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1: συνίστημι

(Strong's #4921 — Verb — sunistemi — soon-is-tah'-o, soon-is-tah'-an'-o, soon-is-tah'-ay-mee )

and transitively sunistao, "to stand together" (sun, "with," histemi, "to stand"), is rendered "compacted," in 2 Peter 3:5 , of the earth as formerly arranged by God in relation to the waters. See APPROVE , COMMEND , CONSIST , MAKE , STAND.

2: συμβιβάζω

(Strong's #4822 — Verb — sumbibazo — soom-bib-ad'-zo )

"to unite, to knit," is translated "compacted" in the AV of Ephesians 4:16 (RV, "knit together"), concerning the Church as the Body of Christ. See CONCLUDE , GATHER , INSTRUCT , KNIT, PROVE.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Compacted'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/compacted.html. 1940.
 
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