Grammar parses for passage 2.33.3
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καί μοι τὸ δαιμόνιον δεῖξαι μάλιστα ἐπὶ τούτου δοκεῖ καὶ Ὁμήρου πρότερον ὡς εἴη βάσκανον, εἰ δὴ Ὅμηρον μὲν προδιεφθαρμένον τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐπὶ τοσούτῳ κακῷ κακὸν δεύτερον πενία πιέζουσα ἐπὶ πᾶσαν γῆν πτωχεύοντα ἦγε, Δημοσθένει δὲ φυγῆς τε συνέπεσεν ἐν γήρᾳ λαβεῖν πεῖραν καὶ ὁ θάνατος ἐγένετο οὕτω βίαιος.
Main predicate δοκεῖ governs the infinitival clause τὸ δαιμόνιον δεῖξαι; the εἰ-clause supplies the comparison/example, with Homer as object of ἦγε and Δημοσθένει as dative with συνέπεσεν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καί | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 9 δοκεῖ | cc | high | |
| 2 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp1sd | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 9 δοκεῖ | iobj | high | |
| 3 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | Art | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 δαιμόνιον | det | high | |
| 4 | δαιμόνιον | δαιμόνιος | ADJ | A-S---NN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 δεῖξαι | nsubj | high | Substantivized adjective. |
| 5 | δεῖξαι | δείκνυμι | VERB | V--AAN-- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 9 δοκεῖ | xcomp | high | |
| 6 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D-----S- | Degree=Sup | 5 δεῖξαι | advmod | high | |
| 7 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 8 τούτου | case | high | |
| 8 | τούτου | οὗτος | PRON | Pd---GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 5 δεῖξαι | obl | medium | Genitive after ἐπί; construed with the demonstrative/display. |
| 9 | δοκεῖ | δοκέω | VERB | V-3SPIA- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 9 δοκεῖ | cc | high | |
| 11 | Ὁμήρου | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | Nb---GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 εἴη | nsubj | medium | Genitive subject of εἴη in an indirect/comparative clause. |
| 12 | πρότερον | πρότερον | ADV | D-----S- | Degree=Pos | 14 εἴη | advmod | high | |
| 13 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C | _ | 14 εἴη | mark | high | |
| 14 | εἴη | εἰμί | AUX | V-3SPOA- | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 9 δοκεῖ | ccomp | medium | Optative in a reported/comparative clause. |
| 15 | βάσκανον | βάσκανος | ADJ | A-S---NN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 εἴη | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective, agreeing with neuter δαιμόνιον understood. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 εἴη | punct | high | |
| 17 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | C | _ | 35 ἦγε | mark | high | |
| 18 | δὴ | δή | PART | D | _ | 35 ἦγε | discourse | high | |
| 19 | Ὅμηρον | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | Nb---ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 35 ἦγε | obj | high | |
| 20 | μὲν | μέν | PART | D | _ | 35 ἦγε | discourse | high | |
| 21 | προδιεφθαρμένον | προδιαφθείρω | VERB | V-RPANSM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|Voice=Pass | 19 Ὅμηρον | acl | high | Participial modifier of Homer. |
| 22 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | Art | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 23 ὀφθαλμοὺς | det | high | |
| 23 | ὀφθαλμοὺς | ὀφθαλμός | NOUN | Nb---APM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 21 προδιεφθαρμένον | obj | high | |
| 24 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 25 τοσούτῳ | case | high | |
| 25 | τοσούτῳ | τοσοῦτος | PRON | Pd---DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 26 κακῷ | amod | high | |
| 26 | κακῷ | κακός | NOUN | Nb---DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 21 προδιεφθαρμένον | obl | medium | Substantivized adjective; ἐπὶ + dative indicates extent/circumstance. |
| 27 | κακὸν | κακός | ADJ | A-S---ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 35 ἦγε | obj | medium | Predicative/object-complement adjective with Homer. |
| 28 | δεύτερον | δεύτερος | ADJ | A-S---ASM- | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 κακὸν | amod | medium | Second as a further misfortune/person; exact attachment is uncertain. |
| 29 | πενία | πενία | NOUN | Nb---NSF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 35 ἦγε | nsubj | high | |
| 30 | πιέζουσα | πιέζω | VERB | V-PAPNSF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 29 πενία | acl | high | |
| 31 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 33 γῆν | case | high | |
| 32 | πᾶσαν | πᾶς | DET | A-S---ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Tot | 33 γῆν | det | high | |
| 33 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | Nb---ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 πιέζουσα | obl | high | |
| 34 | πτωχεύοντα | πτωχεύω | VERB | V-PAPASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 19 Ὅμηρον | acl | high | Participial modifier of Homer; coordinated in sense with προδιεφθαρμένον. |
| 35 | ἦγε | ἄγω | VERB | V-3SIIA- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 41 συνέπεσεν | ccomp | high | Predicate of the εἰ-clause. |
| 36 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 ἦγε | punct | high | |
| 37 | Δημοσθένει | Δημοσθένης | PROPN | Nb---DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 41 συνέπεσεν | iobj | high | |
| 38 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 41 συνέπεσεν | cc | high | |
| 39 | φυγῆς | φυγή | NOUN | Nb---GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 44 λαβεῖν | nmod | high | |
| 40 | τε | τε | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 41 συνέπεσεν | cc | high | |
