Grammar parses for passage 4.16.3
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κατὰ δὲ αὐτὸν Ἀριστομένην εἶχεν οὕτω.
The phrase κατὰ δὲ αὐτὸν Ἀριστομένην is syntactically somewhat context-sensitive; κατὰ is treated as a preposition governing an accusative phrase, while αὐτὸν is attached to the proper name as an identifying modifier.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | PREP | Case=Acc | 5 εἶχεν | case | high | Accusative complement/phrase marker; semantic value is context-dependent. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 εἶχεν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 4 Ἀριστομένην | amod | medium | Intensive/identifying pronoun modifying the personal name; parsers may analyze it as apposition. |
| 4 | Ἀριστομένην | Ἀριστομένης | PROPN | N proper name | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 εἶχεν | obj | high | Accusative object of εἶχεν. |
| 5 | εἶχεν | ἔχω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Imperfect indicative active, third singular. |
| 6 | οὕτω | οὕτως | ADV | D-------- | _ | 5 εἶχεν | advmod | high | Adverbial modifier meaning ‘thus/so’. |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 εἶχεν | punct | high |
λογάδες περὶ αὐτὸν ὀγδοήκοντα ἦσαν Μεσσηνίων, ἡλικίαν τε γεγονότες ἐκείνῳ τὴν αὐτὴν καὶ ἕκαστος προτετιμῆσθαι μεγάλως νομίζων ὅτι ἠξίωτο Ἀριστομένει συντετάχθαι· ἦσαν δὲ καὶ αἰσθέσθαι διʼ ὀλίγου δεινοὶ τά τε παρʼ ἀλλήλων καὶ μάλιστα ἐκείνου καὶ ἀρχομένου τι δρᾶν καὶ ἔτι μέλλοντος.
The first clause has λογάδες as subject of ἦσαν, with supplementary participles γεγονότες and νομίζων; the second ἦσαν takes δεινοί as predicate adjective and coordinated infinitival complements. The final participles are somewhat compressed/elliptical, with ἐκείνου understood in the genitive constructions.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λογάδες | λογάς | NOUN | Noun_Nom_Masc_Plur | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 ἦσαν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | περὶ | περί | ADP | Prep | _ | 3 αὐτὸν | case | high | |
| 3 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | Pron_Acc_Masc_Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 1 λογάδες | nmod | high | περὶ αὐτόν: around him |
| 4 | ὀγδοήκοντα | ὀγδοήκοντα | NUM | Num_Indecl | NumType=Card | 1 λογάδες | nummod | high | |
| 5 | ἦσαν | εἰμί | AUX | V- Impf-Act-Ind-3Pl | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | Μεσσηνίων | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | Propn_Gen_Masc_Plur | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 λογάδες | nmod | high | partitive/genitive of λογάδες |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἦσαν | punct | high | |
| 8 | ἡλικίαν | ἡλικία | NOUN | Noun_Acc_Fem_Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 γεγονότες | obj | high | accusative of respect with γεγονότες |
| 9 | τε | τε | CCONJ | Conj_Coord | _ | 10 γεγονότες | cc | medium | postpositive coordinator |
| 10 | γεγονότες | γίγνομαι | VERB | V- Perf-Act-Part-Nom-MPl | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 1 λογάδες | conj | high | supplementary participle modifying λογάδες |
| 11 | ἐκείνῳ | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | Pron_Dat_Masc_Sing | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 10 γεγονότες | obl | high | reference point for ἡλικίαν |
| 12 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | Art_Acc_Fem_Sing | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 αὐτὴν | det | high | |
| 13 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | Pron_Acc_Fem_Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Emp | 8 ἡλικίαν | amod | high | intensive/equative αὐτήν |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj_Coord | _ | 18 νομίζων | cc | high | |
| 15 | ἕκαστος | ἕκαστος | PRON | Pron_Nom_Masc_Sing | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 18 νομίζων | nsubj | high | |
| 16 | προτετιμῆσθαι | προτιμάω | VERB | V- Perf- MidInf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Perf|Voice=Mid | 18 νομίζων | xcomp | high | perfect middle infinitive, understood subject ἕκαστος |
| 17 | μεγάλως | μεγάλως | ADV | Adv | _ | 16 προτετιμῆσθαι | advmod | high | |
