Grammar parses for passage 1.13.1
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ὡς ἐπανήκων ἐκ Σικελίας ἡττήθη, πρῶτον διέπεμπε γράμματα ἔς τε τὴν Ἀσίαν καὶ πρὸς Ἀντίγονον, τοὺς μὲν στρατιὰν τῶν βασιλέων, τοὺς δὲ χρήματα, Ἀντίγονον δὲ καὶ ἀμφότερα αἰτῶν· ἀφικομένων δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ὥς οἱ γράμματα ἀπεδόθη, συναγαγὼν τοὺς ἐν τέλει τῶν τε ἐξ Ἠπείρου καὶ τῶν Ταραντίνων, ὧν μὲν εἶχε τὰ βιβλία ἀνεγίνωσκεν οὐδέν, ὁ δὲ ἥξειν συμμαχίαν ἔλεγε.
Multiple participial and relative/genitive-absolute constructions attach to the main narrative verbs; some particle relations and the ὁ δὲ phrase are mildly uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 5 ἡττήθη | mark | high | introduces temporal/circumstantial clause |
| 2 | ἐπανήκων | ἐπανήκω | VERB | PAPMSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 5 ἡττήθη | advcl | high | participle modifying the subject of ἡττήθη |
| 3 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 4 Σικελίας | case | high | |
| 4 | Σικελίας | Σικελία | PROPN | NNFSG | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 2 ἐπανήκων | obl | high | complement of ἐπανήκων |
| 5 | ἡττήθη | ἡττάω | VERB | API3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | main verb of first clause |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἡττήθη | punct | high | |
| 7 | πρῶτον | πρῶτον | ADV | _ | _ | 8 διέπεμπε | advmod | high | |
| 8 | διέπεμπε | διαπέμπω | VERB | IAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 5 ἡττήθη | conj | high | second main verb in narrative sequence |
| 9 | γράμματα | γράμμα | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 διέπεμπε | obj | high | |
| 10 | ἔς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 13 Ἀσίαν | case | high | orthographic variant of εἰς |
| 11 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 10 ἔς | advmod | low | correlative particle with καί; relation approximate |
| 12 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 Ἀσίαν | det | high | |
| 13 | Ἀσίαν | Ἀσία | PROPN | NNFSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 διέπεμπε | obl | high | |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 15 πρὸς | cc | high | |
| 15 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 16 Ἀντίγονον | case | high | |
| 16 | Ἀντίγονον | Ἀντίγονος | PROPN | NNMSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 διέπεμπε | obl | high | |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 διέπεμπε | punct | high | |
| 18 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 στρατιὰν | det | high | |
| 19 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 18 τοὺς | discourse | medium | paired with δὲ later |
| 20 | στρατιὰν | στρατιά | NOUN | NNFSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 διέπεμπε | obj | high | first coordinated object of αἰτῶν |
| 21 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 βασιλέων | det | high | |
| 22 | βασιλέων | βασιλεύς | NOUN | NNMGP | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 στρατιὰν | nmod | high | |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 στρατιὰν | punct | high | |
| 24 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 χρήματα | det | high | |
| 25 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 24 τοὺς | discourse | medium | paired with μὲν |
| 26 | χρήματα | χρήματα | NOUN | NNAPN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 διέπεμπε | obj | high | second coordinated object of αἰτῶν |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 στρατιὰν | punct | high | |
| 28 | Ἀντίγονον | Ἀντίγονος | PROPN | NNMSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 32 αἰτῶν | obj | high | object of αἰτῶν |
| 29 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 28 Ἀντίγονον | discourse | medium | |
| 30 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 31 ἀμφότερα | cc | high | |
| 31 | ἀμφότερα | ἀμφότερος | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 28 Ἀντίγονον | conj | high | coordinated with Ἀντίγονον in sense 'both' / 'both kinds' |
| 32 | αἰτῶν | αἰτέω | VERB | PAPMSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 8 διέπεμπε | advcl | high | participial clause dependent on διέπεμπε |
| 33 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 διέπεμπε | punct | high | |
| 34 | ἀφικομένων | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | PMPMGN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 42 ἀπεδόθη | advcl | high | genitive absolute |
| 35 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 34 ἀφικομένων | discourse | medium | |
| 36 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 37 ἀγγέλων | det | high | |
| 37 | ἀγγέλων | ἄγγελος | NOUN | NNMGP | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 34 ἀφικομένων | nsubj | high | subject of genitive absolute |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 42 ἀπεδόθη | punct | high | |
| 39 | ὥς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 42 ἀπεδόθη | mark | high | introduces reported clause |
| 40 | οἱ | ὁ | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 42 ἀπεδόθη | iobj | medium | dative indirect object of ἀπεδόθη |
| 41 | γράμματα | γράμμα | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 42 ἀπεδόθη | nsubj:pass | high | |
| 42 | ἀπεδόθη | ἀποδίδωμι | VERB | API3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 44 συναγαγὼν | advcl | high | clause dependent on συναγαγών |
| 43 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 42 ἀπεδόθη | punct | high | |
| 44 | συναγαγὼν | συνάγω | VERB | AAPMSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 68 ἔλεγε | advcl | high | participial clause modifying ἔλεγε |
| 45 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 47 τέλει | det | high | |
| 46 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 47 τέλει | case | high | |
| 47 | τέλει | τέλος | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 45 τοὺς | nmod | high | part of phrase ἐν τέλει = 'in office' / 'among the leaders' |
| 48 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 54 Ταραντίνων | det | high | |
| 49 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 50 ἐξ | advmod | low | paired with καί |
| 50 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 51 Ἠπείρου | case | high | |
| 51 | Ἠπείρου | Ἤπειρος | PROPN | NNFSG | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 47 τέλει | nmod | high | |
| 52 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 53 τῶν | cc | high | |
| 53 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 54 Ταραντίνων | det | high | |
| 54 | Ταραντίνων | Ταραντῖνος | PROPN | NNMGP | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 47 τέλει | nmod | high | coordinated genitive modifier |
| 55 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 44 συναγαγὼν | punct | high | |
| 56 | ὧν | ὅς | PRON | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 58 εἶχε | obj | medium | relative pronoun; exact syntactic role somewhat uncertain |
| 57 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 56 ὧν | discourse | medium | |
| 58 | εἶχε | ἔχω | VERB | IAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 61 ἀνεγίνωσκεν | advcl | high | protasis-like relative clause |
| 59 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 60 βιβλία | det | high | |
| 60 | βιβλία | βιβλίον | NOUN | NNAPN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 58 εἶχε | obj | high | |
| 61 | ἀνεγίνωσκεν | ἀναγινώσκω | VERB | IAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 68 ἔλεγε | ccomp | high | complement clause after ἔλεγε |
| 62 | οὐδέν | οὐδείς | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 61 ἀνεγίνωσκεν | obj | high | |
| 63 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 61 ἀνεγίνωσκεν | punct | high | |
| 64 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 68 ἔλεγε | nsubj | high | article used substantively with implied noun? likely subject marker for δὲ phrase |
| 65 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 64 ὁ | discourse | medium | |
| 66 | ἥξειν | ἥκω | VERB | VFAAN | Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 68 ἔλεγε | xcomp | high | infinitival complement of ἔλεγε |
| 67 | συμμαχίαν | συμμαχία | NOUN | NNFSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 66 ἥξειν | obj | high | |
| 68 | ἔλεγε | λέγω | VERB | IAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | main verb of final clause |
| 69 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 68 ἔλεγε | punct | high |
ταχὺ δὲ καὶ ἐς τοὺς Ῥωμαίους ἦλθε φήμη Μακεδόνας καὶ ἄλλα ἔθνη περαιοῦσθαι τῶν Ἀσιανῶν ἐς τὴν Πύρρου βοήθειαν· Ῥωμαῖοι μὲν δὴ ταῦτα ἀκούοντες ἡσύχαζον, Πύρρος δὲ ὑπὸ τὴν ἐπιοῦσαν περαιοῦται νύκτα πρὸς τὰ ἄκρα τῶν ὀρῶν, ἃ Κεραύνια ὀνομάζουσι.
