Grammar parses for passage 3.7.5
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Θεόπομπον δὲ τὸν Νικάνδρου βασιλεύσαντα μετὰ Νίκανδρον μέλλει καὶ αὖθις ὁ λόγος μοι προσθήσειν προελθόντι ἐς τὴν Μεσσηνίαν συγγραφήν.
The construction μέλλει προσθήσειν takes an accusative object Θεόπομπον and a further accusative συγγραφήν; προελθόντι is a difficult dative participle, likely referring to the narrator in the context of proceeding to the Messenian history.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Θεόπομπον | Θεόπομπος | PROPN | Ne,Acc,Sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 προσθήσειν | obj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 8 μέλλει | cc | high | |
| 3 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | Art,Acc,Sg,Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 βασιλεύσαντα | det | high | |
| 4 | Νικάνδρου | Νίκανδρος | PROPN | Ne,Gen,Sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 βασιλεύσαντα | nmod | high | |
| 5 | βασιλεύσαντα | βασιλεύω | VERB | VAorAct,Acc,Sg,Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 Θεόπομπον | acl | high | |
| 6 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | Prep | _ | 5 βασιλεύσαντα | case | high | |
| 7 | Νίκανδρον | Νίκανδρος | PROPN | Ne,Acc,Sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 μετὰ | obl | high | |
| 8 | μέλλει | μέλλω | VERB | VPresAct,3Sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 14 προσθήσειν | cc | medium | Coordinates the infinitival predicate with the following adverbial continuation. |
| 10 | αὖθις | αὖθις | ADV | Adv | _ | 14 προσθήσειν | advmod | high | |
| 11 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | Art,Nom,Sg,Masc | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 λόγος | det | high | |
| 12 | λόγος | λόγος | NOUN | N,Nom,Sg,Masc | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 προσθήσειν | nsubj | high | |
| 13 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | P1,Dat,Sg | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 14 προσθήσειν | iobj | high | |
| 14 | προσθήσειν | προστίθημι | VERB | VFutureAct,Inf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 μέλλει | xcomp | high | |
| 15 | προελθόντι | προέρχομαι | VERB | VAorAct,Dat,Sg,Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 19 συγγραφήν | acl | medium | Dative participle is understood with the speaker/narrator and modifies the following συγγραφήν contextually. |
| 16 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | Prep | _ | 15 προελθόντι | case | high | |
| 17 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | Art,Acc,Sg,Fem | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 Μεσσηνίαν | det | high | |
| 18 | Μεσσηνίαν | Μεσσηνία | PROPN | Ne,Acc,Sg,Fem | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἐς | obl | high | |
| 19 | συγγραφήν | συγγραφή | NOUN | N,Acc,Sg,Fem | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 προσθήσειν | obl | medium | Accusative of goal/topic with προσθήσειν; the participial phrase προελθόντι ἐς τὴν Μεσσηνίαν is associated with it. |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 μέλλει | punct | high |
Θεοπόμπου δὲ ἔτι ἔχοντος τὴν ἀρχὴν ἐν Σπάρτῃ γίνεται καὶ ὁ περὶ τῆς Θυρεάτιδος καλουμένης χώρας Λακεδαιμονίοις ἀγὼν πρὸς Ἀργείους, Θεόπομπος δὲ αὐτὸς οὐ μετέσχε τοῦ ἔργου γήρᾳ καὶ ὑπὸ λύπης τὸ πλέον·
The first clause has a genitive absolute (Θεοπόμπου ... ἔχοντος) and a postposed nominal subject ὁ ... ἀγών; the semicolon introduces a coordinated/paratactic clause with Θεόπομπος as subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Θεοπόμπου | Θεόπομπος | PROPN | N--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ἔχοντος | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 γίνεται | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D-------- | _ | 4 ἔχοντος | advmod | high | |
| 4 | ἔχοντος | ἔχω | VERB | V-PAPGSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 9 γίνεται | advcl | high | Genitive absolute with Θεοπόμπου. |
| 5 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | S----AFA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἀρχὴν | det | high | |
| 6 | ἀρχὴν | ἀρχή | NOUN | N--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ἔχοντος | obj | high | |
| 7 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 8 Σπάρτῃ | case | high | |
| 8 | Σπάρτῃ | Σπάρτη | PROPN | N--DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ἔχοντος | obl | high | |
| 9 | γίνεται | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-PMI3S-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 18 ἀγὼν | cc | high | |
