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To receive in turn

διαδέχομαιStrong’s G1237

diadechomai

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Diadechomai is the Greek word usually translated “having received by succession”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;”
Acts 7:45 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having received by succession”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having received by succession 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    διαδέχομαι diadechomai · to receive in turn

    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)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.