The syntax is straightforward overall, but ὑπὸ τὴν ἐπιοῦσαν περαιοῦται νύκτα is somewhat elliptical/idiomatic, with the temporal phrase expressed in an unusual form.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταχὺ | ταχύς | ADV | ADV | _ | 7 ἦλθε | advmod | high | Adverbial modifier of the motion verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PTCL | _ | 7 ἦλθε | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 ἐς | cc | high | Connects the prepositional phrase with previous discourse. |
| 4 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 7 ἦλθε | obl | high | Preposition governing τοὺς Ῥωμαίους. |
| 5 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | ART | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 Ῥωμαίους | det | high | Article with Ῥωμαίους. |
| 6 | Ῥωμαίους | Ῥωμαῖος | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 ἐς | nmod | high | Object of ἐς. |
| 7 | ἦλθε | ἔρχομαι | VERB | VAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main clause verb, with φήμη as subject. |
| 8 | φήμη | φήμη | NOUN | NOUN | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἦλθε | nsubj | high | Subject of ἦλθε. |
| 9 | Μακεδόνας | Μακεδών | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 περαιοῦσθαι | nsubj | medium | Likely subject of the infinitive περαιοῦσθαι. |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 ἄλλα | cc | high | Coordinates with Μακεδόνας. |
| 11 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | ADJ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 12 ἔθνη | amod | high | Modifies ἔθνη. |
| 12 | ἔθνη | ἔθνος | NOUN | NOUN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 13 περαιοῦσθαι | nsubj | medium | Second coordinated subject of the infinitive. |
| 13 | περαιοῦσθαι | περαιόω | VERB | VPPN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 8 φήμη | ccomp | high | Infinitival content of the reported φήμη. |
| 14 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | ART | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 Ἀσιανῶν | det | high | Article with Ἀσιανῶν. |
| 15 | Ἀσιανῶν | Ἀσιανός | ADJ | ADJ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 περαιοῦσθαι | nmod | high | Genitive dependent with περαιοῦσθαι, likely source/land from which they cross. |
| 16 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 19 βοήθειαν | case | high | Preposition governing βοήθειαν. |
| 17 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | ART | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 βοήθειαν | det | high | Article with βοήθειαν. |
| 18 | Πύρρου | Πύρρος | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 βοήθειαν | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of βοήθειαν. |
| 19 | βοήθειαν | βοήθεια | NOUN | NOUN | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 περαιοῦσθαι | obl | high | Prepositional phrase complement of the infinitive. |
| 20 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 7 ἦλθε | punct | high | Sentence boundary punctuation. |
| 21 | Ῥωμαῖοι | Ῥωμαῖος | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 ἡσύχαζον | nsubj | high | Subject of ἡσύχαζον. |
| 22 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PTCL | _ | 21 Ῥωμαῖοι | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 23 | δὴ | δή | PART | PTCL | _ | 21 Ῥωμαῖοι | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 24 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | PDEM | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 25 ἀκούοντες | obj | high | Object of ἀκούοντες. |
| 25 | ἀκούοντες | ἀκούω | VERB | VPPA | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 26 ἡσύχαζον | advcl | high | Participial clause modifying ἡσύχαζον. |
| 26 | ἡσύχαζον | ἡσυχάζω | VERB | VAI3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Root of the second clause. |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 26 ἡσύχαζον | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 28 | Πύρρος | Πύρρος | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 33 περαιοῦται | nsubj | high | Subject of περαιοῦται. |
| 29 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PTCL | _ | 33 περαιοῦται | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 30 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 33 περαιοῦται | obl | medium | Adverbial preposition introducing temporal phrase; case government appears atypical here. |
| 31 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | ART | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 νύκτα | det | high | Article with νύκτα, not with ἐπιοῦσαν. |
| 32 | ἐπιοῦσαν | ἔπειμι | VERB | VPPA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 34 νύκτα | amod | high | Participial modifier of νύκτα. |
| 33 | περαιοῦται | περαιόω | VERB | VPI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the final clause. |
| 34 | νύκτα | νύξ | NOUN | NOUN | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 ὑπὸ | obl | high | Temporal complement of ὑπό. |
| 35 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | PREP | _ | 33 περαιοῦται | obl | high | Preposition governing τὰ ἄκρα. |
| 36 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | ART | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 37 ἄκρα | det | high | Article with ἄκρα. |
| 37 | ἄκρα | ἄκρος | ADJ | ADJ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 35 πρὸς | nmod | high | Substantivized adjective governed by πρὸς. |
| 38 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | ART | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 39 ὀρῶν | det | high | Article with ὀρῶν. |
| 39 | ὀρῶν | ὄρος | NOUN | NOUN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 37 ἄκρα | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ἄκρα. |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 33 περαιοῦται | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 41 | ἃ | ὅς | PRON | PRED | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 43 ὀνομάζουσι | obj | high | Relative pronoun object of ὀνομάζουσι. |
| 42 | Κεραύνια | Κεραύνιοι | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 43 ὀνομάζουσι | xcomp | medium | Predicative name of the relative pronoun: 'they call [them] Keraunia'. |
| 43 | ὀνομάζουσι | ὀνομάζω | VERB | VPA3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 33 περαιοῦται | acl:relcl | high | Relative clause modifying ἄκρα. |
| 44 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 33 περαιοῦται | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |