A.receive instead of, “χρυσοῦ δώματα πλήρη τᾶς ἥβας ἀ.” E.HF646 (lyr.); mostly without a gen., “οὔτε κακοὺς εὖ δρῶν εὖ πάλιν ἀντιλάβοις” receive in turn, Thgn.108; “κἂν . . ᾖ σώφρων . . σώφρον᾽ ἀντιλήψεται” E.Andr.741; “ἡδονὴν δόντας . . κακίαν . . ἀ.” Th.3.58; “ἔρανον” Arist.Pol.133ob40; ἀ. ἄλλην [χώραν] seize in return, get instead, Th.1.143; “ἀ. ἄλλους τινάς” X.Cyr.5.3.12, cf. 8.7.16; “χάριτα” AP6.191 (Longus).
II. mostly in Med., with pf. Pass. “-είλημμαι” Lys.28.15, Pl.Prm.130e: c. gen., lay hold of, “σαπροῦ πείσματος ἀντελάβου” Thgn.1362; “ἄκρου τοῦ στύρακος ἀ.” Pl.La.184a, cf. Prt. 317d,al.; τῇ ἀριστερᾷ ἀ. τοῦ τρίβωϝος ib.335d; φιλίου χωρίου ἀ. gain or reach it, Th.7.77, cf. Ar.Th.242: abs., “-όμενος” Th.3.22. b. metaph.c.gen., lay hold of, τῆς σωτηρίας, τῆς ἐλευθερίας, τοῦ ἀσφαλοῦς, Id.2.61,62,3.22; lay claim to, “τοῦ θρόνου” Ar.Ra.777,787; “τοῦ πατρικοῦ μέρους” BGU648.10 (ii A.D.).
2. help, take part with, assist, “οὐκ ἀντιλήψεσθ᾽;” E.Tr.464; of persons, ἀ. Ἑλλήρων to take their part, D.S.11.13; “ἀ. τῶν ἀσθενούντων” Act.Ap.20.35, etc.: abs., Th.7.70:— also in Pass., ἀντειλημμένη having received help, BGU1105.21 (Aug.), al.
3. take part or share in a thing, take in hand, “τῶν πραγμάτων” X.Cyr.2.3.6, D.1.20, etc.; “τοῦ πολέμου” Isoc.6.101; “τῆς θαλάττης” Plb.1.39.14; “τῆς Ἀφροδίτης” Alex.219.15; “τῆς παιδείας” Pl.R.534d; ἀ. τοῦ λόγου seize on the conversation (to the interruption of the rest), ib.336b: abs., “ἀρχόμενοι πάντες ὀξύτερον ἀ.” Th.2.8, cf. 8.106.
4. take hold of for the purpose of finding fault, reprehend, attack, “ἡμῶν” Pl.Sph.239d, cf. R.497d, etc.; τοῦδε ἀντιλαβώμεθα let us attack the question, Id.Tht.169d; ἀ. ὡς ἀδύνατον . . to object that . ., Id.Sph.251b: abs., Id.Grg.506a.
5. take fast hold of, i.e. captivate, “ὁ λόγος ἀντιλαμβάνεταί μου” Id.Phd.88d, cf. Prm.130e, Luc.Nigr.19.
6. of plants, take hold, Thphr.HP4.1.5; of scions, unite, CP1.6.4.
7. grasp with the mind, perceive, apprehend, Pl.Ax. 370a; noted as an obsol, word for συνίημι by Luc.Sol.7:—so of the senses, ἀ. κατὰ τὴν ἀκοήν, ὀσφρήσει, S.E.P.1.50,64, cf. Phot.p.148R., Alex.Aphr.in Top.103.1, al.
III. in Med. also, hold back, “ἵππου τῷ χαλινῷ” X.Eq.10.15, cf. Arist.MM1188b6; interrupt, Aud. 802b26.
IV. Act. in sense of Med., Alex.Aphr.Pr.1.38.