ἐπιλαμβάνειν
From LSJ
ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία → root of all the evils is the love of money, for every possible kind of evil can be motivated by the love of money
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἐπιλαμβάνω): overtake, surprise, come upon suddenly, of a plague, of disease seizing a person
Lexicon Thucydideum
deprehendere, occupare, invadere, to catch, seize, assault, 2.51.6 (de pestilentia concerning the plague), 4.27.1, [nonnulli codd. several manuscripts ἐπιλάβῃ].
intervenire, to come between, interrupt, 4.96.8,
adipisci, attingere, to attain, reach, 4.133.3,
MED. prehendere, to seize, grasp, 4.14.2, [vulgo commonly ἀντιλ.]
