seize

, , : ; c. acc. rei, , , . to lay hold of seize appropriate Mk 9:18 I Co 9:24 Phl 3:12 13 : as carrel. of (Field, , 158 f.), ; , ; of evils, (cf. T); hence, , : , , to overtake to surprise discover διώκω ἡ ἡμέρα Notes Ro 9:30 I Th 5:4 Jo 1:5 12:35 6:17 Jo 8:[3 4] Of mental action, , ; so mid., in NT (M, , 158): ; seq. , ; c. acc. et inf., (MM, , xv).† to apprehend comprehend Pr. Exp. Eph 3:18 Ac 4:13 10:34 Ac 25:25 ὅτι

gegrepen, begrepen, begrijpen, ben, bevange

(a) I seize tight hold of, arrest, catch, capture, appropriate, (b) I overtake, (c) mid. aor: I perceived, comprehended.

to grasp

to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively)

apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take

κατα-λαμβάνω [in LXX for נָשַׂג hi., לָכַד, etc. ;] 1. to lap hold of, seize, appropriate: Mrk.9:18; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.9:24, Php.3:12-13 2. to overtake: as carrel, of διώκω (Field, Notes, 158 f.), Rom.9:30; ἡ ἡμέρα, 1Th.5:4; of evils, Jhn.1:5 12:35 (cf. 617 T); hence, to surprise, discover: Jhn.8:3-4], 3. Of mental action, to apprehend, comprehend; so mid., in NT (M, Pr., 158): Eph.3:18; before ὅτι, Act.4:13 10:34; with accusative and inf., Act.25:25 (MM, Exp., xv).† (AS)