from G2596 and G2983; to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively):--apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.
to lay hold of
to lay hold of so as to make one's own, to obtain, attain to, to make one's own, to take into one's self, appropriate
to seize upon, take possession of
of evils overtaking one, of the last day overtaking the wicked with destruction, of a demon about to torment one
in a good sense, of Christ by his holy power and influence laying hold of the human mind and will, in order to prompt and govern it