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Passage 10.20.8

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Sentence 1

10.20.8 sentence 1

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οὗτοι οὖν διαβαίνουσιν ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ διανηχόμενοι ὧδε τὸ λιμνῶδες τοῦ ποταμοῦ· καὶ τὰ ὅπλα, τοὺς ἐπιχωρίους θυρεούς, ἐποιεῖτο ἕκαστος ἀντὶ σχεδίας, οἱ δὲ αὐτῶν μήκιστοι διελθεῖν ἐμβαδὸν τὸ ὕδωρ ἐδυνήθησαν.

The syntax is difficult in the second clause: ἐποιεῖτο is singular middle with ἕκαστος as subject and takes the coordinated accusative objects τὰ ὅπλα and τοὺς ἐπιχωρίους θυρεούς, understood as making/using them instead of a raft; μήκιστοι is a superlative predicate/subject-oriented adjective with οἱ αὐτῶν, while ἐμβαδὸν τὸ ὕδωρ is an accusative measure/object construction with διελθεῖν.

conj conj punct cc obj cc obj nsubj advcl appos punct xcomp obl obl det obj nsubj case nmod det discourse det advmod det det det punct amod punct nsubj case nmod:poss advmod det punct root 1 οὗτοι οὗτος / PRON 2 οὖν οὖν / ADV 3 διαβαίνουσιν διαβαίνω / VERB 4 ἐν ἐν / ADP 5 τῇ ὁ / DET 6 νυκτὶ νύξ / NOUN 7 διανηχόμενοι διανήχομαι / VERB 8 ὧδε ὧδε / ADV 9 τὸ ὁ / DET 10 λιμνῶδες λιμνώδης / ADJ 11 τοῦ ὁ / DET 12 ποταμοῦ ποταμός / NOUN 13 · · / PUNCT 14 καὶ καί / CCONJ 15 τὰ ὁ / DET 16 ὅπλα ὅπλον / NOUN 17 , , / PUNCT 18 τοὺς ὁ / DET 19 ἐπιχωρίους ἐπιχώριος / ADJ 20 θυρεούς θυρεός / NOUN 21 , , / PUNCT 22 ἐποιεῖτο ποιέω / VERB 23 ἕκαστος ἕκαστος / DET 24 ἀντὶ ἀντί / ADP 25 σχεδίας σχεδία / NOUN 26 , , / PUNCT 27 οἱ ὁ / DET 28 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 29 αὐτῶν αὐτός / PRON 30 μήκιστοι μακρός / ADJ 31 διελθεῖν διέρχομαι / VERB 32 ἐμβαδὸν ἐμβαδόν / ADV 33 τὸ ὁ / DET 34 ὕδωρ ὕδωρ / NOUN 35 ἐδυνήθησαν δύναμαι / VERB 36 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1οὗτοιοὗτοςPROND-NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem3 διαβαίνουσινnsubjhigh
2οὖνοὖνADVCONJ_3 διαβαίνουσινdiscoursehighInferential particle; UD label treated as discourse.
3διαβαίνουσινδιαβαίνωVERBV-PAI-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
4ἐνἐνADPPREP_6 νυκτὶcasehigh
5τῇDETT-DSFCase=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art6 νυκτὶdethigh
6νυκτὶνύξNOUNN-DSFCase=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing3 διαβαίνουσινoblhigh
7διανηχόμενοιδιανήχομαιVERBV-PMP-NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid3 διαβαίνουσινadvclhighCircumstantial participle, subject co-referential with οὗτοι.
8ὧδεὧδεADVADV_7 διανηχόμενοιadvmodmediumDeictic adverb, probably modifying the manner/direction of swimming.
9τὸDETT-NSNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art10 λιμνῶδεςdethigh
10λιμνῶδεςλιμνώδηςADJA-NSNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing3 διαβαίνουσινobjmediumSubstantivized neuter adjective, likely object of διαβαίνουσιν.
11τοῦDETT-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art12 ποταμοῦdethigh
12ποταμοῦποταμόςNOUNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 λιμνῶδεςnmodhigh
13··PUNCTPUNCT_3 διαβαίνουσινpuncthigh
14καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_22 ἐποιεῖτοcchigh
15τὰDETT-APNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art16 ὅπλαdethigh
16ὅπλαὅπλονNOUNN-APNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur22 ἐποιεῖτοobjhigh
17,,PUNCTPUNCT_16 ὅπλαpuncthigh
18τοὺςDETT-APMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art20 θυρεούςdethigh
19ἐπιχωρίουςἐπιχώριοςADJA-APMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur20 θυρεούςamodhigh
20θυρεούςθυρεόςNOUNN-APMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur16 ὅπλαapposhighApposition specifying the weapons.
21,,PUNCTPUNCT_22 ἐποιεῖτοpuncthigh
22ἐποιεῖτοποιέωVERBV-IMI-3SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid3 διαβαίνουσινconjhighMiddle voice; construction means making/using the shields as a substitute for a raft.
23ἕκαστοςἕκαστοςDETA-NMSCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind22 ἐποιεῖτοnsubjhigh
24ἀντὶἀντίADPPREP_25 σχεδίαςcasehigh
25σχεδίαςσχεδίαNOUNN-GSFCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing22 ἐποιεῖτοoblhigh
26,,PUNCTPUNCT_22 ἐποιεῖτοpuncthigh
27οἱDETT-NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art30 μήκιστοιdethigh
28δὲδέCCONJCONJ_35 ἐδυνήθησανcchigh
29αὐτῶναὐτόςPRONP-GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs30 μήκιστοιnmod:posshighPartitive/possessive genitive with οἱ μήκιστοι.
30μήκιστοιμακρόςADJA-NPM-SCase=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur35 ἐδυνήθησανnsubjmediumSuperlative, substantivized; subject of διελθεῖν understood with ἐδυνήθησαν.
31διελθεῖνδιέρχομαιVERBV-AANMood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act35 ἐδυνήθησανxcomphighComplementary infinitive of ἐδυνήθησαν.
32ἐμβαδὸνἐμβαδόνADVADV_31 διελθεῖνadvmodmediumAdverbial accusative meaning on foot; construction may instead be read as a measure-like accusative.
33τὸDETT-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art34 ὕδωρdethigh
34ὕδωρὕδωρNOUNN-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing31 διελθεῖνobjmediumAccusative object/extent with διελθεῖν.
35ἐδυνήθησανδύναμαιVERBV-API-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass22 ἐποιεῖτοconjhighAorist passive-form of deponent δύναμαι, active in meaning.
36..PUNCTPUNCT_35 ἐδυνήθησανpuncthigh
Sentence 2

