Bible Dictionary: Succession

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters.

2. (n.) A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology.

3. (n.) An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent.

4. (n.) The power or right of succeeding to the station or title of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the office, rank, position, etc., held any another; also, the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of succeeding, to a throne.

5. (n.) The right to enter upon the possession of the property of an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established order.

6. (n.) The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or heir.

Greek

5010. taxis -- an arranging, order
... taxis Phonetic Spelling: (tax'-is) Short Definition: order, position, rank Definition:
order, (a) regular arrangement, (b) appointed succession, (c) position ...
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1534. eita -- then, next, therefore (an adv. denoting sequence)
... 1534 (a primitive, temporal adverb communicating ) -- (in succession), ("". Word
Origin a prim. particle Definition then, next, therefore (an adv. ...
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3326. meta -- with, among, after
... denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to
the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is ...
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5001. tagma -- that which has been arranged in order, spec. a ...
... division, class, group. From tasso; something orderly in arrangement (a troop),
ie (figuratively) a series or succession -- order. see GREEK tasso. ...
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2517. kathexes -- successively
... Speech: Adverb Transliteration: kathexes Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ex-ace') Short
Definition: in order, just after Definition: in order, in succession, in the ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8447. tor -- a plait, turn
... Or tor {tore}; from tuwr; a succession, ie A string or (abstractly) order -- border,
row, turn. see HEBREW tuwr. 8446, 8447. tor or tor. 8448 . ...
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Library

The Wooden Tripod and the Succession of the Emperor, through a ...
... Book VI. Chapter XXXV."The Wooden Tripod and the Succession of the Emperor, through
a Knowledge of its Letters. Destruction of the Philosophers; Astronomy. ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter xxxv the wooden tripod and.htm

Succession of Philosophers in Greece.
... The Stromata, or Miscellanies: Book I Chapter XIV."Succession of Philosophers in
Greece. ... Then Carneades succeeded Hegesilaus, and others came in succession. ...
/.../the stromata or miscellanies/chapter xiv succession of philosophers in.htm

Of the Succession of the Line of Kings among the Israelites after ...
... Book XVIII. Chapter 20."Of the Succession of the Line of Kings Among the
Israelites After the Times of the Judges. While these ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 20 of the succession of.htm

None of the Heretics Claim Succession from the Apostles New ...
... Chapter XXXII."None of the Heretics Claim Succession from the Apostles New Churches
Still Apostolic, Because Their Faith is that Which the Apostles Taught ...
/.../the prescription against heretics/chapter xxxii none of the heretics.htm

Then in Due Succession He Instructs them in Physics, Geometry, and ...
... Argument VIII."Then in Due Succession He Instructs Them in Physics, Geometry,
and Astronomy. Nor did he confine his efforts merely ...
/.../argument viii then in due succession.htm

About the Time of Christ, in Accordance with Prophecy, the Rulers ...
... Book I. Chapter VI."About the Time of Christ, in accordance with Prophecy, the Rulers
who had governed the Jewish Nation in Regular Succession from the Days ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter vi about the time of.htm

A Refutation of the Heretics, from the Fact That, in the Various ...
... Against Heresies: Book III Chapter III."A refutation of the heretics, from the fact
that, in the various Churches, a perpetual succession of bishops was kept ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter iii a refutation of the.htm

Since God is Eternal and Immortal, He Does not Stand in Need of ...
... Addressed to His Brother Pentadius. Chap. VI."Since God is Eternal and
Immortal, He Does Not Stand in Need of Sex and Succession. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap vi since god is eternal.htm

A Statement of the Reason Why Matthew Enumerates one Succession of ...
... The Prologue. Chapter III."A Statement of the Reason Why Matthew Enumerates
One Succession of Ancestors for Christ, and Luke Another. ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter iii a statement of the.htm

Augustin Deceived by Familiarity with the Manichæans, and by the ...
... Chapter 9. "Augustin Deceived by Familiarity with the Manichæans, and by the
Succession of Victories Over Ignorant Christians Reported by Them. ...
/.../chapter 9 name deceived by.htm

Thesaurus

Succession (2 Occurrences)
... act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or
place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good ...
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Eternity (23 Occurrences)
... 3. In the New Testament 4. The Eternal "Now" 5. Defect of This View 6. Philosophical
Views 7. Time Conceptions Inadequate 8. All Succession Present in One Act ...
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Sequence (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Succession; order of following; arrangement.
2. (n.) That which follows or succeeds as an effect ...
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Course (87 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a succession of acts or
practices connectedly followed; as, a course of medicine; a course of lectures ...
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Korahites (7 Occurrences)
... Korahites taken collectively (Exodus 6:24 Numbers 26:58 1 Chronicles 26:19); 4 times
it is used in the plural, denoting the members of this succession of men ...
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Sons (2429 Occurrences)
... Korahites taken collectively (Exodus 6:24 Numbers 26:58 1 Chronicles 26:19); 4 times
it is used in the plural, denoting the members of this succession of men ...
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Generation (150 Occurrences)
... In Matthew 1:17, the word means a succession or series of persons from the same
stock. Matthew 3:7, "Generation of vipers" = brood of vipers. ...
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Rustle (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To make a quick succession of small sounds,
like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves. ...
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Rattle (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision
of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter. ...
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Melody (55 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.
2. (n.) A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging ...
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Bible Concordance

Succession (2 Occurrences)

Acts 3:24 And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after him, as many as have spoken, have announced also these days.
(DBY)

Acts 7:45 which also our fathers having in succession received, did bring in with Joshua, into the possession of the nations whom God did drive out from the presence of our fathers, till the days of David,
(YLT)

Subtopics

Succession

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Related Terms

Eternity (23 Occurrences)

Sequence (1 Occurrence)

Course (87 Occurrences)

Korahites (7 Occurrences)

Sons (2429 Occurrences)

Generation (150 Occurrences)

Rustle (1 Occurrence)

Rattle (2 Occurrences)