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Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G1949
to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: :--catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on).
Etymology: middle voice from and ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
to take hold of, Mt. 14:31; Mk. 8:23; to lay hold of, seize, Lk. 23:26; Acts 16:19; met. to seize on as a ground of accusation, Lk. 20:20, 26; to grasp, obtain as if by seizure, 1 Tim. 6:12, 19; to assume a portion of, to assume the nature of, or, to attach or ally one’s self to, Heb. 2:16