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διάδοχος

διάδοχος, succeeding

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διάδοχά Adjective: neuter accusative plural, Adjective: neuter nominative plural of διάδοχος

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διάδοχ-ος, ον,
  • succeeding a person in a thing:
      • 1 c. dat. pers. et gen. rei, δ. Μεγαβάζῳ τῆς στρατηγίης his successor in the command, Hdt. 5.26, cf. 1.162, etc.; θνητοῖς . . διάδοχοι μοχθημάτων succeeding them in, i.e. relieving them from, toils, A. Pr. 464, cf. 1027; σοι τῶνδε διάδοχος δόμων E. Alc. 655.
      • 2 c. gen. rei only, δ. τῆς Ἀστυόχου ναυαρχίας succeeding to his command, Th. 8.85; δ. τῆς κληρονομίας Isoc. 19.43; τῆς φιλοσοφίας Epicur. Fr. 217.
      • 3 c. gen. pers. only, φέγγος ὕπνου δ. sleepʼs successor light, S. Ph. 867.
      • 4 c. dat. pers. only, δ. Κλεάνδρῳ X. An. 7.2.5: c. dat. rei, ἔργοισι δʼ ἔργα διάδοχα E. Andr. 743; κακὸν κακῷ δ. ib. 803; quasiact., λύπη . . δ. κακῶν κακοῖς bringing a succession of evils after evils, Hec. 588; ἀγὼν . . γόων γόοις (γόων bis codd.) δ. Supp. 72 (lyr.).
      • 5 abs., διάδοχοι ἐφοίτων they went to work in relays or gangs, Hdt. 7.22, cf. Th. 1.110: neut. pl. as Adv., in turn, E. Andr. 1200 (lyr.).
      • 6 as Subst., οἱ Δ. the Successors of Alexander, D.S. 18.42.
        • b the lowest grade of court officials at Alexandria, OGI 100.4, PAmh. 2.36.5, PRyl. 67.2 (both ii B. C.).
        • c substitute, deputy, BGU 852.4 (ii A. D.), POxy. 54.7 (iii A. D.).
        • d head of a school of philosophers, τῆς σχολῆς Phld. Ind.Sto. 53; δ. Στωικός IG 3.661, cf. 22.1009 (Epist. Plotinae).
        • e a kind of gem, Plin. HN 37.157.

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