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.
"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.