διαδέχομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δια- (dia-, “through”) +‎ δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to accept”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δῐᾰδέχομαι • (dĭădékhomai)

  1. (transitive) to receive one from another
  2. to succeed (follow in sequence), come after [with dative]
  3. (intransitive) to relieve one another [with dative ‘with’]

Conjugation

   Present: δῐᾰδέχομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative δῐᾰδέχομαι δῐᾰδέχῃ / δῐᾰδέχει δῐᾰδέχεται δῐᾰδέχεσθον δῐᾰδέχεσθον δῐᾰδεχόμεθᾰ δῐᾰδέχεσθε δῐᾰδέχονται
subjunctive δῐᾰδέχωμαι δῐᾰδέχῃ δῐᾰδέχηται δῐᾰδέχησθον δῐᾰδέχησθον δῐᾰδεχώμεθᾰ δῐᾰδέχησθε δῐᾰδέχωνται
optative δῐᾰδεχοίμην δῐᾰδέχοιο δῐᾰδέχοιτο δῐᾰδέχοισθον δῐᾰδεχοίσθην δῐᾰδεχοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰδέχοισθε δῐᾰδέχοιντο
imperative   δῐᾰδέχου δῐᾰδεχέσθω δῐᾰδέχεσθον δῐᾰδεχέσθων   δῐᾰδέχεσθε δῐᾰδεχέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive δῐᾰδέχεσθαι
participle m δῐᾰδεχόμενος
f δῐᾰδεχομένη
n δῐᾰδεχόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: δῐεδεχόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative δῐεδεχόμην δῐεδέχου δῐεδέχετο δῐεδέχεσθον δῐεδεχέσθην δῐεδεχόμεθᾰ δῐεδέχεσθε δῐεδέχοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: δῐᾰδέξομαι, δῐᾰδεχθήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative δῐᾰδέξομαι δῐᾰδέξῃ / δῐᾰδέξει δῐᾰδέξεται δῐᾰδέξεσθον δῐᾰδέξεσθον δῐᾰδεξόμεθᾰ δῐᾰδέξεσθε δῐᾰδέξονται
optative δῐᾰδεξοίμην δῐᾰδέξοιο δῐᾰδέξοιτο δῐᾰδέξοισθον δῐᾰδεξοίσθην δῐᾰδεξοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰδέξοισθε δῐᾰδέξοιντο
passive indicative δῐᾰδεχθήσομαι δῐᾰδεχθήσῃ δῐᾰδεχθήσεται δῐᾰδεχθήσεσθον δῐᾰδεχθήσεσθον δῐᾰδεχθησόμεθᾰ δῐᾰδεχθήσεσθε δῐᾰδεχθήσονται
optative δῐᾰδεχθησοίμην δῐᾰδεχθήσοιο δῐᾰδεχθήσοιτο δῐᾰδεχθήσοισθον δῐᾰδεχθησοίσθην δῐᾰδεχθησοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰδεχθήσοισθε δῐᾰδεχθήσοιντο
middle passive
infinitive δῐᾰδέξεσθαι δῐᾰδεχθήσεσθαι
participle m δῐᾰδεξόμενος δῐᾰδεχθησόμενος
f δῐᾰδεξομένη δῐᾰδεχθησομένη
n δῐᾰδεξόμενον δῐᾰδεχθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: δῐεδεξᾰ́μην, δῐεδέχθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative δῐεδεξᾰ́μην δῐεδέξω δῐεδέξᾰτο δῐεδέξᾰσθον δῐεδεξᾰ́σθην δῐεδεξᾰ́μεθᾰ δῐεδέξᾰσθε δῐεδέξᾰντο
subjunctive δῐᾰδέξωμαι δῐᾰδέξῃ δῐᾰδέξηται δῐᾰδέξησθον δῐᾰδέξησθον δῐᾰδεξώμεθᾰ δῐᾰδέξησθε δῐᾰδέξωνται
optative δῐᾰδεξαίμην δῐᾰδέξαιο δῐᾰδέξαιτο δῐᾰδέξαισθον δῐᾰδεξαίσθην δῐᾰδεξαίμεθᾰ δῐᾰδέξαισθε δῐᾰδέξαιντο
imperative   δῐᾰ́δεξαι δῐᾰδεξᾰ́σθω δῐᾰδέξᾰσθον δῐᾰδεξᾰ́σθων   δῐᾰδέξᾰσθε δῐᾰδεξᾰ́σθων
passive indicative δῐεδέχθην δῐεδέχθης δῐεδέχθη δῐεδέχθητον δῐεδεχθήτην δῐεδέχθημεν δῐεδέχθητε δῐεδέχθησᾰν
subjunctive δῐᾰδεχθῶ δῐᾰδεχθῇς δῐᾰδεχθῇ δῐᾰδεχθῆτον δῐᾰδεχθῆτον δῐᾰδεχθῶμεν δῐᾰδεχθῆτε δῐᾰδεχθῶσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰδεχθείην δῐᾰδεχθείης δῐᾰδεχθείη δῐᾰδεχθεῖτον / δῐᾰδεχθείητον δῐᾰδεχθείτην / δῐᾰδεχθειήτην δῐᾰδεχθεῖμεν / δῐᾰδεχθείημεν δῐᾰδεχθεῖτε / δῐᾰδεχθείητε δῐᾰδεχθεῖεν / δῐᾰδεχθείησᾰν
imperative   δῐᾰδέχθητῐ δῐᾰδεχθήτω δῐᾰδέχθητον δῐᾰδεχθήτων   δῐᾰδέχθητε δῐᾰδεχθέντων
middle passive
infinitive δῐᾰδέξᾰσθαι δῐᾰδεχθῆναι
participle m δῐᾰδεξᾰ́μενος δῐᾰδεχθείς
f δῐᾰδεξᾰμένη δῐᾰδεχθεῖσᾰ
n δῐᾰδεξᾰ́μενον δῐᾰδεχθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: δῐᾰδέδεγμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative δῐᾰδέδεγμαι δῐᾰδέδεξαι δῐᾰδέδεκται δῐᾰδέδεχθον δῐᾰδέδεχθον δῐᾰδεδέγμεθᾰ δῐᾰδέδεχθε δῐᾰδεδέχᾰται
subjunctive δῐᾰδεδεγμένος ὦ δῐᾰδεδεγμένος ᾖς δῐᾰδεδεγμένος ᾖ δῐᾰδεδεγμένω ἦτον δῐᾰδεδεγμένω ἦτον δῐᾰδεδεγμένοι ὦμεν δῐᾰδεδεγμένοι ἦτε δῐᾰδεδεγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰδεδεγμένος εἴην δῐᾰδεδεγμένος εἴης δῐᾰδεδεγμένος εἴη δῐᾰδεδεγμένω εἴητον / εἶτον δῐᾰδεδεγμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην δῐᾰδεδεγμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν δῐᾰδεδεγμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε δῐᾰδεδεγμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν
imperative   δῐᾰδέδεξο δῐᾰδεδέχθω δῐᾰδέδεχθον δῐᾰδεδέχθων   δῐᾰδέδεχθε δῐᾰδεδέχθων
middle/passive
infinitive δῐᾰδεδέχθαι
participle m δῐᾰδεδεγμένος
f δῐᾰδεδεγμένη
n δῐᾰδεδεγμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Quotations

  • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 7:45:
    ἣν καὶ εἰσήγαγον διαδεξάμενοι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν μετὰ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῇ κατασχέσει τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὧν ἐξῶσεν ὁ Θεὸς ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, ἕως τῶν ἡμερῶν Δαβίδ·
    hḕn kaì eisḗgagon diadexámenoi hoi patéres hēmôn metà Iēsoû en tēî kataskhései tôn ethnôn, hôn exôsen ho Theòs apò prosṓpou tôn patérōn hēmôn, héōs tôn hēmerôn Dabíd;
    • Translation by KJV
      Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διαδέχομαι (diadékhomai). By surface analysis, δια- (dia-, “through”) +‎ δέχομαι (déchomai, “to accept”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði.aˈðe.xo.me/, /ði̯aˈðe.xo.me/, /ðʝaˈðe.xo.me/ (from formal, to more colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧δέ‧χο‧μαι

Verb

διαδέχομαι • (diadéchomai) deponent (past διαδέχτηκα/διαδέχθηκα)

  1. (transitive) to succeed, follow (to come next after in order)
    Ο Γεώργιος Α’ διαδέχθηκε τον Όθωνα το 1863.
    O Geórgios A’ diadéchthike ton Óthona to 1863.
    George I succeeded Otto in 1863.
    Ο γιος του τον διαδέχθηκε στην πρωθυπουργία.
    O gios tou ton diadéchthike stin prothypourgía.
    His son succeeded him as Prime Minister.

Conjugation

διαδέχομαι   (deponent: passive forms only)
Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg διαδεχτώ, διαδεχθώ
2 sg διαδέχεσαι διαδεχτείς, διαδεχθείς
3 sg διαδέχεται διαδεχτεί, διαδεχθεί
1 pl διαδεχόμαστε διαδεχτούμε, διαδεχθούμε
2 pl διαδέχεστε, {διαδέχεσθε}, διαδεχόσαστε διαδεχτείτε, διαδεχθείτε
3 pl διαδέχονται διαδεχτούν(ε), διαδεχθούν(ε)
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg διαδεχόμουν(α) διαδέχτηκα, διαδέχθηκα
2 sg διαδεχόσουν(α) διαδέχτηκες, διαδέχθηκες
3 sg διαδεχόταν(ε) διαδέχτηκε, διαδέχθηκε
1 pl διαδεχόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) διαδεχτήκαμε, διαδεχθήκαμε
2 pl διαδεχόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) διαδεχτήκατε, διαδεχθήκατε
3 pl διαδέχονταν, (διαδεχόντουσαν) διαδέχτηκαν, διαδεχτήκαν(ε),
διαδέχθηκαν, διαδεχθήκαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα ➤ θα διαδεχτώ / διαδεχθώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα διαδέχεσαι, … θα διαδεχτείς / διαδεχθείς, …
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, … διαδεχτεί / διαδεχθεί
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, … διαδεχτεί / διαδεχθεί
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … διαδεχτεί / διαδεχθεί
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect Perfective aspect
2 sg — διαδέξου
2 pl διαδέχεστε, {διαδέχεσθε} διαδεχτείτε, διαδεχθείτε
Other forms Passive voice
Present participle ➤   διαδεχόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Perfect participle ➤   —
Nonfinite form ➤   διαδεχτεί, διαδεχθεί
Notes  
 
Appendix:Greek verbs 		 • Passive forms with -χθ- are more formal.
 • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Synonyms

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