Bible Dictionary: Successor

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased king.

Greek

1240. diadochos -- a successor
... a successor. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: diadochos Phonetic
Spelling: (dee-ad'-okh-os) Short Definition: a successor Definition: a successor ...
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745. Archelaos -- "people-ruling," Archelaus, a son of Herod the ...
... Transliteration: Archelaos Phonetic Spelling: (ar-khel'-ah-os) Short Definition:
Archelaus Definition: Archelaus, Herod Archelaus, son and successor of Herod I ...
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1239. diadidomi -- to hand over, distribute
... From dia and didomi; to give throughout a crowd, ie Deal out; also to deliver over
(as to a successor) -- (make) distribute(-ion), divide, give. see GREEK dia. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8010. Shelomoh -- David's son and successor to his throne
... 8009, 8010. Shelomoh. 8011 . David's son and successor to his throne.
Transliteration: Shelomoh Phonetic Spelling: (shel-o-mo') Short Definition: Solomon. ...
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783b. Artachshast -- a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia
... 783a, 783b. Artachshast. 784 . a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia.
Transliteration: Artachshast Short Definition: Artaxerxes. ...
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192. Evil Merodak -- "man of Merodach," son and successor of ...
... "man of Merodach," son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar. Transliteration: Evil Merodak
Phonetic Spelling: (ev-eel' mer-o-dak') Short Definition: Evil-merodach. ...
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783a. Artachshasta -- a son and successor of Xerxes, king of ...
... 783, 783a. Artachshasta. 783b . a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia.
Transliteration: Artachshasta Short Definition: Artaxerxes. ...
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3091. Yehoshua -- "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also ...
Yehoshua or Yehoshua. 3090, 3091. Yehoshua or Yehoshua. 3092 . "the LORD is
salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr. ...
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783. Artachshashta' -- a son and successor of Xerxes, king of ...
... a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia. Transliteration: Artachshashta' Phonetic
Spelling: (ar-takh-shash-taw') Short Definition: Artaxerxes. Artaxerxes ...
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Library

At that Time Honorius, Successor to Boniface, was Bishop of the ...
... BOOK II CHAP. XVII. AT that time Honorius, successor to Boniface, was Bishop
of the Apostolic see.� AT that time Honorius, successor ...
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Dissension About a Successor to Auxentius, Bishop of Milan. ...
... Book IV. Chapter XXX."Dissension about a Successor to Auxentius, Bishop
of Milan. Ambrose, Governor of the Province, going to ...
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Successor to be Appointed.
... Homily III. Chapter LX."Successor to Be Appointed. "Since, therefore, it
is necessary to set apart some one instead of me to fill ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter lx successor to be appointed.htm

How Ethelwald, Successor to Cuthbert, Leading a Hermit's Life ...
... BOOK V CHAP. I. How Ethelwald, successor to Cuthbert, leading a hermit's life, calmed.
a tempest by his prayers when the brethren were in danger at sea. ...
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Death of Paul Bishop of the Novatians, and Election of Marcian as ...
... Book VII. Chapter XLVI."Death of Paul Bishop of the Novatians, and Election
of Marcian as his Successor. A little while after ...
/.../chapter xlvi death of paul bishop.htm

What Augustin Wrote to Simplicianus, the Successor of Ambrose ...
... A Treatise on the predestination of the saints, Chapter 8 [IV.]"What Augustin Wrote
to Simplicianus, the Successor of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 8 iv what augustin wrote.htm

How Caedwalla, King of the West Saxons, Went to Rome to be ...
... How Caedwalla, king of the West Saxons, went to Rome to be baptised; and his successor
Ini, also devoutly journeyed to the same threshold of the holy Apostles. ...
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How his Body was Found Altogether Uncorrupted after it had Been ...
... How his body was found altogether uncorrupted after it had been buried eleven years,
and how his successor in the bishopric departed this world not long after. ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xxx how his body.htm

Ordination of Arsacius as John's Successor. Indisposition of ...
... Book VI. Chapter XIX."Ordination of Arsacius as John's Successor.
Indisposition of Cyrinus Bishop of Chalcedon. After the lapse ...
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Alexander, Bishop of Constantinople, when at the Point of Death ...
... Book II. Chapter VI."Alexander, Bishop of Constantinople, when at the Point of Death
proposes the Election either of Paul or of Macedonius as his Successor. ...
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Thesaurus

Successor (10 Occurrences)
... or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like
part or character; -- correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a ...
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Jehoiachin (20 Occurrences)
... Yahweh will be steadfast," and "Coniah" in Jeremiah 22:24, 28; konyahu, "Yahweh
has upheld him"; 'Ioakeim): A king of Judah; son and successor of Jehoiakim ...
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Melchizedek (12 Occurrences)
... One of the Amarna tablets is from Ebed-Tob, king of Jerusalem, the successor of
Melchizedek, in which he claims the very attributes and dignity given to ...
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Melchisedec (10 Occurrences)
... Psalm 110:4 makes the klng-priest who is addressed there a virtual successor of
Melchizedek, and the kings of Jerusalem might well, as Gunkel suggests, have ...
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Jehoram (27 Occurrences)
... Chronicles 17:8). (4.) The son of Ahab and Jezebel, and successor to his
brother Ahaziah on the throne of Israel. He reigned twelve ...
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Continuator (4 Occurrences)
... Genesis 21:23 and now, swear to me by God here: thou dost not lie to me, or to my
continuator, or to my successor; according to the kindness which I have done ...
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Ahasbai (1 Occurrence)
... Ewald and others have suggested that this Ahasuerus was Cambyses, the son
and successor of Cyrus. It seems to be more probable that ...
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Jehoahaz (22 Occurrences)
... (2.) The son and successor of Jehu, king of Israel (2 Kings 10:35). He reigned
seventeen years, and followed the evil ways of the house of Jeroboam. ...
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Antiochus
... BC). See also SELEUCIDAE. JE Harry. ANTIOCHUS II. Surnamed Theos (Theos,
"god"): Son and successor of Antiochus (261-246 BC). He made ...
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Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary He enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the
throne, and apparently his only son. ... His son Abijah became his successor. ...
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Bible Concordance

Successor (10 Occurrences)

Acts 24:27 But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.
(DBY WBS YLT)

Hebrews 7:24 but He, because He continues for ever, has a priesthood which does not pass to any successor.
(WEY)

Genesis 21:23 and now, swear to me by God here: thou dost not lie to me, or to my continuator, or to my successor; according to the kindness which I have done with thee thou dost with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.'
(YLT)

1 Kings 1:48 Also thus said the king,'Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.'"
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 27:7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
(See NIV)

Job 18:19 He hath no continuator, Nor successor among his people, And none is remaining in his dwellings.
(YLT)

Ecclesiastes 2:12 I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
(WEB NIV)

Ecclesiastes 4:15 I saw all the living under the sun round the young man who was to be ruler in place of the king.
(See NIV)

Ecclesiastes 4:16 There was no end of all the people, of all those whose head he was, but they who come later will have no delight in him. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 14:22 And I have risen up against them, (The affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts,) And have cut off, in reference to Babylon, Name and remnant, and continuator and successor, The affirmation of Jehovah.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Successor

Related Terms

Jehoiachin (20 Occurrences)

Melchizedek (12 Occurrences)

Melchisedec (10 Occurrences)

Jehoram (27 Occurrences)

Continuator (4 Occurrences)

Ahasbai (1 Occurrence)

Jehoahaz (22 Occurrences)

Antiochus

Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)