Grammar parses for passage 3.9.2
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Ἀθηναίοις δὲ ἦν μὲν ἡ πρόφασις ἐκ τοῦ Πελοποννησίων πολέμου καὶ ἐκ νόσου τῆς λοιμώδους ἐπανήκειν τὴν πόλιν ἐς τὴν πρότερόν ποτε οὖσαν εὐδαιμονίαν· πυνθανόμενοι δὲ διʼ ἀγγέλων ὡς Κόνων ὁ Τιμοθέου παρὰ βασιλέα ἀναβεβηκὼς εἴη, κατὰ τοῦτο ἡσύχαζον μάλιστα.
The first half has an infinitival clause (ἐπανήκειν) dependent on πρόφασις with two ἐκ-phrases, and the second half contains indirect discourse introduced by ὡς after a participial clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἀθηναίοις | Ἀθηναῖος | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 ἦν | obl | high | Dative of reference with εἶναι/ἦν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 3 ἦν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/existential root of first clause. |
| 4 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 3 ἦν | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 5 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 πρόφασις | det | high | Article modifying πρόφασις. |
| 6 | πρόφασις | πρόφασις | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἦν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἦν. |
| 7 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 10 πολέμου | case | high | Introduces prepositional phrase. |
| 8 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 πολέμου | det | high | Article modifying πολέμου. |
| 9 | Πελοποννησίων | Πελοποννήσιος | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 πολέμου | amod | high | Attributive modifier of πολέμου. |
| 10 | πολέμου | πόλεμος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 πρόφασις | nmod | high | Complement of ἐκ. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 7 ἐκ | cc | high | Joins the two ἐκ-phrases. |
| 12 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 13 νόσου | case | high | Introduces second source phrase. |
| 13 | νόσου | νόσος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 πρόφασις | nmod | high | Second complement to πρόφασις. |
| 14 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 λοιμώδους | det | high | Article modifying λοιμώδους. |
| 15 | λοιμώδους | λοιμώδης | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 νόσου | amod | high | Attributive modifier of νόσου. |
| 16 | ἐπανήκειν | ἐπανήκω | VERB | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 6 πρόφασις | csubj | medium | Infinitival clause explaining the πρόφασις; syntax somewhat loose. |
| 17 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 πόλιν | det | high | Article modifying πόλιν. |
| 18 | πόλιν | πόλις | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἐπανήκειν | obj | high | Object of ἐπανήκειν. |
| 19 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 24 εὐδαιμονίαν | case | high | Introduces goal phrase. |
| 20 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 εὐδαιμονίαν | det | high | Article modifying εὐδαιμονίαν. |
| 21 | πρότερόν | πρότερος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 εὐδαιμονίαν | amod | low | Adverbial form used elliptically with οὖσαν; gender/case inferred from agreement. |
| 22 | ποτε | ποτέ | PART | _ | _ | 23 οὖσαν | advmod | high | Temporal particle modifying οὖσαν. |
| 23 | οὖσαν | εἰμί | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 24 εὐδαιμονίαν | acl | high | Participle modifying εὐδαιμονίαν. |
| 24 | εὐδαιμονίαν | εὐδαιμονία | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἐπανήκειν | obl | high | Goal/complement of ἐς. |
| 25 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἦν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
| 26 | πυνθανόμενοι | πυνθάνομαι | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 41 ἡσύχαζον | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle with the second main clause. |
| 27 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 26 πυνθανόμενοι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 28 | διʼ | διά | ADP | _ | _ | 29 ἀγγέλων | case | high | Introduces means/source phrase. |
| 29 | ἀγγέλων | ἄγγελος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 πυνθανόμενοι | obl | high | Complement of διά. |
| 30 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 37 εἴη | mark | high | Introduces indirect statement. |
| 31 | Κόνων | Κόνων | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 37 εἴη | nsubj | high | Subject of εἴη. |
| 32 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 Κόνων | det | high | Article with appositional name phrase. |
| 33 | Τιμοθέου | Τιμόθεος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 Κόνων | nmod | high | Patronymic/genitive modifier of Κόνων. |
| 34 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | _ | _ | 35 βασιλέα | case | high | Introduces motion/toward phrase. |
| 35 | βασιλέα | βασιλεύς | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 36 ἀναβεβηκὼς | obl | high | Complement of παρά. |
| 36 | ἀναβεβηκὼς | ἀναβαίνω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 37 εἴη | xcomp | high | Participle completing the reported content. |
| 37 | εἴη | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 26 πυνθανόμενοι | ccomp | high | Optative in indirect discourse. |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 41 ἡσύχαζον | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 39 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | _ | _ | 40 τοῦτο | case | high | Introduces causal/referential phrase. |
| 40 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 41 ἡσύχαζον | obl | high | Object/complement of κατά. |
| 41 | ἡσύχαζον | ἡσυχάζω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of second clause. |
| 42 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | _ | _ | 41 ἡσύχαζον | advmod | high | Degree modifier. |
| 43 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 41 ἡσύχαζον | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |