ἐπιλαμβάνειν
From LSJ
Σέβου τὸ θεῖον μὴ ‘ξετάζων, πῶς ἔχει → Venerare numen: quid sit, noli quaerere → Die Gottheit ehre ohne Prüfung ihres Tuns
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἐπιλαμβάνω): overtake, surprise, come upon suddenly, of a plague, of disease seizing a person