Grammar parses for passage 10.20.8
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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.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὗτοι | οὗτος | PRON | D-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 3 διαβαίνουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | οὖν | οὖν | ADV | CONJ | _ | 3 διαβαίνουσιν | discourse | high | Inferential particle; UD label treated as discourse. |
| 3 | διαβαίνουσιν | διαβαίνω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 4 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 6 νυκτὶ | case | high | |
| 5 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 νυκτὶ | det | high | |
| 6 | νυκτὶ | νύξ | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 διαβαίνουσιν | obl | high | |
| 7 | διανηχόμενοι | διανήχομαι | VERB | V-PMP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 3 διαβαίνουσιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle, subject co-referential with οὗτοι. |
| 8 | ὧδε | ὧδε | ADV | ADV | _ | 7 διανηχόμενοι | advmod | medium | Deictic adverb, probably modifying the manner/direction of swimming. |
| 9 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 λιμνῶδες | det | high | |
| 10 | λιμνῶδες | λιμνώδης | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 διαβαίνουσιν | obj | medium | Substantivized neuter adjective, likely object of διαβαίνουσιν. |
| 11 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 ποταμοῦ | det | high | |
| 12 | ποταμοῦ | ποταμός | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 λιμνῶδες | nmod | high | |
| 13 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 3 διαβαίνουσιν | punct | high | |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 ἐποιεῖτο | cc | high | |
| 15 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 ὅπλα | det | high | |
| 16 | ὅπλα | ὅπλον | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 ἐποιεῖτο | obj | high | |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 16 ὅπλα | punct | high | |
| 18 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 20 θυρεούς | det | high | |
| 19 | ἐπιχωρίους | ἐπιχώριος | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 θυρεούς | amod | high | |
| 20 | θυρεούς | θυρεός | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ὅπλα | appos | high | Apposition specifying the weapons. |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 22 ἐποιεῖτο | punct | high | |
| 22 | ἐποιεῖτο | ποιέω | VERB | V-IMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 3 διαβαίνουσιν | conj | high | Middle voice; construction means making/using the shields as a substitute for a raft. |
| 23 | ἕκαστος | ἕκαστος | DET | A-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 22 ἐποιεῖτο | nsubj | high | |
| 24 | ἀντὶ | ἀντί | ADP | PREP | _ | 25 σχεδίας | case | high | |
| 25 | σχεδίας | σχεδία | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 ἐποιεῖτο | obl | high | |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 22 ἐποιεῖτο | punct | high | |
| 27 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 30 μήκιστοι | det | high | |
| 28 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 35 ἐδυνήθησαν | cc | high | |
| 29 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | P-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 30 μήκιστοι | nmod:poss | high | Partitive/possessive genitive with οἱ μήκιστοι. |
| 30 | μήκιστοι | μακρός | ADJ | A-NPM-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 35 ἐδυνήθησαν | nsubj | medium | Superlative, substantivized; subject of διελθεῖν understood with ἐδυνήθησαν. |
| 31 | διελθεῖν | διέρχομαι | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 35 ἐδυνήθησαν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive of ἐδυνήθησαν. |
| 32 | ἐμβαδὸν | ἐμβαδόν | ADV | ADV | _ | 31 διελθεῖν | advmod | medium | Adverbial accusative meaning on foot; construction may instead be read as a measure-like accusative. |
| 33 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 34 ὕδωρ | det | high | |
| 34 | ὕδωρ | ὕδωρ | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 31 διελθεῖν | obj | medium | Accusative object/extent with διελθεῖν. |
| 35 | ἐδυνήθησαν | δύναμαι | VERB | V-API-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 22 ἐποιεῖτο | conj | high | Aorist passive-form of deponent δύναμαι, active in meaning. |
| 36 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 35 ἐδυνήθησαν | punct | high |
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.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T- NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 3 Ἕλληνες | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C | _ | 28 ἀναχωροῦσι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Ἕλληνες | Ἕλλην | NOUN | NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 28 ἀναχωροῦσι | nsubj | high | |
| 4 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T- NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 5 ἐπὶ | det | high | Article substantivizing the participial/locative phrase. |
| 5 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 7 Σπερχειῷ | case | high | |
| 6 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T- DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 Σπερχειῷ | det | high | |
| 7 | Σπερχειῷ | Σπερχειός | PROPN | N- DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 Ἕλληνες | obl | medium | Locative phrase, ‘those Greeks at the Spercheios’; οἱ is understood as a substantivizing article. |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 πυνθάνονται | punct | high | |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 πυνθάνονται | punct | high | |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 πυνθάνονται | punct | high | |
| 11 | πυνθάνονται | πυνθάνομαι | VERB | V3PPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 28 ἀναχωροῦσι | parataxis | medium | Parenthetical present; subject is οἱ Ἕλληνες. |
| 12 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | C | _ | 11 πυνθάνονται | cc | high | |
| 13 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | C | _ | 17 διέβη | mark | high | Introduces the content clause. |
| 14 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R | _ | 16 ἕλος | case | high | |
| 15 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T- ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 ἕλος | det | high | |
| 16 | ἕλος | ἕλος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 διέβη | obl | high | |
