successor

Greek Noun Male

διά-δοχος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ (διαδέχομαι), [in LXX: 1Ch.18:17 (לְיַד), 2Ch.26:11 (שַׂר) 28:7 (מִשְׁנֶה), Sir.46:1 48:8, 2Ma.4:29 14:26 *;] a successor: Act.24:27 (for usage in LXX and π. in sense of court official, see Deiss, BS, 115). (AS)

successor

Greek Noun Male

διάδοχ-ος, ον, succeeding a person in a thing: 1) with dative person et genitive of things, δ. Μεγαβάζῳ τῆς στρατηγίης his successor in the command, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θνητοῖς. διάδοχοι μοχθημάτων succeeding them in, i.e. relieving them from, toils, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) with genitive of things only, δ. τῆς Ἀστυόχου ναυαρχίας succeeding to his command, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) with genitive person only, φέγγος ὕπνου δ. sleep's successor light, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) with dative person only, δ. Κλεάνδρῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; quasiact, λύπη. δ. κακῶν κακοῖς bringing a succession of evils after evils, [Refs]; ἀγὼν. γόων γόοις (γόων bis codices) δ. [Refs] 5) absolutely, διάδοχοι ἐφοίτων they went to work in relays or gangs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: neuter plural as adverb, in turn, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) as substantive, οἱ Δ. the [Refs 1st c.BC+] 6.b) the lowest grade of court officials at Alexandria, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] 6.c) substitute, deputy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 6.d) head of a school of philosophers, τῆς σχολῆς [Refs 1st c.BC+] 6.e) a kind of gem, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

a successor in office; room; from g1237 (διαδέχομαι)