Grammar parses for passage 2.16.4
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ὃν δὲ προσποιοῦσιν Ἀκουσιλάῳ λόγον, Μυκηνέα υἱὸν εἶναι Σπάρτωνος, Σπάρτωνα δὲ Φορωνέως, οὐκ ἂν ἔγωγε ἀποδεξαίμην, διότι μηδὲ αὐτοὶ Λακεδαιμόνιοι.
Relative clause with προσποιεῖν τινί τινα λόγον and an accusative-infinitive complement; the final διότι clause is elliptical, best understood as μηδὲ αὐτοὶ Λακεδαιμόνιοι [ἀποδέχονται/ἀποδέξαιντο].
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὃν | ὅς | PRON | R-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 λόγον | obj | high | Relative pronoun, object of προσποιοῦσιν and antecedent of λόγον. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 3 προσποιοῦσιν | cc | high | |
| 3 | προσποιοῦσιν | προσποιέω | VERB | V-PIA-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | advcl | medium | Finite verb in the relative clause; construed with dative addressee and accusative λόγον. |
| 4 | Ἀκουσιλάῳ | Ἀκουσίλαος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 προσποιοῦσιν | iobj | high | |
| 5 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 προσποιοῦσιν | obj | high | Accusative object, with a following accusative-infinitive apposition/content clause. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 προσποιοῦσιν | punct | high | |
| 7 | Μυκηνέα | Μυκηνεύς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of εἶναι. |
| 8 | υἱὸν | υἱός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with εἶναι. |
| 9 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PNA | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 5 λόγον | ccomp | high | Accusative-infinitive complement of λόγον. |
| 10 | Σπάρτωνος | Σπάρτων | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 υἱὸν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on υἱόν. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 εἶναι | punct | high | |
| 12 | Σπάρτωνα | Σπάρτων | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 εἶναι | parataxis | medium | Resumptive/parenthetical accusative-infinitive subject, coordinated semantically with Μυκηνέα. |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 Σπάρτωνα | cc | high | |
| 14 | Φορωνέως | Φορωνεύς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 Σπάρτωνα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on the elliptical predicate υἱόν. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 Σπάρτωνα | punct | high | |
| 16 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | advmod | high | |
| 17 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | D-------- | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | aux | high | Modal particle with the optative. |
| 18 | ἔγωγε | ἐγώ | PRON | RPNS-1S | Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1 | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | nsubj | high | Emphatic first-person subject. |
| 19 | ἀποδεξαίμην | ἀποδέχομαι | VERB | V-OAM-1S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Potential optative with ἄν: 'I would not accept'. |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | punct | high | |
| 21 | διότι | διότι | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 24 Λακεδαιμόνιοι | mark | medium | Introduces an elliptical explanatory clause. |
| 22 | μηδὲ | μηδέ | CCONJ | C-------- | Polarity=Neg | 24 Λακεδαιμόνιοι | cc | medium | Negative additive conjunction, 'nor/not even'. |
| 23 | αὐτοὶ | αὐτός | PRON | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 Λακεδαιμόνιοι | nsubj | high | Intensive pronoun modifying or emphasizing Λακεδαιμόνιοι. |
| 24 | Λακεδαιμόνιοι | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | advcl | low | Nominal elliptical clause under διότι; understood with omitted finite verb. |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | punct | high |
Λακεδαιμονίοις γὰρ Σπάρτης μὲν γυναικὸς εἰκών ἐστιν ἐν Ἀμύκλαις, Σπάρτωνα δὲ Φορωνέως παῖδα θαυμάζοιεν ἂν καὶ ἀρχὴν ἀκούσαντες.
The first clause has a dative of interest/possession (Λακεδαιμονίοις) with εἰκών ἐστιν; the second clause has an optative with ἄν, with θαυμάζοιεν taking Σπάρτωνα Φορωνέως παῖδα as its object and ἀκούσαντες as a circumstantial participle.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Λακεδαιμονίοις | Λακεδαιμόνιος | NOUN | A-DatP | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 εἰκών | iobj | high | Dative of interest/possession with εἰκών ἐστιν. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G-------- | _ | 15 θαυμάζοιεν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle; relation broadly discourse. |
| 3 | Σπάρτης | Σπάρτη | PROPN | Ne-G---S | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 εἰκών | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on εἰκών: image of Sparta. |
| 4 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 6 εἰκών | cc | high | First member of μέν...δέ coordination. |
| 5 | γυναικὸς | γυνή | NOUN | A-G---S | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 εἰκών | nmod | high | Genitive of material/description: an image in the form of a woman. |
| 6 | εἰκών | εἰκών | NOUN | A-N---S | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἐστιν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστιν. |
| 7 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | VERB | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the first clause. |
| 8 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 9 Ἀμύκλαις | case | high | Preposition governing Ἀμύκλαις. |
| 9 | Ἀμύκλαις | Ἀμύκλαι | PROPN | Ne-D---P | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 6 εἰκών | obl | high | Locative dative governed by ἐν. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐστιν | punct | high | |
| 11 | Σπάρτωνα | Σπάρτων | PROPN | Ne-A---S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 θαυμάζοιεν | obj | high | Object of θαυμάζοιεν. |
| 12 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 15 θαυμάζοιεν | cc | high | Second member corresponding to μέν. |
| 13 | Φορωνέως | Φορωνεύς | PROPN | Ne-G---S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 παῖδα | nmod | high | Patronymic genitive: child of Phoroneus. |
| 14 | παῖδα | παῖς | NOUN | A-A---S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 Σπάρτωνα | appos | high | Apposition to Σπάρτωνα. |
| 15 | θαυμάζοιεν | θαυμάζω | VERB | V-POA-3P | Mood=Opt|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 7 ἐστιν | conj | high | Coordinated main predicate; potential optative with ἄν. |
| 16 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | G-------- | _ | 15 θαυμάζοιεν | aux | high | Modal particle with the optative. |
| 17 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 19 ἀκούσαντες | cc | high | Coordinates the participial adjunct with the preceding predicate. |
| 18 | ἀρχὴν | ἀρχή | NOUN | A-A---S | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 ἀκούσαντες | obj | medium | Accusative object of ἀκούσαντες, likely ‘the beginning/origin’; semantic construction is somewhat compressed. |
| 19 | ἀκούσαντες | ἀκούω | VERB | V-AAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 15 θαυμάζοιεν | advcl | high | Circumstantial aorist participle, agreeing with the understood subject of θαυμάζοιεν. |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐστιν | punct | high |