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ap-rē̇-hend´: Occurs in the New Testament in two meanings: “to arrest†(πιαÌζω, piaÌzoÌ„; ; the Revised Version (British and American), “takeâ€); and “to seize,†“grasp,†“take into one's possession,†“attain,†“inquire eagerly†(καταλαμβαÌνω, katalambaÌnoÌ„, the American Standard Revised Version “laid hold on,†“laid fast hold of,†, ; ). In , “The darkness apprehended it not,†the Revised Version, margin gives “overcame not.†See COMPREHEND.