G2638–καταλαμβάνω–katalambanō

and wherever it comes upon him, it dashes him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth, and he is pining away. I begged your disciples to expel it, but they had not the power."

καταλάβῃ, katalabē “it may grasp,”

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.

κατέλαβεν. katelaben “grasped [it].”

and was teaching them when the Scribes and the Pharisees brought to Him a woman who had been found committing adultery. They made her stand in the centre of the court, and they put the case to Him.

κατειλημμένην kateilēmmenēn “having been grasped”

"Rabbi," they said, "this woman has been found in the very act of committing adultery.

κατείληφθη kateilēphthē “was grasped”

"Yet a little while," He replied, "the light is among you. Be faithful to the light that you have, for fear darkness should overtake you; for a man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

καταλάβῃ· katalabē “may grasp;”

As they looked on Peter and John so fearlessly outspoken--and also discovered that they were illiterate persons, untrained in the schools--they were surprised; and now they recognized them as having been with Jesus.

καταλαβόμενοι katalabomenoi “having grasped”

Then Peter began to speak. "I clearly see," he said, "that God makes no distinctions between one man and another;

καταλαμβάνομαι katalambanomai “I grasped”

I could not discover that he had done anything for which he deserved to die; but as he has himself appealed to the Emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.

κατελαβόμην katelabomēn “having grasped”

To what conclusion does this bring us? Why, that the Gentiles, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have overtaken it--a righteousness, however, which arises from faith;

κατέλαβεν katelaben “have grasped”

Do you not know that in the foot-race the runners all run, but that only one gets the prize? You must run like him, in order to win with certainty.

καταλάβητε. katalabēte “you may grasp [it].”

as it is grasped by all God's people, of the breadth and length, the height and depth--

καταλαβέσθαι katalabesthai “to grasp”

I do not say that I have already won the race or have already reached perfection. But I am pressing on, striving to lay hold of the prize for which also Christ has laid hold of me.

καταλάβω katalabō “I shall grasp”κατελήμφθην katelēmphthēn “I was grasped”

Brethren, I do not imagine that I have yet laid hold of it. But this one thing I do--forgetting everything which is past and stretching forward to what lies in front of me,

κατειληφέναι· kateilēphenai “to have grasped [it];”

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that daylight should surprise you like a thief;

καταλάβῃ· katalabē “may grasp;”