Strong's G1949

ἐπιλαμβάνομαι

Transliteration

epilambánomai

Definition

to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)

KJV usage

catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on)

Derivation

middle voice from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2983 (λαμβάνω);

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Greek dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.