Lexical Definition

‎διάδοχος‎ diádochos (dee-ad'-okh-os) successor ^G:N-M
from ‎διαδέχομαι‎

room.

• a successor in office

Abbott-Smith

διά-δοχος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ (< διαδέχομαι), [in LXX: I Ch 18:17 (לְיַד), II Ch 26:11 (שַׂר) 28:7 (מִשְׁנֶה), Si 46:1 48:8, II Mac 4:29 14:26 * ;]
a successor: Ac 24:27 (for usage in LXX and π. in sense of court official, v. Deiss., BS, 115).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

διάδοχος-ος, ον,

succeeding a person in a thing:

__1 with dative person et genitive of things, δ. Μεγαβάζῳ τῆς στρατηγίης his successor in the command, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θνητοῖς.. διάδοχοςοι μοχθημάτων succeeding them in, i.e. relieving them from, toils, [διάδοχοςος δόμων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 655. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with genitive of things only, δ. τῆς Ἀστυόχου ναυαρχίας succeeding to his command, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 with genitive person only, φέγγος ὕπνου δ. sleep's successor light, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 with dative person only, δ. Κλεάνδρῳ [διάδοχοςα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 743; κακὸν κακῷ δ. [prev. work] 803 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; quasiact., λύπη.. δ. κακῶν κακοῖς bringing a succession of evils after evils, [Refs]; ἀγὼν.. γόων γόοις (γόων bis codices) δ. [Refs]
__5 absolutely, διάδοχοςοι ἐφοίτων they went to work in relays or gangs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: neuter plural as adverb, in turn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__6 as substantive, οἱ Δ. the [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__6.b the lowest grade of court officials at Alexandria, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__6.c substitute, deputy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__6.d head of a school of philosophers, τῆς σχολῆς [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__6.e a kind of gem, [Refs 1st c.AD+]