Catch

v. trans.

P. and V. αἱρεῖν, λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν, συλλαμβάνειν, Ar. and V. μάρπτειν.

Seize: P. and V. ἁρπάζειν, συναρπάζειν.

Catch by hunting: P. and V. θηρᾶν (or mid.) (Xen.), θηρεύειν, ἀγρεύειν (Xen.).

Overtake: P. ἐπικαταλαμβάνειν.

Catch something thrown: P. and V. ἐκδέχεσθαι.

Catch in the act: P. and V. ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, or use also P. and V. λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl. 260), αἱρεῖν, εὑρίσκειν, ἐφευρίσκειν, φωρᾶν, P. καταφωρᾶν.

Be caught in the act: use also P. and V. ἁλίσκεσθαι.

Caught in the act: V. ἐπίληπτος.

Catch (a disease): P. λαμβάνειν (Dem. 294), ἀναπίμπλασθαι (gen.), P. and V. ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (dat.), V. πλησθῆναι (dat.) (aor. pass. of πιμπλάναι), λαμβάνεσθαι (dat.), ἐξαίρεσθαι (Soph., Trach. 491), κτᾶσθαι (Eur., Or. 305).

So that the former soldiers also caught the disease from Hagnon's force: P. ὥστε καὶ τοὺς προτέρους στρατιώτας νοσῆσαι ἀπὸ τῆς σὺν Ἅγνωνι στρατιᾶς (Thuc. 2, 58).

Easy to catch, adj.: P. εὐάλωτος.

Hard to catch, adj.: P. δυσάλωτος.

This I deem a general's part to know well where his enemy may best be caught: V. τὸ δὲ στρατηγεῖν τοῦτʼ ἐγὼ κρίνω, καλῶς γνῶναι τὸν ἐχθρὸν ᾗ μάλισθʼ ἁλώσιμος (Eur., frag.).

Be caught in a storm: P. and V. χειμάζεσθαι.

V. intrans. P. ἐνέχεσθαι; see be entangled.

The scythe caught somewhere in the tackling of the ship: P. τὸ δρέπανον ἐνέσχετό που ἐν τοῖς τῆς νεὼς σκεύεσι (Plat., Lach. 183^E).

Catch at: P. and V. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).

Catch fire: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι.

Catch in: see be entangled in.

Catch up, overtake, v. trans.: P. ἐπικαταλαμβάνειν.

Interrupt in speaking: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.

Snatch up: P. and V. ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν; see {{U}}Snatch.

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subs.

Trick: P. and V. ἀπάτη, ἡ, δόλος, ὁ (rare P.).

Thing caught: P. and V. ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), ἄγρευμα, τό (Xen.), θήρα, ἡ (Xen.), V. θήραμα, τό.

Of a door: use P. and V. μοχλός, ὁ, Ar. and V. κλῇθρα, τά.

Bolt pin: Ar. and P. βάλανος, ἡ.

Draught of fish: V. βόλος, ὁ.