10.20.8 sentence 2

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οἱ δὲ Ἕλληνες οἱ ἐπὶ τῷ Σπερχειῷ ---πυνθάνονται γὰρ ὅτι κατὰ τὸ ἕλος διέβη μοῖρα τῶν βαρβάρων---αὐτίκα ἐς τὸ στράτευμα ἀναχωροῦσι,

The dash sequence is preserved as three punctuation tokens; the relative clause οἱ ἐπὶ τῷ Σπερχειῷ modifies Ἕλληνες, while the parenthetical ὅτι-clause is coordinated by γάρ and has μοῖρα as subject of διέβη. The final ἀναχωροῦσι is the main predicate.

cc nsubj parataxis punct punct punct ccomp obl mark advmod punct det case punct case nmod case det det punct cc det obl nsubj det det obl punct root 1 οἱ ὁ / DET 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 Ἕλληνες Ἕλλην / NOUN 4 οἱ ὁ / DET 5 ἐπὶ ἐπί / ADP 6 τῷ ὁ / DET 7 Σπερχειῷ Σπερχειός / PROPN 8 - - / PUNCT 9 - - / PUNCT 10 - - / PUNCT 11 πυνθάνονται πυνθάνομαι / VERB 12 γὰρ γάρ / CCONJ 13 ὅτι ὅτι / SCONJ 14 κατὰ κατά / ADP 15 τὸ ὁ / DET 16 ἕλος ἕλος / NOUN 17 διέβη διαβαίνω / VERB 18 μοῖρα μοῖρα / NOUN 19 τῶν ὁ / DET 20 βαρβάρων βάρβαρος / ADJ 21 - - / PUNCT 22 - - / PUNCT 23 - - / PUNCT 24 αὐτίκα αὐτίκα / ADV 25 ἐς εἰς / ADP 26 τὸ ὁ / DET 27 στράτευμα στράτευμα / NOUN 28 ἀναχωροῦσι ἀναχωρέω / VERB 29 , , / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1οἱDETT- NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art3 Ἕλληνεςdethigh
2δὲδέCCONJC_28 ἀναχωροῦσιcchighPostpositive connective.
3ἝλληνεςἝλληνNOUNNPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur28 ἀναχωροῦσιnsubjhigh
4οἱDETT- NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art5 ἐπὶdethighArticle substantivizing the participial/locative phrase.
5ἐπὶἐπίADPR_7 Σπερχειῷcasehigh
6τῷDETT- DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art7 Σπερχειῷdethigh
7ΣπερχειῷΣπερχειόςPROPNN- DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing3 ἝλληνεςoblmediumLocative phrase, ‘those Greeks at the Spercheios’; οἱ is understood as a substantivizing article.
8--PUNCT__11 πυνθάνονταιpuncthigh
9--PUNCT__11 πυνθάνονταιpuncthigh
10--PUNCT__11 πυνθάνονταιpuncthigh
11πυνθάνονταιπυνθάνομαιVERBV3PPIMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid28 ἀναχωροῦσιparataxismediumParenthetical present; subject is οἱ Ἕλληνες.
12γὰργάρCCONJC_11 πυνθάνονταιcchigh
13ὅτιὅτιSCONJC_17 διέβηmarkhighIntroduces the content clause.
14κατὰκατάADPR_16 ἕλοςcasehigh
15τὸDETT- ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art16 ἕλοςdethigh
16ἕλοςἕλοςNOUNN-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing17 διέβηoblhigh
17διέβηδιαβαίνωVERBV3SAAIMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act11 πυνθάνονταιccomphighAorist indicative; subject follows.
18μοῖραμοῖραNOUNN-NSFCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing17 διέβηnsubjhigh
19τῶνDETT- GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art20 βαρβάρωνdethigh
20βαρβάρωνβάρβαροςADJA-GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur18 μοῖραnmodhighSubstantivized adjective, ‘of the barbarians’.
21--PUNCT__11 πυνθάνονταιpuncthigh
