Grammar parses for passage 4.15.6
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ἐγένετο δὲ καὶ Λακεδαιμονίοις μάντευμα ἐκ Δελφῶν τὸν Ἀθηναῖον ἐπάγεσθαι σύμβουλον.
The impersonal ἐγένετο takes μάντευμα as subject; the infinitival clause τὸν Ἀθηναῖον ἐπάγεσθαι σύμβουλον is the content of the oracle, with τὸν Ἀθηναῖον as accusative subject and σύμβουλον as predicate accusative.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐγένετο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Middle | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 ἐγένετο | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | ADV | ADV | _ | 1 ἐγένετο | advmod | high | Here additive, modifying the clause. |
| 4 | Λακεδαιμονίοις | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | N-DPM | Case=Dative|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 5 μάντευμα | iobj | high | Dative of the people for whom the oracle occurred. |
| 5 | μάντευμα | μάντευμα | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nominative|Gender=Neut|Number=Singular | 1 ἐγένετο | nsubj | high | |
| 6 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 7 Δελφῶν | case | high | |
| 7 | Δελφῶν | Δελφοί | PROPN | N-GPM | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 5 μάντευμα | nmod | high | Source/origin of the oracle. |
| 8 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 9 Ἀθηναῖον | det | high | |
| 9 | Ἀθηναῖον | Ἀθηναῖος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 10 ἐπάγεσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 10 | ἐπάγεσθαι | ἐπάγω | VERB | V-PNM-N | Mood=Infinitive|Tense=Present|Voice=Middle | 5 μάντευμα | csubj | medium | Content infinitive of μάντευμα; may alternatively be analyzed as an appositional/content complement. |
| 11 | σύμβουλον | σύμβουλος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 10 ἐπάγεσθαι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with ἐπάγεσθαι. |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἐγένετο | punct | high |
Ἀθηναῖοι δὲ οὐδέτερα θέλοντες, οὔτε Λακεδαιμονίους ἄνευ μεγάλων κινδύνων προσλαβεῖν μοῖραν τῶν ἐν Πελοποννήσῳ τὴν ἀρίστην οὔτε αὐτοὶ παρακοῦσαι τοῦ θεοῦ, πρὸς ταῦτα ἐξευρίσκουσι·
The infinitive phrases are coordinated complements of θέλοντες: the Athenians do not wish either to admit the Lacedaemonians to the best share of the Peloponnese without great dangers or themselves to disobey the god; ἐξευρίσκουσι has ταῦτα as object and is the finite root. The punctuation comma after θέλοντες is syntactic separation, not a clause boundary.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἀθηναῖοι | Ἀθηναῖος | PROPN | N----MP- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 θέλοντες | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C------- | _ | 26 ἐξευρίσκουσι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οὐδέτερα | οὐδέτερος | ADJ | A----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 4 θέλοντες | obj | medium | Substantivized accusative plural: 'neither of the two alternatives'. |
| 4 | θέλοντες | ἐθέλω | VERB | V-PPAPNM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 26 ἐξευρίσκουσι | advcl | medium | Concessive or circumstantial participle with Ἀθηναῖοι; governs the coordinated infinitives. |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 θέλοντες | punct | high | |
| 6 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | C------- | _ | 11 προσλαβεῖν | cc | high | First member of οὔτε ... οὔτε coordination. |
| 7 | Λακεδαιμονίους | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | A----APM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 προσλαβεῖν | obj | high | Accusative subject of προσλαβεῖν. |
| 8 | ἄνευ | ἄνευ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 κινδύνων | case | high | |
| 9 | μεγάλων | μέγας | ADJ | A----GPF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 10 κινδύνων | amod | high | |
| 10 | κινδύνων | κίνδυνος | NOUN | N----GPF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 προσλαβεῖν | obl | high | Genitive complement of ἄνευ. |
| 11 | προσλαβεῖν | προσλαμβάνω | VERB | V-AIAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 4 θέλοντες | xcomp | high | |
| 12 | μοῖραν | μοῖρα | NOUN | N----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 προσλαβεῖν | obj | high | Object of προσλαβεῖν. |
