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339. The action of the aorist participle is ordinarily prior, but it may be coincident, so especially when the leading verb is aorist or future.

ἀναβάντες εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον ἐδειπνοῦμεν,LYS. 1.22 ; Going up to the second story, we supped.τὸ σῶμα σώσας τοὺς λόγους σώσεις ἐμοί,EUR. I. T. 765 ; Saving thy body thou wilt save my words.ἀπώλεσας τὸν οἶνον ἐπιχέας ὕδωρ,TRAG. Aristias, fr. 4 ; You spoiled the wine by adding water.

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