Greek word
epilambánomai
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
What it means
to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose
to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
Where it comes from
middle voice from epí (ἐπί) and lambánō (λαμβάνω)