| 18 | νομίζων | νομίζω | VERB | V- Pres-Act-Part-Nom-MSing | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 γεγονότες | conj | high | subject is each individual; coordinated participial clause |
| 19 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | Conj_Sub | _ | 20 ἠξίωτο | mark | high | |
| 20 | ἠξίωτο | ἀξιόω | VERB | V- Plupf-MidInd-3Sing | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pluperf|Voice=Mid | 18 νομίζων | ccomp | medium | pluperfect middle/passive; subject is ἕκαστος |
| 21 | Ἀριστομένει | Ἀριστομένης | PROPN | Propn_Dat_Masc_Sing | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 συντετάχθαι | obl | high | dative with συντάσσω |
| 22 | συντετάχθαι | συντάσσω | VERB | V- Perf- MidInf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Perf|Voice=Mid | 20 ἠξίωτο | xcomp | high | complement of ἠξίωτο |
| 23 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἦσαν | punct | high | |
| 24 | ἦσαν | εἰμί | AUX | V- Impf-Act-Ind-3Pl | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 5 ἦσαν | conj | high | second coordinated clause |
| 25 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conj_Coord | _ | 24 ἦσαν | cc | high | |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj_Coord | _ | 30 δεινοὶ | cc | high | coordinates predicate complement |
| 27 | αἰσθέσθαι | αἰσθάνομαι | VERB | V- Aor-MidInf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 30 δεινοὶ | xcomp | high | infinitive complement of δεινοί |
| 28 | διʼ | διά | ADP | Prep | _ | 29 ὀλίγου | case | high | |
| 29 | ὀλίγου | ὀλίγος | ADJ | Adj_Gen_Masc_Sing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 αἰσθέσθαι | obl | high | διά with genitive: in a short time |
| 30 | δεινοὶ | δεινός | ADJ | Adj_Nom_Masc_Plur | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 ἦσαν | xcomp | high | predicate adjective with infinitive complement |
| 31 | τά | ὁ | DET | Art_Acc_Neut_Plur | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 34 ἀλλήλων | det | high | |
| 32 | τε | τε | CCONJ | Conj_Coord | _ | 34 ἀλλήλων | cc | high | |
| 33 | παρʼ | παρά | ADP | Prep | _ | 34 ἀλλήλων | case | high | παρά with genitive |
| 34 | ἀλλήλων | ἀλλήλων | PRON | Pron_Gen_Masc_Plur | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rcp | 27 αἰσθέσθαι | obj | high | elliptical τά; things from one another |
| 35 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj_Coord | _ | 31 τά | cc | high | |
| 36 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | Adv_Sup | Degree=Sup | 37 ἐκείνου | advmod | high | |
| 37 | ἐκείνου | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | Pron_Gen_Masc_Sing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 34 ἀλλήλων | conj | medium | elliptical παρʼ ἐκείνου, coordinated with ἀλλήλων |
| 38 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj_Coord | _ | 39 ἀρχομένου | cc | high | |
| 39 | ἀρχομένου | ἄρχομαι | VERB | V- Pres-Mid-Part-Gen-MSing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 41 δρᾶν | advcl | medium | genitive absolute-like temporal circumstance with ἐκείνου understood |
| 40 | τι | τις | PRON | Pron_Acc_Neut_Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 41 δρᾶν | obj | high | |
| 41 | δρᾶν | δράω | VERB | V- Pres-Act-Inf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 27 αἰσθέσθαι | conj | medium | coordinated infinitive; subject understood as the men/Ἀριστομένης context |
| 42 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj_Coord | _ | 44 μέλλοντος | cc | high | |
| 43 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | Adv | _ | 44 μέλλοντος | advmod | high | |
| 44 | μέλλοντος | μέλλω | VERB | V- Pres-Act-Part-Gen-MSing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 41 δρᾶν | conj | medium | genitive participle, coordinated with ἀρχομένου; understood subject ἐκεῖνος |
| 45 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 ἦσαν | punct | high |
οὗτοι μὲν πρῶτον καὶ αὐτοὶ καὶ Ἀριστομένης πόνον εἶχον πολὺν κατʼ Ἀνάξανδρον καὶ τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων τεταγμένοι τοὺς ἀρίστους· λαμβάνοντες δὲ τραύματα ἀφειδῶς καὶ ἐς πᾶν προϊόντες ἀπονοίας τῷ τε χρόνῳ καὶ τοῖς τολμήμασιν ἐτρέψαντο τοὺς περὶ Ἀνάξανδρον.
