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ἀνθάπτομαι

ἀνθάπτομαι, to lay hold of in turn

ἀνθάπτομαι, Ion. ἀντ-,
  • lay hold of in return, οἱ Πέρσαι . . ἅπτοντο αὐτοῦ· . . οἱ δὲ ἀντάπτοντο Hdt. 3.137, cf. E. Hec. 275: but mostly,
    • II simply, lay hold of, grapple with, engage in, c. gen., ἀ. τοῦ πολέμου Hdt. 7.138; ἀ. τῶν πραγμάτων Th. 8.97; ἀ. τῆς λογιστικῆς Pl. R. 525c: generally, reach, attain, τερμόνων E. Med. 1182 (dub.).
      • 2 lay hold of, seize, attack, esp. of pain, grief, etc., πλευμόνων S. Tr. 778, cf. Ar. Ra. 474; φρενῶν, καρδίας, E. Med. 55, 1360; περὶ τῆς μισθοφορᾶς . . μαλακωτέρως ἀνθήπτετο (sc. Τισσαφέρνους) attacked him, Th. 8.50 (unless abs., ‘was less firm in his counter-grip’).

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