Grammar parses for passage 3.23.5
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ἀλλὰ Μηνοφάνην μὲν παραυτίκα, ὡς ἀνήγετο ἐρημώσας τὴν Δῆλον, λοχήσαντες ναυσὶν οἱ διαπεφευγότες τῶν ἐμπόρων καταδύουσι, Μιθριδάτην δὲ ὕστερον τούτων ἠνάγκασεν ὁ θεὸς αὐτόχειρα αὑτοῦ καταστῆναι, τῆς τε ἀρχῆς οἱ καθῃρημένης καὶ ἐλαυνόμενον πανταχόθεν ὑπὸ Ῥωμαίων·
Two coordinated accusative objects (Μηνοφάνην, Μιθριδάτην) depend on καταδύουσι/ἠνάγκασεν; the participial phrases after Μιθριδάτην are supplementary description, with τῆς ἀρχῆς οἱ καθῃρημένης a genitive absolute-like construction and ἐλαυνόμενον coordinated with καθῃρημένης.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 καταδύουσι | cc | high | |
| 2 | Μηνοφάνην | Μηνοφάνης | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 καταδύουσι | obj | high | |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PART | _ | 2 Μηνοφάνην | discourse | high | |
| 4 | παραυτίκα | παραυτίκα | ADV | ADV | _ | 18 καταδύουσι | advmod | high | |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 18 καταδύουσι | punct | high | |
| 6 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 ἀνήγετο | mark | high | Temporal ὡς. |
| 7 | ἀνήγετο | ἀνάγω | VERB | V-3IIM-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Mid | 18 καταδύουσι | advcl | high | Subject understood as Μηνοφάνης. |
| 8 | ἐρημώσας | ἐρημόω | VERB | V-AAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 ἀνήγετο | advcl | high | Conjunct participle with subject Μηνοφάνης. |
| 9 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 Δῆλον | det | high | |
| 10 | Δῆλον | Δῆλος | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ἐρημώσας | obj | high | Island name, feminine in this form. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 18 καταδύουσι | punct | high | |
| 12 | λοχήσαντες | λοχάω | VERB | V-AAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 18 καταδύουσι | advcl | high | Subject is οἱ διαπεφευγότες. |
| 13 | ναυσὶν | ναῦς | NOUN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 12 λοχήσαντες | obl | high | Means or location: lying in wait with ships. |
| 14 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 διαπεφευγότες | det | high | |
| 15 | διαπεφευγότες | διαφεύγω | VERB | V-RAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 18 καταδύουσι | nsubj | high | Substantival participle, ‘those of the merchants who escaped’. |
| 16 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 ἐμπόρων | det | high | |
| 17 | ἐμπόρων | ἔμπορος | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 διαπεφευγότες | nmod | high | |
| 18 | καταδύουσι | καταδύω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate for the first coordinated clause. |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 18 καταδύουσι | punct | high | |
| 20 | Μιθριδάτην | Μιθριδάτης | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 ἠνάγκασεν | obj | high | |
| 21 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 ἠνάγκασεν | cc | high | |
| 22 | ὕστερον | ὕστερον | ADV | ADV | _ | 24 ἠνάγκασεν | advmod | high | |
| 23 | τούτων | οὗτος | PRON | D-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 22 ὕστερον | obl | medium | Partitive/relational genitive: later than these events/persons. |
| 24 | ἠνάγκασεν | ἀναγκάζω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 18 καταδύουσι | conj | high | |
| 25 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 θεὸς | det | high | |
| 26 | θεὸς | θεός | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 ἠνάγκασεν | nsubj | high | |
| 27 | αὐτόχειρα | αὐτόχειρ | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 καταστῆναι | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective agreeing with Μιθριδάτην. |
| 28 | αὑτοῦ | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | P-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes | 27 αὐτόχειρα | nmod | high | Reflexive possessive genitive. |
| 29 | καταστῆναι | καθίστημι | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 24 ἠνάγκασεν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of ἠνάγκασεν. |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 24 ἠνάγκασεν | punct | high | |
| 31 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 33 ἀρχῆς | det | high | |
