Strong G1240διάδοχος
successor
- Transliteration
- diadochos
- Pronunciation
- dee-ad'-okh-os
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From G1237; a successor in office: - room.
Detailed definition
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)
(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)
In the Bible
Strong G1240 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- room1
First verses
- Acts 24:27But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
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+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.26, compare 1.162, etc.)]; θνητοῖς.. διάδοχοι μοχθημάτων succeeding them in, i.e. relieving them from, toils, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 464, compare 1027; σοι τῶνδε διάδοχος δόμων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 655.)]
2 with genitive of things only, δ. τῆς Ἀστυόχου ναυαρχίας succeeding to his command, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.85; δ. τῆς κληρονομίας 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 19.43; τῆς φιλοσοφίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 217.)]
3 with genitive person only, φέγγος ὕπνου δ. sleep's successor light, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 867.)]
4 with dative person only, δ. Κλεάνδρῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.2.5: with _dative_ _of things_, ἔργοισι δ᾽ ἔργα διάδοχα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 743; κακὸν κακῷ δ. [prev. work] 803)]; quasiact., λύπη.. δ. κακῶν κακοῖς bringing a succession of evils after evils, [Refs (“Hec.” 588)]; ἀγὼν.. γόων γόοις (γόων bis codices) δ. [Refs (“Supp.” 72 (Lyric poetry).)]
5 absolutely, διάδοχοι ἐφοίτων they went to work in relays or gangs, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.22, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.110)]: neuter plural as adverb, in turn, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 1200 (Lyric poetry).)]
6 as substantive, οἱ Δ. the [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“Successors” of Alexander, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 18.42.)]
6.b the lowest grade of court officials at Alexandria, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 100.4, “PAmh.” 2.36.5, “PRyl.” 67.2 (both 2nd c.BC).)]
6.c substitute, deputy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“BGU” 852.4 (2nd c.AD), “POxy.” 54.7 (3rd c.AD).)]
6.d head of a school of philosophers, τῆς σχολῆς [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ind.Sto.” 53; δ. Στωικός “IG” 3.661, compare 22.1009 (Epist. Plotinae).)]
6.e a kind of gem, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Plinius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor “Historia Naturalis” 37.157.)]
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+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.26, compare 1.162, etc.)]; θνητοῖς.. διάδοχοι μοχθημάτων succeeding them in, i.e. relieving them from, toils, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 464, compare 1027; σοι τῶνδε διάδοχος δόμων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 655.)]
2 with genitive of things only, δ. τῆς Ἀστυόχου ναυαρχίας succeeding to his command, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.85; δ. τῆς κληρονομίας 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 19.43; τῆς φιλοσοφίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 217.)]
3 with genitive person only, φέγγος ὕπνου δ. sleep's successor light, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 867.)]
4 with dative person only, δ. Κλεάνδρῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.2.5: with _dative_ _of things_, ἔργοισι δ᾽ ἔργα διάδοχα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 743; κακὸν κακῷ δ. [prev. work] 803)]; quasiact., λύπη.. δ. κακῶν κακοῖς bringing a succession of evils after evils, [Refs (“Hec.” 588)]; ἀγὼν.. γόων γόοις (γόων bis codices) δ. [Refs (“Supp.” 72 (Lyric poetry).)]
5 absolutely, διάδοχοι ἐφοίτων they went to work in relays or gangs, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.22, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.110)]: neuter plural as adverb, in turn, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 1200 (Lyric poetry).)]
6 as substantive, οἱ Δ. the [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“Successors” of Alexander, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 18.42.)]
6.b the lowest grade of court officials at Alexandria, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 100.4, “PAmh.” 2.36.5, “PRyl.” 67.2 (both 2nd c.BC).)]
6.c substitute, deputy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“BGU” 852.4 (2nd c.AD), “POxy.” 54.7 (3rd c.AD).)]
6.d head of a school of philosophers, τῆς σχολῆς [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ind.Sto.” 53; δ. Στωικός “IG” 3.661, compare 22.1009 (Epist. Plotinae).)]
6.e a kind of gem, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Plinius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor “Historia Naturalis” 37.157.)]