| 13 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | S----GPF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 12 μοῖραν | det | high | |
| 14 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 15 Πελοποννήσῳ | case | high | |
| 15 | Πελοποννήσῳ | Πελοπόννησος | PROPN | N----DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 μοῖραν | nmod | high | Locative ἐν-phrase modifying μοῖραν. |
| 16 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | S----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 ἀρίστην | det | high | |
| 17 | ἀρίστην | ἄριστος | ADJ | A----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 μοῖραν | amod | high | Predicative/attributive adjective with μοῖραν. |
| 18 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | C------- | _ | 20 παρακοῦσαι | cc | high | Second member of οὔτε ... οὔτε coordination. |
| 19 | αὐτοὶ | αὐτός | PRON | P----NPM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 20 παρακοῦσαι | nsubj | high | Emphatic nominative subject of παρακοῦσαι. |
| 20 | παρακοῦσαι | παρακούω | VERB | V-AIAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 4 θέλοντες | xcomp | high | Coordinated infinitive, with οὔτε. |
| 21 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | S----GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 θεοῦ | det | high | |
| 22 | θεοῦ | θεός | NOUN | N----GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 παρακοῦσαι | obl | high | Genitive object/complement of παρακούω. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 ἐξευρίσκουσι | punct | high | |
| 24 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R-------- | _ | 25 ταῦτα | case | high | |
| 25 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | P----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 26 ἐξευρίσκουσι | obl | high | Accusative with πρός, 'in response to these considerations'. |
| 26 | ἐξευρίσκουσι | ἐξευρίσκω | VERB | V-PIAI3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 27 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 ἐξευρίσκουσι | punct | high |
καὶ ἦν γὰρ Τυρταῖος διδάσκαλος γραμμάτων νοῦν τε ἥκιστα ἔχειν δοκῶν καὶ τὸν ἕτερον τῶν ποδῶν χωλός, τοῦτον ἀποστέλλουσιν ἐς Σπάρτην.
The sentence has an initial copular description of Tyrtaeus, with δοκῶν governing the accusative-infinitive νοῦν ... ἔχειν; χωλός is a coordinated predicate adjective. The final clause shifts to the implicit Spartans as subject of ἀποστέλλουσιν, with τοῦτον referring to Tyrtaeus.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 20 ἀποστέλλουσιν | cc | high | |
| 2 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V-3IIA-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 4 Τυρταῖος | cop | high | |
| 3 | γὰρ | γάρ | ADV | _ | _ | 20 ἀποστέλλουσιν | advmod | high | |
| 4 | Τυρταῖος | Τυρταῖος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ἀποστέλλουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 5 | διδάσκαλος | διδάσκαλος | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Τυρταῖος | appos | high | Predicate nominative/appositional description of Tyrtaeus. |
| 6 | γραμμάτων | γράμμα | NOUN | N-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 διδάσκαλος | nmod | high | Genitive of subject matter. |
| 7 | νοῦν | νοῦς | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἔχειν | obj | high | Accusative subject/object-accusative construction with infinitive. |
| 8 | τε | τε | CCONJ | _ | _ | 11 δοκῶν | cc | high | |
| 9 | ἥκιστα | ἥκιστα | ADV | D-SUP | Degree=Sup | 10 ἔχειν | advmod | high | Superlative adverb, ‘least of all’. |
| 10 | ἔχειν | ἔχω | VERB | V-PNA | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 δοκῶν | xcomp | high | Infinitive governed by δοκῶν. |
| 11 | δοκῶν | δοκέω | VERB | V-PAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 4 Τυρταῖος | acl | high | Supplementary/circumstantial participle agreeing with Τυρταῖος. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 17 χωλός | cc | high | |
| 13 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἕτερον | det | high | |
| 14 | ἕτερον | ἕτερος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 χωλός | obl | medium | Accusative with χωλός; substantival ‘the other [one]’. |
| 15 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ποδῶν | det | high | |
| 16 | ποδῶν | πούς | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 ἕτερον | nmod | high | Partitive genitive: ‘the other of the feet’. |
| 17 | χωλός | χωλός | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Τυρταῖος | conj | medium | Coordinated predicate adjective; the accusative phrase τὸν ἕτερον τῶν ποδῶν is understood as its associated object/complement. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἀποστέλλουσιν | punct | high | |
| 19 | τοῦτον | οὗτος | PRON | D-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ἀποστέλλουσιν | obj | high | Refers to Tyrtaeus. |
| 20 | ἀποστέλλουσιν | ἀποστέλλω | VERB | V-3PPA-P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Implicit subject, conventionally the Spartans. |
| 21 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 22 Σπάρτην | case | high | |
| 22 | Σπάρτην | Σπάρτη | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 ἀποστέλλουσιν | obl | high | Goal/destination. |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἀποστέλλουσιν | punct | high |
ὁ δὲ ἀφικόμενος ἰδίᾳ τε τοῖς ἐν τέλει καὶ συνάγων ὁπόσους τύχοι καὶ τὰ ἐλεγεῖα καὶ τὰ ἔπη σφίσι τὰ ἀνάπαιστα ᾖδεν.
The participles ἀφικόμενος and συνάγων are coordinated subordinate predicates under understood ὁ; τύχοι is optative in an indefinite relative clause. The accusative objects τὰ ἐλεγεῖα and τὰ ἔπη are coordinated, with τὰ ἀνάπαιστα appositional to ἔπη (or coordinated poetic material).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 ἀφικόμενος | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 22 ᾖδεν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἀφικόμενος | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V-ADPNSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 22 ᾖδεν | advcl | high | |
| 4 | ἰδίᾳ | ἴδιος | ADV | A----DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἀφικόμενος | advmod | medium | Adverbial dative, ‘privately/separately’. |
| 5 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 συνάγων | cc | medium | Correlates with the later καί. |
| 6 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T----DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 8 τέλει | det | high | |
| 7 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 8 τέλει | case | high | |
| 8 | τέλει | τέλος | NOUN | N----DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ἀφικόμενος | obl | high | τοῖς ἐν τέλει: those in office/authority. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 συνάγων | cc | high | |
| 10 | συνάγων | συνάγω | VERB | V-PAPNSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 22 ᾖδεν | advcl | high | Coordinated with ἀφικόμενος. |
| 11 | ὁπόσους | ὁπόσος | PRON | P--AMPM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 12 τύχοι | obj | medium | Indefinite relative quantity: as many as. |
| 12 | τύχοι | τυγχάνω | VERB | V-AO-3S- | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 10 συνάγων | acl:relcl | medium | Indefinite relative clause; subject is understood, potentially impersonal or contextually supplied. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 15 ἐλεγεῖα | cc | high | |
| 14 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 15 ἐλεγεῖα | det | high | |
| 15 | ἐλεγεῖα | ἐλεγεῖον | NOUN | N----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 ᾖδεν | obj | high | |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 18 ἔπη | cc | high | |
| 17 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 ἔπη | det | high | |
| 18 | ἔπη | ἔπος | NOUN | N----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 ᾖδεν | obj | high | Coordinated with ἐλεγεῖα. |
| 19 | σφίσι | σύ | PRON | P---DP-- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes | 22 ᾖδεν | iobj | medium | Reflexive/dative pronoun, ‘for them/to them’; exact antecedent is contextual. |
| 20 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 21 ἀνάπαιστα | det | high | |
| 21 | ἀνάπαιστα | ἀνάπαιστος | ADJ | A----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 18 ἔπη | appos | medium | Substantivized adjective, likely specifying anapaestic verses; attachment to ἔπη is interpretive. |
| 22 | ᾖδεν | ἀείδω | VERB | V-IAI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 22 ᾖδεν | punct | high |