Greek-English translations for αρπάζω

• snatch
  He snatched up the phone
  She snatched the letter out of the secretarys hand
  to snatch at a rope
• grasp
  I have never been able to grasp the concept of infinity.
  The goal is within my grasp
• grab
  I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge
  The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policemans gun
  Well just grab a sandwich and then well be on our way
• rip off
  I cant believe how the car dealerships try to rip off their customers.
  They ripped off the whole idea from their competitors.
• seize
  to seize smuggled goods
  to seize a ship after libeling
  a panic seized the crowd