htm">Exodus 20:1-17</a> serve as foundational definitions of moral law, covering aspects such as honoring God, respecting parents, and prohibiting murder, adultery, theft, and false testimony.<br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus further defines ethical behavior in the Sermon on the Mount, particularly in <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-12</a> , where He outlines the Beatitudes, describing the attitudes and characteristics that define a blessed life.<br><br><b>Role of the Holy Spirit</b><br><br>The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in defining and illuminating the truths of Scripture for believers. In <a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a> , Jesus promises, "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come."<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The Bible serves as a comprehensive source for defining the principles, doctrines, and moral guidelines that shape the Christian faith. Through its teachings, believers gain a clearer understanding of God's nature, human nature, and the path to righteous living.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3742.htm"><span class="l">3742. hosiotes -- piety, holiness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 3742 (from 3741 , "what is by the Lord") -- properly, what God sanctions,<br> ie what the Lord <b>defines</b> (ordains) as holy and just. See 3741 (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3742.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4994.htm"><span class="l">4994. sophronizo -- to recall one to his senses, admonish</span></a> <br><b>...</b> control. Cognate: 4994 (from 4998 , "truly ") -- being radically-moderate,<br> ie living as <b>defines</b> (used only in Tit 2:4). See 4998 (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4994.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/5543.htm"><span class="l">5543. chrestos -- serviceable, good</span></a> <br><b>...</b> See 5544 (). On the spiritual plane, 5543 ("suitable, usefully kind")<br> describes what <b>defines</b> is -- and therefore also useful! "We <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5543.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1653.htm"><span class="l">1653. eleeo -- to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 1653 -- to show mercy as <b>defines</b> it, ie as it accords with His truth ()<br> which expresses "God's covenant-loyalty-mercy" (ie ). See 1656 (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1653.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/2480.htm"><span class="l">2480. ischuo -- to be strong, have power</span></a> <br><b>...</b> That is, that brings what the <b>defines</b> is success ( victory, cf. 1 Jn 5:4). Accordingly,<br> faith (4102 ) and 2480 () are directly connected (Js 5:16). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2480.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_8_how_apuleius_defines_the.htm"><span class="l">How Apuleius <b>Defines</b> the Gods who Dwell in Heaven, the Demons who <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book IX. Chapter 8."How Apuleius <b>Defines</b> the Gods Who Dwell in Heaven,<br> the Demons Who Occupy the Air, and Men Who Inhabit Earth. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 8 how apuleius defines the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_augustine_fittingly_defines_confession.htm"><span class="l">Whether Augustine Fittingly <b>Defines</b> Confession?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF THE NATURE OF CONFESSION (THREE ARTICLES) Whether Augustine fittingly <b>defines</b><br> confession? Objection 1: It would seem that Augustine <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether augustine fittingly defines confession.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_sin_is_fittingly_defined.htm"><span class="l">Whether Sin is Fittingly Defined as a Word, Deed, or Desire <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> i) <b>defines</b> sin in reference to the end, by saying that "sin is nothing else than<br> to neglect eternal things, and seek after temporal things": and again he says <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether sin is fittingly defined.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tozer/the_pursuit_of_god/vii_the_gaze_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Gaze of the Soul</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of a philosophic turn of mind he may take another course and lose us in a welter<br> of metaphysics or snow us under with psychological jargon as he <b>defines</b> and re <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/tozer/the pursuit of god/vii the gaze of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/romans_corinthians_to_ii_corinthians_chap_v/the_sin_of_silence.htm"><span class="l">The Sin of Silence</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 'Lo! I am with you alway, even to the end of the world,' <b>defines</b> the duration<br> of the promise, and it <b>defines</b> also the duration of the duty. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/the sin of silence.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/from_letter_xxxix_for_367_of.htm"><span class="l">From Letter xxxix. --(For 367. ) of the Particular Books and their <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> From the thirty-ninth Letter of Holy Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, on the Paschal<br> festival; wherein he <b>defines</b> canonically what are the divine books which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../select works and letters or athanasius/from letter xxxix for 367 of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_contrition_is_an_assumed.htm"><span class="l">Whether Contrition is an Assumed Sorrow for Sins, Together with <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> There is another definition which <b>defines</b> contrition, only as an act of virtue;<br> but at the same time including the difference which confines it to a special <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether contrition is an assumed.htm</font><p><a href="/library/finney/systematic_theology/lecture_xxiii_moral_depravity.htm"><span class="l">Moral Depravity.