I.to set together, combine, associate, unite, band together, Hdt., Thuc.; μαντικὴν ἑαυτῷ συστῆσαι to bring prophetic art into union with himself, i. e. to win, acquire it, Hdt.
II.to put together, organise, frame, Thuc., Dem.:— to contrive, ς. θάνατον ἐπί τινι Hdt.; ς. τιμάς to settle prices, Dem.; so in aor1 mid., Isocr.
III.to bring together as friends, introduce or recommend one to another, τινά τινι Plat., etc.: Pass., συνεστάθη Κύρῳ Xen.
2.of part. συνεστηκώς, contr. συνεστώς, ῶσα, ώς or ός, ionic συνεστεώς, εῶσα, εώς: also fut. mid. συστήσομαι: — to stand together, Hdt., Xen.; of soldiers, to form in order of battle, Xen.
II.in hostile sense, πολέμοιο συνεσταότος when battle is joined, Il.:—so, of persons, συνίστασθαί τινι to meet him in fight, be engaged with, Hdt., attic:—absol., συνεστηκότων τῶν στρατηγῶν when the generals were at issue, Hdt.
2.to be involved in a thing, λιμῷ καὶ καμάτῳ id=Hdt.; συνεστῶτες ἀγῶνι Thuc.
III.to form a league or union, id=Thuc.; τὸ ξυνιστάμενον the conspirators, Ar.; so, οἱ ξυνεστῶτες, τὸ συνεστηκός Thuc., Aeschin.
IV.to be put together, organised, framed, Xen.
2.to arise, become, take place, Dem.
3.to hold together, endure, continue, Hdt.: in military sense, ξυνεστὼς στρατός a well-disciplined army, Eur.; στράτευμα συνεστηκός a standing army, Dem.
V.to be compact, solid, firm, Xen.
