Definition

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

Etymology

from G2596 (κατά) and G2983 (λαμβάνω);

Where the KJV renders it

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

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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