ἐπιλαμβάνειν
From LSJ
Λυποῦντα λύπει, καὶ φιλοῦνθ' ὑπερφίλει → Illata mala repende; amantem magis ama → Den kränke, der dich kränkt, und liebe den, der liebt
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἐπιλαμβάνω): overtake, surprise, come upon suddenly, of a plague, of disease seizing a person
