464 In verbs whose present denotes a continued state, the aorist often denotes the beginning of that state, or entrance into it (Inceptive or lngressive Aorist):
| ἀσθενῶ am ill, |
ἠσθένησα fell sick, |
| δακρω weep, |
ἐδάκρῡσα burst into tears, |
| βασιλεύω am king, |
ἐβασίλευσα became king, |
| σῑγῶ am silent, |
ἐσγησα became silent. |
Especially common is ἔσχον got, acquired, from ἔχω have: οὐκ ἔσχε τὴν γνώμην he did not adopt the view. D. 18, 291. τότε δὲ προδεδωκέναι πάντας ἂν ἔσχεν αἰτίᾱν in that case (Athens) would have got the blame of betraying all. D. 18, 200. Ἱππίᾱς ἔσχε τὴν ἀρχήν Hippias received the rule. T. VI. 54.
- a. This ingressive force extends to all the modes and to the participles.