λαμβάνεσθαι
From LSJ
Τὰς γὰρ ἡδονὰς ὅταν προδῶσιν ἄνδρες, οὐ τίθημ' ἐγὼ ζῆν τοῦτον, ἀλλ' ἔμψυχον ἡγοῦμαι νεκρόν → But when people lose their pleasures, I do not consider this life – rather, it is just a corpse with a soul
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also λαμβάνω): embrace, gain, grasp, catch at, cleave to, cling to, grapple with, lay hands on, lay hold of, pull hold of, seize hold of, take hold of