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He <b>defines</b> moral depravity to be the same as "sinfulness." He also, in one part<br> of his essay, holds and maintains, that it is always and necessarily, voluntary <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxiii moral depravity.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_antichrist/the_papacy_not_the_antichrist.htm"><span class="l">The Papacy not the Antichrist</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Antichrist, therefore, is also "the coming one," or "he that cometh." This <b>defines</b><br> his relation to the world, " which has long been expecting some <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/the papacy not the antichrist.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/the_definition_of_person_.htm"><span class="l">The Definition of "Person"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> De substantia) gives a definition of first substance; and in this way Boethius<br> <b>defines</b> person. <b>...</b> In this sense he <b>defines</b> "nature" (Phys. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/the definition of person .htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/defines.htm"><span class="l"><b>Defines</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Defines</b> (1 Occurrence). Hebrews 4:7 he again<br><b>defines</b> a certain day, today, saying through David so long <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/defines.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/charity.htm"><span class="l">Charity (29 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> legal, and lacking in the quality of moral choice and personal relation which give<br> life its value (1 Corinthians 13:1-3). Love itself <b>defines</b> men's relation to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/charity.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zebulun.htm"><span class="l">Zebulun (46 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> questionable rendering. "The word sopher (`scribe' or 'writer') <b>defines</b> the<br> word shebhet (`rod' or `pen') with which it is conjoined. The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zebulun.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/judicial.htm"><span class="l">Judicial (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Proverbs 17:23 <b>defines</b> the wicked person as one who is always prepared to take a<br> "bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice"; on the other hand <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/judicial.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jumping.htm"><span class="l">Jumping (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Paul <b>defines</b> the two as (1) "my kinsmen," (2) "my fellow-prisoners," (3) "who are<br> of note among the apostles," and (4) "who also have been in Christ before me <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jumping.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fixes.htm"><span class="l">Fixes (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Hebrews 4:7 he again <b>defines</b> a certain day, today, saying through David so long<br> a time afterward (just as has been said), "Today if you will hear his voice, don <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fixes.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/town.htm"><span class="l">Town (861 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> clerk," "writer," "town clerk," "scribe," is found in this meaning only in Acts<br> 19:35, "when the townclerk had quieted the multitude." Cremer <b>defines</b> the word <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/town.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/ebenezer.htm"><span class="l">Ebenezer (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The latter is probably identical with `Ain Sinia, North of Bethel. This <b>defines</b><br> the district in which it may be found; but no identification is yet possible. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/ebenezer.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eben-ezer.htm"><span class="l">Eben-ezer (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The latter is probably identical with `Ain Sinia, North of Bethel. This <b>defines</b><br> the district in which it may be found; but no identification is yet possible. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eben-ezer.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/damn.htm"><span class="l">Damn</span></a><br><b>...</b> In all other cases, it refers to men, and <b>defines</b> the destiny that befalls them<br> as the result of sin: Judas is the "son of perdition" (John 17:12). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/damn.htm - 13k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/biblical-stewardship.html">What is biblical stewardship? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/problem-of-good.html">What is the problem of good? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/author-Hebrews.html">Who wrote the Book of Hebrews? Who was the author of Hebrews? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Defines (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/4-7.htm">Hebrews 4:7</a></span><br />he again <span class="boldtext">defines</span> a certain day, today, saying through David so long a time afterward (just as has been said), "Today if you will hear his voice, don't harden your hearts."<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/d/defines.htm">Defines</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/limit.htm">Limit (115 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/defines.htm">Defines (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/defining.htm">Defining (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/d/defined_boundaries.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Defined Boundaries"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Defined Boundaries" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/d/defineth.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Defineth"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Defineth" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>