to receive in turn

Greek Verb

δια-δέχομαι [in LXX for מִשְׁנֶה (Deiss, BS, 115), פַּרְבָּר;] to receive through another, receive in turn: Act.7:45 (RV, in their turn; see Field, Notes, 116). (AS)

to receive in turn

Greek Verb

διαδέχομαι, future -ξομαι, receive one from another, δ. τὸν λόγον take up the word, i.e. speak next, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. νόμους παρὰ τῶν θεῶν, τέχνην, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν διατριβήν, leadership of a school of philosophy, [Refs 1st c.BC+] 2) δ. βασιλείαν succeed to the kingdom, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὴν ναῦν δ. τινί, of a trierarch [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) διαδέχεσθαί τινι succeed one, take his place, relieve him on guard, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τὰ κατὰ τὴν στρατηγίαν act for the στρατηγός, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τοὺς προφήτας στολισταὶ δ. represent, [Refs] II.b) appoint a successor to, τινά [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, διεδέχθη τῆς στρατηγίας was relieved of his command, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2) absolutely, relieve one another, τοῖς ἵπποις with fresh horses, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (wrongly explained as closing in from both sides by [Refs 4th c.BC+]; succeed, οἱ διαδεχόμενοι στρατηγοί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ διαδεξάμενοι the successors (of Alexander), [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: perfect participle passive, νὺξ εἰσάγει καὶ νὺξ ἀπωθεῖ διαδεδεγμένη in turns, by turns, [NT+5th c.BC+] III) supersede, τὸν ὕπατον [Refs 1st c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to receive in turn, i.e. (figuratively) succeed to; come after; from g1223 (διά) and g1209 (δέχομαι)