Grammar parses for passage 4.13.4
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ἐνταῦθα Ἀριστόδημος τά τε οἰκεῖα ἀναλογιζόμενος, ὡς οὐδὲν ὠφέλιμον γένοιτο φονεὺς θυγατρός, καὶ τῇ πατρίδι οὐχ ὁρῶν ἔτι ὑποῦσαν σωτηρίας ἐλπίδα, ἐπικατέσφαξεν ἑαυτὸν τῆς παιδὸς τῷ τάφῳ, τὰ μὲν ἐς ἀνθρώπου λογισμὸν ἥκοντα Μεσσηνίους σώσας, τῆς τύχης δὲ ἐς τὸ μηδὲν ἀγαγούσης τά τε ἔργα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ βουλεύματα.
Long participial construction: Aristodemus reasons that being a daughter-killer would yield no benefit, sees no hope of salvation remaining for the fatherland, and kills himself at his daughter's tomb; the concluding genitive absolute expresses Fortune's nullifying his deeds and plans.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | D— | PronType=Dem | 25 ἐπικατέσφαξεν | advmod | high | |
| 2 | Ἀριστόδημος | Ἀριστόδημος | PROPN | N—SMN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ἐπικατέσφαξεν | nsubj | high | |
| 3 | τά | ὁ | DET | P—NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 οἰκεῖα | det | high | Substantivized with οἰκεῖα. |
| 4 | τε | τε | CCONJ | G— | _ | 5 οἰκεῖα | cc | high | |
| 5 | οἰκεῖα | οἰκεῖος | ADJ | A—NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 ἀναλογιζόμενος | obj | high | Substantivized: personal/domestic circumstances. |
| 6 | ἀναλογιζόμενος | ἀναλογίζομαι | VERB | V—PMPNSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 25 ἐπικατέσφαξεν | advcl | high | |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἀναλογιζόμενος | punct | high | |
| 8 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C— | _ | 11 γένοιτο | mark | high | Introduces the content clause. |
| 9 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | PRON | P—NAN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Polarity=Neg|PronType=Ind | 10 ὠφέλιμον | obj | high | Negative substantive. |
| 10 | ὠφέλιμον | ὠφέλιμος | ADJ | A—SAN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 γένοιτο | xcomp | high | Predicative adjective with γένοιτο. |
| 11 | γένοιτο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V—AO3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 6 ἀναλογιζόμενος | ccomp | high | |
| 12 | φονεὺς | φονεύς | NOUN | N—SMN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 γένοιτο | xcomp | medium | Predicative nominative, understood subject Aristodemus. |
| 13 | θυγατρός | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N—SFG | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 φονεὺς | nmod | high | |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 γένοιτο | punct | high | |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C— | _ | 19 ὁρῶν | cc | high | |
| 16 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | P—SFD | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 πατρίδι | det | high | |
| 17 | πατρίδι | πατρίς | NOUN | N—SFD | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 ὁρῶν | iobj | high | Dative with ὑποῦσαν. |
| 18 | οὐχ | οὐ | PART | D— | Polarity=Neg | 19 ὁρῶν | advmod | high | |
| 19 | ὁρῶν | ὁράω | VERB | V—PAPNSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 25 ἐπικατέσφαξεν | advcl | high | |
| 20 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D— | _ | 21 ὑποῦσαν | advmod | high | |
| 21 | ὑποῦσαν | ὑπόειμι | VERB | V—PAPASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 19 ὁρῶν | ccomp | medium | Subject ἐλπίδα; classical lexical analysis sometimes treats the form as ὑπάρχω. |
| 22 | σωτηρίας | σωτηρία | NOUN | N—SFG | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 ἐλπίδα | nmod | high | |
| 23 | ἐλπίδα | ἐλπίς | NOUN | N—SFA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 ὑποῦσαν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitival/participial predication. |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ὁρῶν | punct | high | |
| 25 | ἐπικατέσφαξεν | ἐπικατασφάζω | VERB | V—AA3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 26 | ἑαυτὸν | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | P—SAM3 | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Rcp | 25 ἐπικατέσφαξεν | obj | high | |
| 27 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | P—SFG | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 παιδὸς | det | high | |
| 28 | παιδὸς | παῖς | NOUN | N—SFG | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 τάφῳ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on τάφῳ. |
| 29 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | P—SMD | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 τάφῳ | det | high | |
| 30 | τάφῳ | τάφος | NOUN | N—SMD | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ἐπικατέσφαξεν | obl | high | Dative of place/association. |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 ἐπικατέσφαξεν | punct | high | |
| 32 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | P—APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 37 ἥκοντα | det | high | Substantivized with ἥκοντα. |
| 33 | μὲν | μέν | PART | D— | _ | 37 ἥκοντα | advmod | high | Correlative μέν with δέ at token 43. |
| 34 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R— | _ | 36 λογισμὸν | case | high | |
| 35 | ἀνθρώπου | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N—SMG | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 36 λογισμὸν | nmod | high | Genitive of viewpoint/assessment. |
| 36 | λογισμὸν | λογισμός | NOUN | N—SMA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 37 ἥκοντα | obl | high | |
| 37 | ἥκοντα | ἥκω | VERB | V—PAPNPA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 39 σώσας | advcl | medium | Participial phrase modifying the understood deeds/acts; textually coordinated with σώσας. |
| 38 | Μεσσηνίους | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | N—PMA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 39 σώσας | obj | high | |
| 39 | σώσας | σώζω | VERB | V—AAPNSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 25 ἐπικατέσφαξεν | advcl | high | Concessive/resultative participle. |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 39 σώσας | punct | high | |
| 41 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | P—SFG | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 42 τύχης | det | high | |
| 42 | τύχης | τύχη | NOUN | N—SFG | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 47 ἀγαγούσης | nsubj | high | Subject of the genitive absolute. |
| 43 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C— | _ | 47 ἀγαγούσης | cc | high | Correlative with μέν at token 33. |
| 44 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R— | _ | 46 μηδὲν | case | high | |
| 45 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | P—SAN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 46 μηδὲν | det | high | |
| 46 | μηδὲν | μηδείς | PRON | P—NAN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Polarity=Neg|PronType=Ind | 47 ἀγαγούσης | obl | high | Substantive object of ἀγαγούσης with εἰς. |
| 47 | ἀγαγούσης | ἄγω | VERB | V—AAPG-SF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 48 τά | acl | high | Genitive absolute with τῆς τύχης. |
| 48 | τά | ὁ | DET | P—APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 50 ἔργα | det | high | Substantivized with ἔργα. |
| 49 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C— | _ | 50 ἔργα | cc | high | |
| 50 | ἔργα | ἔργον | NOUN | N—APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 47 ἀγαγούσης | obj | high | |
| 51 | αὐτοῦ | αὐτός | PRON | P—SGM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 50 ἔργα | nmod | high | |
| 52 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C— | _ | 54 βουλεύματα | cc | high | |
| 53 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | P—APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 54 βουλεύματα | det | high | Substantivized with βουλεύματα. |
| 54 | βουλεύματα | βούλευμα | NOUN | N—APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 50 ἔργα | conj | high | |
| 55 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 ἐπικατέσφαξεν | punct | high |
ἀπέθανε δὲ βασιλεύσας ἔτη τε ἓξ καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ἑβδόμου μῆνας ἐπιλαβὼν οὐ πολλούς.
The finite verb ἀπέθανε is the root; βασιλεύσας and ἐπιλαβών are circumstantial participles. ἔτη ἕξ and μῆνας ... πολλούς are coordinated duration expressions, with ἐκ τοῦ ἑβδόμου modifying the latter; the exact attachment of the second duration phrase is somewhat elliptical.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀπέθανε | ἀποθνῄσκω | VERB | V-3-SAAI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 1 ἀπέθανε | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | βασιλεύσας | βασιλεύω | VERB | V-SAAPした | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 1 ἀπέθανε | advcl | high | Circumstantial aorist participle, subject understood as the subject of ἀπέθανε. |
| 4 | ἔτη | ἔτος | NOUN | N-P---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 3 βασιλεύσας | obj | medium | Accusative duration with βασιλεύσας. |
| 5 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 ἔτη | cc | high | |
| 6 | ἓξ | ἕξ | NUM | M-------- | NumType=Card | 4 ἔτη | nummod | high | |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 11 μῆνας | cc | high | Coordinates the second duration phrase with the first. |
| 8 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 ἑβδόμου | case | high | |
| 9 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L-SGNN- | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 ἑβδόμου | det | high | |
| 10 | ἑβδόμου | ἕβδομος | ADJ | A-SGNN- | Case=Gen|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 μῆνας | nmod | high | Substantivized genitive: ‘of the seventh [year]’. |
| 11 | μῆνας | μήν | NOUN | N-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 βασιλεύσας | obj | medium | Second accusative duration phrase; attachment to βασιλεύσας is understood. |
| 12 | ἐπιλαβὼν | ἐπιλαμβάνω | VERB | V-SAAP-NM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 1 ἀπέθανε | advcl | medium | Aorist participle, probably ‘having reached/taken on’ the months; syntax is elliptical. |
| 13 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 14 πολλούς | advmod | high | |
| 14 | πολλούς | πολύς | ADJ | A-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 μῆνας | amod | high | Agrees with μῆνας. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἀπέθανε | punct | high |