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[361] ἐπείγετον would seem from the following “προθέηισι” to be meant for a subjunctive. If so, it is a false archaism, as the subj. with a short vowel is only found in non-thematic tenses. There is of course the alternative possibility that the author of K regarded “προθέη”（“ι”）“σι” as an indic. But as both indic. and subj. are used in similes, it does not seem necessary here to assume that both verbs are in the same mood. The rule is, however, for the subjunctive to come first, and the indicative to follow after the “δέ τε”.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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