συστατικός
sustatikos
G4956
G:A
Greek
recommended
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Occurrences
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Books
Greek
Language
Sustatikos describes letters presented as recommendation to or from others.
The attested use describes letters offered as recommendation to or from a community, in the question posed in 2 Corinthians 3:1.
Senses in use
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Letters offered as recommendation · dominant
In 2 Corinthians 3:1, the genitive plural feminine form occurs with “letters” in a question about whether such letters are needed “to you or from you.” The APB renders the clause “letters of recommendation to you or from you,” confirming the verse’s concern with commendatory documentation.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 3:1, the APB presents the clause as “letters of recommendation to you or from you.” It does not isolate the lemma beyond that phrase.