verb
diadechomō
Strong’sG1237
I receive in my turn
stem diadech-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-δέχομαι
[in LXX for מִשְׁנֶה (Deiss., BS, 115), פַּרְבָּר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1237 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
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+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diadecherantoisδιαδεξάμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | in turn | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadechomō | diadechome | diadechomē | diadechomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diadechosō | diadechose | diadechosē | diadechoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadechotō | diadechote | diadechotē | diadechotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diadechonō | diadechone | diadechonē | diadechonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadechovō | diadechove | diadechovē | diadechovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diadecholō | diadechole | diadecholē | diadecholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadechemi | diadechema |
| you 2nd person singular | diadechesi | diadechesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadecheti | diadecheta |
| we 1st person plural | diadecheni | diadechena |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadechevi | diadecheva |
| they 3rd person plural | diadecheli | diadechela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadechomeiō | diadechomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diadechoseiō | diadechoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadechoteiō | diadechoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diadechoneiō | diadechoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadechoveiō | diadechoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diadecholeiō | diadecholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadechemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diadecheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadecheteia |
| we 1st person plural | diadecheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadecheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diadecheleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diadechosōr | diadechosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadechotōr | diadechotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadechovōr | diadechovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diadecholōr | diadecholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diadechesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadechetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadechevar |
| they 3rd person plural | diadechelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadechomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diadechosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadechotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diadechonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadechovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diadecholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadechemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diadechesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadechetoia |
| we 1st person plural | diadechenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadechevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diadecheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diadechorō | diadechorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diadecheri | diadechera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diadechorōntos | diadechorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diadecherintos | diadecherantos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diadech is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
diadecherantois“in turn”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 7:45“in turn”han kai eisagala diadecherantois tois patrois nu meta Iēsu en …And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed …