καθαρπάζειν
From LSJ
χρώμεθα γὰρ πολιτείᾳ οὐ ζηλούσῃ τοὺς τῶν πέλας νόμους → we live under a form of government which does not emulate the institutions of our neighbours
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also καθαρπάζω): seize, snatch, snatch down
