Dictionary entry

διάδοχος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

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).†