| 41 | συνέπεσεν | συμπίπτω | VERB | V-3SAAI- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Second coordinated main predicate; δοκεῖ also governs the larger discourse. |
| 42 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R | _ | 43 γήρᾳ | case | high | |
| 43 | γήρᾳ | γῆρας | NOUN | Nb---DSN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 41 συνέπεσεν | obl | high | |
| 44 | λαβεῖν | λαμβάνω | VERB | V-NAAN-- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 41 συνέπεσεν | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on συνέπεσεν. |
| 45 | πεῖραν | πεῖρα | NOUN | Nb---ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 44 λαβεῖν | obj | high | |
| 46 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 49 ἐγένετο | cc | high | |
| 47 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | Art | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 48 θάνατος | det | high | |
| 48 | θάνατος | θάνατος | NOUN | Nb---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 49 ἐγένετο | nsubj | high | |
| 49 | ἐγένετο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-3SAMI- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 41 συνέπεσεν | conj | high | |
| 50 | οὕτω | οὕτως | ADV | D-------- | _ | 49 ἐγένετο | advmod | high | |
| 51 | βίαιος | βίαιος | ADJ | A-S---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 49 ἐγένετο | xcomp | high | Predicative adjective with θάνατος. |
| 52 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 41 συνέπεσεν | punct | high |
εἴρηται μὲν οὖν περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἄλλοις καὶ αὐτῷ Δημοσθένει πλεῖστα, ἦ μὴν τῶν χρημάτων ἃ ἐκ τῆς Ἀσίας ἤγαγεν Ἅρπαλος μὴ μεταλαβεῖν αὐτόν·
The sentence has a perfect passive impersonal construction εἴρηται with περὶ + genitive; the following ἦ μὴν introduces an emphatic infinitival assertion, with αὐτόν as accusative subject of μεταλαβεῖν and ἃ as the object of ἤγαγεν. The attachment of πλεῖστα is adverbial (or neuter accusative adverbial) and is treated here as modifying εἴρηται.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἴρηται | ἐρῶ | VERB | V-RPI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal perfect passive, ‘it has been said’; spelling derives from λέγω/ἐρῶ lexical paradigm. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PART | _ | 1 εἴρηται | discourse | high | Correlative particle, with οὖν. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | PART | _ | 1 εἴρηται | discourse | high | Inferential particle. |
| 4 | περὶ | περί | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 αὐτοῦ | case | high | Preposition governing the genitive. |
| 5 | αὐτοῦ | αὐτός | PRON | P-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 1 εἴρηται | obl | high | Genitive object of περὶ. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 ἄλλοις | cc | high | Coordinates ἄλλοις with αὐτῷ Δημοσθένει. |
| 7 | ἄλλοις | ἄλλος | PRON | A-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Ind | 1 εἴρηται | iobj | high | Dative of agent or interested persons with passive εἴρηται. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 Δημοσθένει | cc | high | Coordinates the second dative participant. |
| 9 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 10 Δημοσθένει | det | high | Intensive/pronominal modifier of Δημοσθένει. |
| 10 | Δημοσθένει | Δημοσθένης | PROPN | N-DMS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|NameType=Prs|Number=Sing | 1 εἴρηται | iobj | high | Dative of agent or source with εἴρηται. |
| 11 | πλεῖστα | πολύς | ADV | A-NPN | Degree=Sup | 1 εἴρηται | advmod | medium | Neuter plural superlative used adverbially, ‘very much/at greatest length’. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 1 εἴρηται | punct | high | |
| 13 | ἦ | ἦ | PART | PART | _ | 24 μεταλαβεῖν | discourse | medium | Emphatic asseverative particle introducing the infinitival assertion. |
| 14 | μὴν | μήν | PART | PART | _ | 13 ἦ | fixed | high | Forms the fixed emphatic expression ἦ μὴν. |
| 15 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPN | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 16 χρημάτων | det | high | Article with χρημάτων. |
| 16 | χρημάτων | χρῆμα | NOUN | N-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 24 μεταλαβεῖν | obl | medium | Partitive/object-related genitive with μεταλαβεῖν: ‘share in the money’. |
| 17 | ἃ | ὅς | PRON | P-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 21 ἤγαγεν | obj | high | Relative pronoun, object of ἤγαγεν; antecedent is χρήματα. |
| 18 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 20 Ἀσίας | case | high | Preposition governing the genitive. |
| 19 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 Ἀσίας | det | high | Article with Ἀσίας. |
| 20 | Ἀσίας | Ἀσία | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|NameType=Geo|Number=Sing | 21 ἤγαγεν | obl | high | Genitive complement of ἐκ. |
| 21 | ἤγαγεν | ἄγω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 17 ἃ | acl:relcl | high | Aorist relative-clause predicate; subject is Ἅρπαλος. |
| 22 | Ἅρπαλος | Ἅρπαλος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|NameType=Prs|Number=Sing | 21 ἤγαγεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἤγαγεν. |
| 23 | μὴ | μή | PART | PART | Polarity=Neg | 24 μεταλαβεῖν | advmod | high | Infinitival negator. |
| 24 | μεταλαβεῖν | μεταλαμβάνω | VERB | V-2AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 1 εἴρηται | xcomp | high | Aorist active infinitive in the asseverative construction ἦ μὴν; αὐτόν is its accusative subject. |
| 25 | αὐτόν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 24 μεταλαβεῖν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive μεταλαβεῖν. |
| 26 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 1 εἴρηται | punct | high |