ἐπιλαμβάνειν
From LSJ
Ἐπ' ἀνδρὶ δυστυχοῦντι μὴ πλάσῃς κακόν → Miseri miseriae ne quid affingas mali → Vermehre nicht dem Unglücksraben noch sein Leid
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἐπιλαμβάνω): overtake, surprise, come upon suddenly, of a plague, of disease seizing a person