| 17 | διέβη | διαβαίνω | VERB | V3SAAI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 11 πυνθάνονται | ccomp | high | Aorist indicative; subject follows. |
| 18 | μοῖρα | μοῖρα | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 διέβη | nsubj | high | |
| 19 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T- GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 20 βαρβάρων | det | high | |
| 20 | βαρβάρων | βάρβαρος | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 μοῖρα | nmod | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘of the barbarians’. |
| 21 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 πυνθάνονται | punct | high | |
| 22 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 πυνθάνονται | punct | high | |
| 23 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 πυνθάνονται | punct | high | |
| 24 | αὐτίκα | αὐτίκα | ADV | D | _ | 28 ἀναχωροῦσι | advmod | high | |
| 25 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 27 στράτευμα | case | high | |
| 26 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T- ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 στράτευμα | det | high | |
| 27 | στράτευμα | στράτευμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 ἀναχωροῦσι | obl | high | |
| 28 | ἀναχωροῦσι | ἀναχωρέω | VERB | V3PPAI | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 28 ἀναχωροῦσι | punct | high |
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.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Βρέννος | Βρέννος | PROPN | N-----Mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἐπέτασσεν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 ἐπέτασσεν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T----DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 οἰκοῦσι | det | high | Article substantivizing the participle. |
| 4 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 7 κόλπον | case | high | |
| 5 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T----ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 Μαλιακὸν | det | high | |
| 6 | Μαλιακὸν | Μαλιακός | ADJ | A----ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 κόλπον | amod | high | Adjectival modifier of κόλπον. |
| 7 | κόλπον | κόλπος | NOUN | N----ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 οἰκοῦσι | obl | high | Object of περὶ within the participial modifier. |
| 8 | οἰκοῦσι | οἰκέω | VERB | V-PPAPDPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 12 ἐπέτασσεν | iobj | high | Substantivized present participle, dative plural. |
| 9 | ζευγνύναι | ζευγνύω | VERB | V-PNA | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 12 ἐπέτασσεν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive expressing the imposed action. |
| 10 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T----ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 Σπερχειὸν | det | high | |
| 11 | Σπερχειὸν | Σπερχειός | PROPN | N----ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ζευγνύναι | obj | high | |
| 12 | ἐπέτασσεν | ἐπιτάσσω | VERB | V-IAI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Aorist-form command verb; exact tense labeling may be imperfective in some traditions. |
| 13 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἐπέτασσεν | punct | high |
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.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-n---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 3 ἤνυον | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 3 ἤνυον | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἤνυον | ἀνύω | VERB | V-IAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 ἔργον | det | high | |
| 5 | ἔργον | ἔργον | NOUN | N-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ἤνυον | obj | high | |
| 6 | σπουδῇ | σπουδή | NOUN | N-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἤνυον | obl | high | Dative of manner. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | U-------- | _ | 3 ἤνυον | punct | high | |
| 8 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 δέει | det | high | |
| 9 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 11 δέει | cc | high | Correlative τε links the two motive phrases. |
| 10 | ἐκείνου | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | P-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 11 δέει | nmod | high | |
| 11 | δέει | δέος | NOUN | N-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ἤνυον | obl | high | Dative of cause/motive. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 ἀπελθεῖν | cc | high | |
| 13 | ἀπελθεῖν | ἀπέρχομαι | VERB | V-2AAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 18 ἐπιθυμοῦντες | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on ἐπιθυμοῦντες. |
| 14 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 16 χώρας | case | high | |
| 15 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 χώρας | det | high | |
| 16 | χώρας | χώρα | NOUN | N-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ἀπελθεῖν | obl | high | |
| 17 | σφίσιν | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | P-3---md- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes | 18 ἐπιθυμοῦντες | iobj | medium | Reflexive dative referring to the subject οἱ. |
| 18 | ἐπιθυμοῦντες | ἐπιθυμέω | VERB | V-PAP---N- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 3 ἤνυον | advcl | high | Conjoined motive participial clause. |
| 19 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 20 βαρβάρους | det | high | |
| 20 | βαρβάρους | βάρβαρος | NOUN | N-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 κακουργεῖν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive κακουργεῖν. |
| 21 | μηδὲ | μηδέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 24 κακουργεῖν | cc | high | |
| 22 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 23 πλέον | case | high | |
| 23 | πλέον | πλείων | ADJ | A-s---na- | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 κακουργεῖν | obl | high | Accusative of extent with ἐπί; substantivized. |
| 24 | κακουργεῖν | κακουργέω | VERB | V-PAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 18 ἐπιθυμοῦντες | xcomp | high | Second infinitive dependent on ἐπιθυμοῦντες. |
| 25 | μένοντας | μένω | VERB | V-PAP---MA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 24 κακουργεῖν | advcl | medium | Supplementary participle, with τοὺς βαρβάρους as understood subject. |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | U-------- | _ | 3 ἤνυον | punct | high |