Quick Definition
συστατικός, ή, όν Adj commendatory
Strong's Definition
from a derivative of 4921; introductory, i.e. recommendatory
KJV Usage: of commendation
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ή, -όν | ἵστημι
33.345 · Communication · Recommend, Propose
commendatory, of recommendation (derivative of συνίστημι[a] ‘to recommend,’ 33.344) pertaining to being commended or recommended It may be necessary to restructure considerably the components in an expression such as ‘we need letters of recommendation to you,’ for example, ‘we need letters written to you which recommend us’ or ‘... which say, These men are good.’
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
συστατικός systatikos 1x
commendatory, recommendatory, 2 Cor. 3:1*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* συ-στατικός (Tr. συν-), -ή, -όν
(< συνίστημι),
for putting together, constructive.
for bringing together, introductory, commendatory: ἐπιστολή (Arist., Diog. L., al.; and v. MM, xxiv), II Co 3:1.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
συστατικός, ““commendatory,” occurs in P Oxy XII. 158779 (late ii/A.D.) συστατικῶν γραμμάτων : cf. 2 Cor 3! συστατικῶν ἐπιστολῶν. Good exx. of such letters are P Goodspeed 4 (ii/B.c.) (= Selections, p. 24), P Oxy IV. 787 (A.D. 16), 76, II. 294 (A.D. 22), 26. 292 (c. A.D. 25)(= Selectzons, Ρ- 37)Other exx. of the word are P Oxy III. 505? (ii/A.p.) κατὰ συστατικὸν γενόμενον, “Ὅν the terms of a deed of representation’’ (Edd.), and 26. 5091? (late ii/a.p.) Opodo! ya] To{v} συστατικὸν πεπυῆσθαί σοι, “1 acknowledge that the contract of representation has been made with you” (Edd.), and in a more general sense P Tebt II. 31579 (ii/A.bD.) ἔχι yap συστατικὰς [ὅπως τὸν ἀπιθοῦντα μετὰ φρουρᾶς τῷ ἀρχιερῖ πέμπιν, ‘for he has instructions to send recalcitrants under guard to the high-priest” (Edd.). For συστάτης, ‘‘a delegate,” cf. P Oxy VIII. 1116° (A.D. 363) with note, and for σύστασις, ‘fan appointment,” cf. 76. II. 26117 (a.p. 55) εὐδοκεῖ yap τῇδε tr συστάσει, and similarly P Tebt II. 317!4 (a.p. 174-5). In P Flor I. 39% (Α.Ὁ. 396) συστάτης τῆς μελλούσης λιτου[ργεῖν φυ]λῆς, the word appears to mean ‘‘representative” (see the editor's note). See s.v. συνίστημι.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
συστατικός (sustatikos) — recommended. συστᾰτ-ικός, ή, όν, of or for putting together, component, μόρια [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; opposed to διαιρετικός, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
2. drawing together, consolidating, opposed to διαχυτικός, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
3. probatory, confirmatory, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. δημόσιος χρηματισμός a publicly deposited deed confirmatory (of a gift), [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
II. of or for bringing together, introductory, commendatory, τὸ κάλλος παντὸς ἐπιστολίου -ώτερον personal appearance is better introduction than any letter, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σ. ἐπιστολαί letters of introduction, [NT]; ἡ σ. alone, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III. -κόν, τό, deed of representation, power of attorney, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; agreement to appoint a representative, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III.2. = minervalicium (probably teacher's fee), [Refs]
IV. productive, ὑπὸ τῆς φλεγμονῆς ταρασσομένην τὴν καρδίαν τοῦδε τοῦ πάθους συστατικὴν γίνεσθαι [Refs 1st c.AD+]