Liddell-Scott-Jones

λαβή (labē) a handle ^G:N-F

λαβή-ἡ, ἡ,

(λαβεῖν) handle, haft, λάβαν τὼ ξίφεος [Refs 7th c.BC+]; λαβαὶ ἀμφίστομοι, of a cup, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II as a pugilistic term, grip, hold, βελτίων οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν μάχαις λ. πώγωνος Alexander Magnusap.[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III metaphorically, handle, occasion, μὴ μεθῇς τὸν ἄνδρ᾽, ἐπειδή σοι λ. δέδωκεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λ. γὰρ ἐνδέδωκας[Refs 5th c.BC+]: so in plural, τὰς ὁμοίας.. λ. λαβεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν λαβαῖς εἶναι or γενέσθαι to be at grips, of wrestlers, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of an orator, ἀφύκτους [δεῖ εἶναι] τὰς λ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; λαβὰς ἀντιλογίας διδόναι opportunities for refutation, [Refs]; also in friendly sense, φιλικαὶ λ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__IV attack of fever, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V taking, accepting, ἐν ἀργύρου λαβῇ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; catching, of a ball, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__VI turn, of a bandage, [Refs]
__VII Anatomy texts, in plural, insertions, attachments of muscles, [Refs]
__VIII eye of a needle, [Refs 4th c.BC+]