διαδέχεσθαι
From LSJ
Δεινότερον οὐδὲν ἄλλο μητρυιᾶς κακόν → Nulla est noverca pestis exitalior → Kein schlimmres Übel gibt's als eine Stiefmutter
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also διαδέχομαι): be successor to, receive from another, relieve a person of a duty, succeed to, take a duty over from someone