459 The Imperfect generally presents the action either as continuing or as repeated in the past: Στράτευμα συνελἐγετο an army was being collected. AN. I. 1, 9. πολλς προφάσεις ηὕρισκεν he kept finding many pretexts. AN. II. 3, 2I. ταῦτα τοῖς φίλοις διεδίδου these he used to distribute to his friends. AN. I. 9, 22. ταῦτα πρξᾱς ἐκέρδαινον μὲν οὐδὲν, ἐμαυτὸν δʼ εἰς κίνδῡνον καθστην in doing that (assuming that I did it) I was gaining nothing andwas bringing myself into danger. L. 7, 32. a. To be continually or repeatedly engaged in an action may imply endeavor, without success (cp. 454 c): Κλέαρχος τοὺς στρατιώτᾱς ἐβιάζετο ἰέναι, οἱ δʼ αὐτὸν ἔβαλλον Klearchos tried to force the soldiers to go; but they threw stones at him (as often as he tried). AN. I. 3, 1.