22--PUNCT__11 πυνθάνονταιpuncthigh
23--PUNCT__11 πυνθάνονταιpuncthigh
24αὐτίκααὐτίκαADVD_28 ἀναχωροῦσιadvmodhigh
25ἐςεἰςADPR_27 στράτευμαcasehigh
26τὸDETT- ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art27 στράτευμαdethigh
27στράτευμαστράτευμαNOUNN-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing28 ἀναχωροῦσιoblhigh
28ἀναχωροῦσιἀναχωρέωVERBV3PPAIMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
29,,PUNCT__28 ἀναχωροῦσιpuncthigh
Sentence 3

10.20.8 sentence 3

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Βρέννος δὲ τοῖς περὶ τὸν Μαλιακὸν κόλπον οἰκοῦσι ζευγνύναι τὸν Σπερχειὸν ἐπέτασσεν·

Βρέννος is the subject of ἐπέτασσεν; the infinitive ζευγνύναι is its complementary command/content infinitive, with τὸν Σπερχειὸν as object. τοῖς περὶ τὸν Μαλιακὸν κόλπον οἰκοῦσι is the dative addressee, with περὶ + accusative modifying the substantivized participle.

nsubj cc det iobj case xcomp obj det amod obl det punct root 1 Βρέννος Βρέννος / PROPN 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 τοῖς ὁ / DET 4 περὶ περί / ADP 5 τὸν ὁ / DET 6 Μαλιακὸν Μαλιακός / ADJ 7 κόλπον κόλπος / NOUN 8 οἰκοῦσι οἰκέω / VERB 9 ζευγνύναι ζευγνύω / VERB 10 τὸν ὁ / DET 11 Σπερχειὸν Σπερχειός / PROPN 12 ἐπέτασσεν ἐπιτάσσω / VERB 13 · · / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ΒρέννοςΒρέννοςPROPNN-----Mn-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing12 ἐπέτασσενnsubjhigh
2δὲδέCCONJC--------_12 ἐπέτασσενcchighPostpositive connective.
3τοῖςDETT----DPM-Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur8 οἰκοῦσιdethighArticle substantivizing the participle.
4περὶπερίADPR--------_7 κόλπονcasehigh
5τὸνDETT----ASM-Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing6 Μαλιακὸνdethigh
6ΜαλιακὸνΜαλιακόςADJA----ASM-Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing7 κόλπονamodhighAdjectival modifier of κόλπον.
7κόλπονκόλποςNOUNN----ASM-Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing8 οἰκοῦσιoblhighObject of περὶ within the participial modifier.
8οἰκοῦσιοἰκέωVERBV-PPAPDPM-Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act12 ἐπέτασσενiobjhighSubstantivized present participle, dative plural.
9ζευγνύναιζευγνύωVERBV-PNAMood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act12 ἐπέτασσενxcomphighComplementary infinitive expressing the imposed action.
10τὸνDETT----ASM-Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing11 Σπερχειὸνdethigh
11ΣπερχειὸνΣπερχειόςPROPNN----ASM-Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing9 ζευγνύναιobjhigh
12ἐπέτασσενἐπιτάσσωVERBV-IAI-3S-Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act0 ROOTrootmediumAorist-form command verb; exact tense labeling may be imperfective in some traditions.
13··PUNCT__12 ἐπέτασσενpuncthigh
Sentence 4

10.20.8 sentence 4

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οἱ δὲ ἤνυον τὸ ἔργον σπουδῇ, τῷ τε ἐκείνου δέει καὶ ἀπελθεῖν ἐκ τῆς χώρας σφίσιν ἐπιθυμοῦντες τοὺς βαρβάρους μηδὲ ἐπὶ πλέον κακουργεῖν μένοντας.

