Successor
διάδοχοςStrong’s G1240diadochos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Diadochos is the Greek word usually translated “successor”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.”
Meaning
Usually translated “successor”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- successor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διάδοχος diadochos · successor
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “successor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUCCESS'OR, noun
[Latin]
One that succeeds or follows; one that takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; correlative to predecessor; as the successor of a deceased king; the successor of a president or governor; a man's son and successor
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.