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+]