The participial clause ἐπιθυμοῦντες governs the infinitives ἀπελθεῖν and κακουργεῖν; τοὺς βαρβάρους is the accusative subject of κακουργεῖν, while μένοντας is a supplementary participle agreeing with it. The phrase τῷ ... δέει καὶ ... ἐπιθυμοῦντες expresses the motives for hastening.

punct advcl obl xcomp xcomp punct nsubj obl det obl cc det obj cc case cc det nmod cc det iobj det case obl advcl root 1 οἱ ὁ / DET 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 ἤνυον ἀνύω / VERB 4 τὸ ὁ / DET 5 ἔργον ἔργον / NOUN 6 σπουδῇ σπουδή / NOUN 7 , , / PUNCT 8 τῷ ὁ / DET 9 τε τε / CCONJ 10 ἐκείνου ἐκεῖνος / PRON 11 δέει δέος / NOUN 12 καὶ καί / CCONJ 13 ἀπελθεῖν ἀπέρχομαι / VERB 14 ἐκ ἐκ / ADP 15 τῆς ὁ / DET 16 χώρας χώρα / NOUN 17 σφίσιν ἑαυτοῦ / PRON 18 ἐπιθυμοῦντες ἐπιθυμέω / VERB 19 τοὺς ὁ / DET 20 βαρβάρους βάρβαρος / NOUN 21 μηδὲ μηδέ / CCONJ 22 ἐπὶ ἐπί / ADP 23 πλέον πλείων / ADJ 24 κακουργεῖν κακουργέω / VERB 25 μένοντας μένω / VERB 26 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1οἱDETT-n---mn-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art3 ἤνυονdethigh
2δὲδέCCONJC--------_3 ἤνυονcchigh
3ἤνυονἀνύωVERBV-IAI-3P-Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
4τὸDETT-s---na-Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art5 ἔργονdethigh
5ἔργονἔργονNOUNN-s---na-Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing3 ἤνυονobjhigh
6σπουδῇσπουδήNOUNN-s---fd-Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing3 ἤνυονoblhighDative of manner.
7,,PUNCTU--------_3 ἤνυονpuncthigh
8τῷDETT-s---nd-Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art11 δέειdethigh
9τετεCCONJC--------_11 δέειcchighCorrelative τε links the two motive phrases.
10ἐκείνουἐκεῖνοςPRONP-s---mg-Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem11 δέειnmodhigh
11δέειδέοςNOUNN-s---nd-Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing3 ἤνυονoblhighDative of cause/motive.
12καὶκαίCCONJC--------_13 ἀπελθεῖνcchigh
13ἀπελθεῖνἀπέρχομαιVERBV-2AAN----Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act18 ἐπιθυμοῦντεςxcomphighInfinitive dependent on ἐπιθυμοῦντες.
14ἐκἐκADPR--------_16 χώραςcasehigh
15τῆςDETT-s---fg-Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art16 χώραςdethigh
16χώραςχώραNOUNN-s---fg-Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing13 ἀπελθεῖνoblhigh
17σφίσινἑαυτοῦPRONP-3---md-Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes18 ἐπιθυμοῦντεςiobjmediumReflexive dative referring to the subject οἱ.
18ἐπιθυμοῦντεςἐπιθυμέωVERBV-PAP---N-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act3 ἤνυονadvclhighConjoined motive participial clause.
19τοὺςDETT-p---ma-Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art20 βαρβάρουςdethigh
20βαρβάρουςβάρβαροςNOUNN-p---ma-Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur24 κακουργεῖνnsubjhighAccusative subject of the infinitive κακουργεῖν.
21μηδὲμηδέCCONJC--------_24 κακουργεῖνcchigh
22ἐπὶἐπίADPR--------_23 πλέονcasehigh
23πλέονπλείωνADJA-s---na-Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing24 κακουργεῖνoblhighAccusative of extent with ἐπί; substantivized.
24κακουργεῖνκακουργέωVERBV-PAN----Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act18 ἐπιθυμοῦντεςxcomphighSecond infinitive dependent on ἐπιθυμοῦντες.
25μένονταςμένωVERBV-PAP---MACase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act24 κακουργεῖνadvclmediumSupplementary participle, with τοὺς βαρβάρους as understood subject.
26..PUNCTU--------_3 ἤνυονpuncthigh
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