| 11 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | S---NM---- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 ἀγὼν | det | high | |
| 12 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 16 χώρας | case | high | |
| 13 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | S---GFS-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 Θυρεάτιδος | det | high | |
| 14 | Θυρεάτιδος | Θυρεᾶτις | PROPN | N--GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 καλουμένης | obl | high | |
| 15 | καλουμένης | καλέω | VERB | V-PMPGSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 16 χώρας | acl | high | |
| 16 | χώρας | χώρα | NOUN | N-GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 ἀγὼν | nmod | high | περὶ χώρας, with genitive modifier Θυρεάτιδος. |
| 17 | Λακεδαιμονίοις | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | A--DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 ἀγὼν | iobj | high | |
| 18 | ἀγὼν | ἀγών | NOUN | N--NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 γίνεται | nsubj | high | |
| 19 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R-------- | _ | 20 Ἀργείους | case | high | |
| 20 | Ἀργείους | Ἀργεῖος | PROPN | A--APM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 ἀγὼν | obl | high | |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 γίνεται | punct | high | |
| 22 | Θεόπομπος | Θεόπομπος | PROPN | N--NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 μετέσχε | nsubj | high | |
| 23 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 26 μετέσχε | cc | high | |
| 24 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | P--NMS-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 22 Θεόπομπος | appos | high | Emphatic/reflexive-like pronoun agreeing with Θεόπομπος. |
| 25 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 26 μετέσχε | advmod | high | |
| 26 | μετέσχε | μετέχω | VERB | V-2AAI3S-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | parataxis | high | Second coordinated/main clause after the semicolon. |
| 27 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | S---GNS-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 ἔργου | det | high | |
| 28 | ἔργου | ἔργον | NOUN | N-GSN- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 μετέσχε | obj | high | Genitive object of μετέσχε. |
| 29 | γήρᾳ | γῆρας | NOUN | N--DSN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 μετέσχε | obl | medium | Dative of cause/condition: because of old age. |
| 30 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 32 λύπης | cc | high | |
| 31 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 32 λύπης | case | high | |
| 32 | λύπης | λύπη | NOUN | N-GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 μετέσχε | obl | high | Cause phrase ὑπὸ λύπης. |
| 33 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | S---ANS-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 34 πλέον | det | high | |
| 34 | πλέον | πολύς | ADJ | A-S--ANS- | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 μετέσχε | advmod | high | Substantivized accusative τὸ πλέον, ‘for the most part’. |
| 35 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 μετέσχε | punct | high |
Ἀρχίδαμον γὰρ Θεοπόμπου ζῶντος ἔτι ἐπιλαμβάνει τὸ χρεών.
The genitive absolute Θεοπόμπου ζῶντος ἔτι means 'while Theopompus was still alive'; τὸ χρεών is the impersonal notion of fate/necessity, with its exact syntactic relation to ἐπιλαμβάνει uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἀρχίδαμον | Ἀρχίδαμος | PROPN | N-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐπιλαμβάνει | obj | high | |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | PART | _ | 6 ἐπιλαμβάνει | discourse | high | |
| 3 | Θεοπόμπου | Θεόπομπος | PROPN | N-GMS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ζῶντος | nsubj | high | |
| 4 | ζῶντος | ζάω | VERB | V-PAP-GMS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 6 ἐπιλαμβάνει | advcl | high | Genitive absolute with Θεοπόμπου. |
| 5 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | ADV | _ | 4 ζῶντος | advmod | high | |
| 6 | ἐπιλαμβάνει | ἐπιλαμβάνω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal use: fate/death seizes Archidamus. |
| 7 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ANS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 χρεών | det | high | |
| 8 | χρεών | χρεών | NOUN | N-ANS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 ἐπιλαμβάνει | obj | medium | Substantivized neuter form, likely appositional/explanatory to the impersonal subject notion; exact attachment is syntactically difficult. |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐπιλαμβάνει | punct | high |