| 32 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 35 καθῃρημένης | cc | high | |
| 33 | ἀρχῆς | ἀρχή | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 35 καθῃρημένης | obl | medium | Genitive with καθῃρημένης; likely genitive absolute construction. |
| 34 | οἱ | ὁ | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 35 καθῃρημένης | iobj | medium | Dative pronoun, likely ‘his’; spelling is identical to article but syntax favors pronoun. |
| 35 | καθῃρημένης | καθαιρέω | VERB | V-RMP-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 24 ἠνάγκασεν | advcl | medium | Genitive participle agreeing with ἀρχῆς; construction is syntactically compressed. |
| 36 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 37 ἐλαυνόμενον | cc | high | |
| 37 | ἐλαυνόμενον | ἐλαύνω | VERB | V-PPP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 29 καταστῆναι | xcomp | medium | Supplementary participle referring to Μιθριδάτην; coordinated in sense with the preceding participial circumstance. |
| 38 | πανταχόθεν | πανταχόθεν | ADV | ADV | _ | 37 ἐλαυνόμενον | advmod | high | |
| 39 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 40 Ῥωμαίων | case | high | |
| 40 | Ῥωμαίων | Ῥωμαῖος | PROPN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 37 ἐλαυνόμενον | obl:agent | high | |
| 41 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 18 καταδύουσι | punct | high |
εἰσὶ δὲ οἵ φασιν αὐτὸν παρά του τῶν μισθοφόρων θάνατον βίαιον ἐν μέρει χάριτος εὕρασθαι.
Existential εἰσὶ introduces οἵ, with φασιν governing an accusative-and-infinitive construction: αὐτὸν ... εὕρασθαι. The phrase παρά του τῶν μισθοφόρων is construed with εὕρασθαι; θάνατον βίαιον is the accusative predicate/object-like complement, while ἐν μέρει χάριτος is an idiomatic circumstantial phrase. The exact scope of παρά and the construction of χάριτος are somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἰσὶ | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Existential present, introducing the relative subject οἵ. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 εἰσὶ | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οἵ | ὅς | PRON | PRel-NMP | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 4 φασιν | nsubj | high | Relative pronoun, subject of φασιν. |
| 4 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 εἰσὶ | acl:relcl | high | Finite verb of the relative clause; governs the accusative-and-infinitive. |
| 5 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 15 εὕρασθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive εὕρασθαι. |
| 6 | παρά | παρά | ADP | P | _ | 7 του | case | high | Preposition governing the following genitive. |
| 7 | του | τις | PRON | X-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 15 εὕρασθαι | obl | medium | Indefinite genitive after παρά; form is ambiguous without accentuation. |
| 8 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 μισθοφόρων | det | high | Article modifying μισθοφόρων. |
| 9 | μισθοφόρων | μισθοφόρος | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 του | nmod | high | Genitive dependent within the παρά phrase. |
| 10 | θάνατον | θάνατος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 εὕρασθαι | obj | medium | Accusative complement associated with εὕρασθαι; exact semantic role is debated. |
| 11 | βίαιον | βίαιος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 θάνατον | amod | high | Adjective agreeing with θάνατον. |
| 12 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | _ | 13 μέρει | case | high | Preposition governing μέρει. |
| 13 | μέρει | μέρος | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 εὕρασθαι | obl | medium | Dative object of ἐν in the phrase ἐν μέρει. |
| 14 | χάριτος | χάρις | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 μέρει | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent on μέρει, likely partitive or descriptive in the idiom. |
| 15 | εὕρασθαι | εὑρίσκω | VERB | V-AMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 4 φασιν | ccomp | high | Aorist middle infinitive in the accusative-and-infinitive complement of φασιν. |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 εἰσὶ | punct | high |