μάρπτω , ipf. ἔμαρπτε, μάρπτε, fut. μάρψω, aor. ἔμαρψα:
seize, lay hold of, overtake; of reaching or touching
with the feet, Il. 14.228; inflicting
a stroke (κεραυνός), Il. 8.405, 419; fig., of sleep, age, Od. 20.56, Od.
24.390.