The term "suppress" in a biblical context often refers to the act of restraining, holding back, or preventing something from being expressed or coming to fruition. This concept can be applied to various aspects of spiritual life, including the suppression of truth, sin, or emotions.

Suppression of Truth

In Romans 1:18, the Apostle Paul speaks of the suppression of truth in unrighteousness: "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness." . Here, suppression is linked to the deliberate act of holding back the truth of God, which is evident in creation and conscience, due to sinful desires and actions. This suppression leads to a darkened understanding and a departure from God's intended order.

Suppression of Sin

The Bible also addresses the need to suppress sinful desires and actions. In Galatians 5:16-17, Paul writes, "So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want." . Here, the suppression of sin is achieved through living by the Spirit, which empowers believers to resist the fleshly desires that lead to sin.

Suppression of Emotions

While the Bible encourages the expression of emotions in a healthy and godly manner, it also warns against allowing emotions to lead to sin. Ephesians 4:26-27 advises, "Be angry, yet do not sin. Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold." . This passage suggests that while emotions like anger are natural, they must be controlled and not suppressed in a way that leads to bitterness or sin.

Suppression in Spiritual Warfare

In the context of spiritual warfare, suppression can refer to the act of holding back the forces of evil through prayer and the power of God. Ephesians 6:12-13 states, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand." . Believers are called to suppress the influence of evil through the spiritual armor provided by God.

Suppression and the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in the suppression of sinful nature and the empowerment of believers to live righteously. In 2 Timothy 1:7, Paul reminds Timothy, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control." . The Holy Spirit enables believers to suppress fear and other negative emotions, replacing them with divine attributes that reflect God's character.

In summary, the concept of suppression in the Bible encompasses the restraint of truth, sin, emotions, and spiritual forces. It is a multifaceted theme that highlights the importance of living in alignment with God's will and relying on His strength to overcome the challenges of the flesh and the world.1. (v. t.) To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth.

2. (v. t.) To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.

3. (v. t.) To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile.

4. (v. t.) To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.

4570. sbennumi -- to quench
... to quench. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sbennumi Phonetic Spelling:
(sben'-noo-mee) Short Definition: I extinguish, suppress Definition: (a) I ...
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1375. diogmos -- persecution
... 1375 (from 1377 , "follow, pursue") -- properly, pursuit (chase); -- literally,
"the to bring someone down like an animal," trying to suppress (punish) their ...
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2722. katecho -- to hold fast, hold back
... 1), bound (1), heading (1), hold...fast (1), hold fast (5), hold firmly (1), keep
(2), occupy (1), possess (1), possessing (1), restrains (2), suppress (1). ...
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3238. yanah -- to oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress
... yanah. 3239 . to oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress. Transliteration: yanah Phonetic
Spelling: (yaw-naw') Short Definition: oppress. Word Origin a prim. ...
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Not Even when at Church Does He Suppress his Desires. In the ...
... Book III. Chapter III."Not Even When at Church Does He Suppress His Desires.
In the School of Rhetoric He Abhors the Acts of the Subverters. ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/chapter iii not even when at.htm

Let us Now Consider the Category of Relation, to which all the ...
... If you suppress the term slave, [21] you simultaneously suppress the term
master. On the other hand, though you suppress the term ...
/.../boethius/the trinity is one god not three gods/v let us now consider.htm

Article Eight Whether a Man Can Avoid Sin, Without Grace
... Reason can indeed suppress the urges of the lower appetite severally, wherefore
they are sinful and voluntary. But it cannot suppress all of them. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/nature and grace/article eight whether a man.htm

Now Suppose that While You were Writing This, as You Tell us You ...
... us you did, quickly not cautiously, by the poor glimmering light of a lantern, some
Prophet had stood by you and had cried out: "O writer, suppress those words ...
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I am Told, to Take Another Point, that one of his Followers ...
... We are not like some, who, despising all humility, are eager to buy the episcopate
with gold; nor do we wish, with the minds of rebels, to suppress the Pontiff ...
/.../32 i am told to.htm

Of the Abolition and the Abolisher of the Old Law.
... of the new testament, and a priest of the new sacrifices, and a purger of the new
circumcision, and an observer of the eternal sabbath, to suppress the old law ...
/.../tertullian/an answer to the jews/chapter vi of the abolition and.htm

Before the Sanhedrin
... Hitherto all the efforts made to suppress this new teaching had been in vain; but
now both Sadducees and Pharisees determined that the work of the disciples ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 8 before the sanhedrin.htm

The Peace-Bringer in the Natural World
... that of fear. That strange blending of opposites is often repeated by us.
The office of faith is to suppress fear. But the origin ...
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Epistle xxv. To John, Bishop of Constantinople, and the Other ...
... But, when in one way or another I suppress this fear, and with mind consoled give
myself to the care of my pontifical office, I am deterred by consideration of ...
/.../gregory/the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xxv to john bishop.htm

Whether Humility is a Part of Modesty or Temperance?
... Hence whatever virtues restrain or suppress, and the actions which moderate the
impetuosity of the emotions, are reckoned parts of temperance. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether humility is a part.htm

Suppress (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication
of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the ...
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Supposing (16 Occurrences)

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Quench (14 Occurrences)
... QUENCH. kwench, kwensh: Where the word is used of fire or of thirst it has the usual
meaning: "to allay," "to extinguish," "to suppress," "to cool." In the Old ...
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Nero
... of history accuses him of the crime. "Hence, to suppress the rumour," says
Tacitus (Annals, xv. 44), "he falsely charged with the ...
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Unrighteousness (57 Occurrences)
... Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness
and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, (WEB ...
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Ungodliness (9 Occurrences)
... Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness
and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, (WEB ...
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Oppress (57 Occurrences)
... unjust rigor or with cruelty. 2. (vt) To ravish; to violate. 3. (vt) To
put down; to crush out; to suppress. 4. (vt) To produce a ...
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Lay (524 Occurrences)
... (vt) To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint. 16. (vt) To cause to be
still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit. 17. ...
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Gallio (3 Occurrences)
... the incident is referred to by the writer of Acts to show that the sympathies of
the populace lay with Paul, and that Gallio made no attempt to suppress them. ...
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Impiety (9 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Romans 1:18 For God's anger is being revealed from Heaven against all impiety
and against the iniquity of men who through iniquity suppress the truth. ...
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