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The aorist participle does not always denote time prior to that of the leading verb, but often the same time. E. g. A 148, “ὑπόδρα ἰδὼν προσέφη”, ‘with a sullen look he addressed.’ A 596, “μειδήσα_σα ... ἐδέξατο ... κύπελλον”, ‘with a smile she took the cup.’ So too when the participle stands in a construction after the verb: A 380 f., “τοῖο δ᾽ Ἀπόλλων” “εὐξαμένου ἤκουσεν”, ‘and Apollo heard him as he prayed.’ B 182, “ξυνέηκε θεᾶς ὄπα φωνησα?σης”, ‘he heard the voice of the goddess as she spoke.’
Note that in all these instances the aorist emphasizes the single act.
Selections from Homer's Iliad, with an introduction, notes, a short Homeric grammar, and a vocabulary. Allen Rogers Benner. New York. Irvington Publishers, Inc. 1903.
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