The sentence has an initial coordinated subject οὗτοι καὶ αὐτοὶ καὶ Ἀριστομένης with εἶχον; τεταγμένοι is a predicative participle, likely agreeing with the subject and taking τοὺς ἀρίστους as its object. The second participial chain λαμβάνοντες ... προϊόντες supplies the subject of ἐτρέψαντο; τῷ χρόνῳ καὶ τοῖς τολμήμασιν are instrumental/dative means. Some attachment details, especially κατʼ Ἀνάξανδρον and τεταγμένοι, are syntactically uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὗτοι | οὗτος | PRON | RD--NM-P | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 9 εἶχον | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | X-------- | _ | 9 εἶχον | discourse | high | |
| 3 | πρῶτον | πρῶτος | ADV | A----NA-S | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 εἶχον | advmod | medium | Adverbial accusative, 'at first'. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 5 αὐτοὶ | cc | high | |
| 5 | αὐτοὶ | αὐτός | PRON | P---NM-P | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 9 εἶχον | conj | high | Intensive/reflexive pronoun, coordinated with οὗτοι. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 7 Ἀριστομένης | cc | high | |
| 7 | Ἀριστομένης | Ἀριστομένης | PROPN | Ne--NM-S | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 9 εἶχον | conj | high | |
| 8 | πόνον | πόνος | NOUN | N---AM-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 εἶχον | obj | high | |
| 9 | εἶχον | ἔχω | VERB | V--IAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 10 | πολὺν | πολύς | ADJ | A---AM-S | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 πόνον | amod | high | |
| 11 | κατʼ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 Ἀνάξανδρον | case | high | |
| 12 | Ἀνάξανδρον | Ἀνάξανδρος | PROPN | Ne--AM-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 8 πόνον | obl | medium | κατά + accusative denotes opposition/direction against. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 16 τεταγμένοι | cc | high | |
| 14 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L---GMP- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 15 Λακεδαιμονίων | det | high | |
| 15 | Λακεδαιμονίων | Λακεδαιμόνιος | NOUN | A---GMP- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 τεταγμένοι | obl | medium | Genitive with τεταγμένοι, likely source/group from which the best men were arrayed. |
| 16 | τεταγμένοι | τάσσω | VERB | V-RPPNM-P | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 9 εἶχον | advcl | medium | Predicative/periphrastic participle; exact relation to εἶχον is uncertain. |
| 17 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | L---AMP- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 ἀρίστους | det | high | |
| 18 | ἀρίστους | ἄριστος | ADJ | A---AM-P | Case=Acc|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 τεταγμένοι | obj | medium | Substantivized superlative, 'the best men'. |
| 19 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 εἶχον | punct | high | |
| 20 | λαμβάνοντες | λαμβάνω | VERB | V-PAPNM-P | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 35 ἐτρέψαντο | advcl | high | |
| 21 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 20 λαμβάνοντες | discourse | high | |
| 22 | τραύματα | τραῦμα | NOUN | N---AP-P | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 20 λαμβάνοντες | obj | high | |
| 23 | ἀφειδῶς | ἀφειδῶς | ADV | D-------- | _ | 20 λαμβάνοντες | advmod | high | |
| 24 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 27 προϊόντες | cc | high | |
| 25 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 26 πᾶν | case | high | |
| 26 | πᾶν | πᾶς | ADJ | A---NA-S | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 27 προϊόντες | obl | medium | Substantivized neuter accusative, probably 'to every extreme/full extent'. |
| 27 | προϊόντες | πρόειμι | VERB | V-PAPNM-P | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 35 ἐτρέψαντο | advcl | high | Coordinated participle with λαμβάνοντες. |
| 28 | ἀπονοίας | ἀπόνοια | NOUN | N---GF-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 προϊόντες | obl | medium | Genitive dependent on προϊόντες, 'in recklessness/desperation'. |
| 29 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | L---DM-S | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 31 χρόνῳ | det | high | |
| 30 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 31 χρόνῳ | cc | high | First member of τε ... καί. |
| 31 | χρόνῳ | χρόνος | NOUN | N---DM-S | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 35 ἐτρέψαντο | obl | high | Dative of means/circumstance. |
| 32 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 34 τολμήμασιν | cc | high | |
| 33 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | L---DN-P | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 34 τολμήμασιν | det | high | |
| 34 | τολμήμασιν | τόλμημα | NOUN | N---DN-P | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 35 ἐτρέψαντο | obl | high | Second dative of means; coordinated with χρόνῳ. |
| 35 | ἐτρέψαντο | τρέπω | VERB | V-AIMI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 9 εἶχον | conj | high | Finite verb coordinated with εἶχον. |
| 36 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | L---AMP- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 38 Ἀνάξανδρον | det | high | |
| 37 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 38 Ἀνάξανδρον | case | high | |
| 38 | Ἀνάξανδρον | Ἀνάξανδρος | PROPN | Ne--AM-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 35 ἐτρέψαντο | obj | high | περί + accusative, 'those around Anaxander'. |
| 39 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 ἐτρέψαντο | punct | high |