Grammar parses for passage 4.21.6
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οἱ Μεσσήνιοι δὲ ἀκούοντες ἀπονοίας τε ἐνεπίμπλαντο καὶ συνιστάμενοι καθʼ ὁπόσους ἕκαστοι τύχοιεν ἐφέροντο ἐς τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους·
The participles ἀκούοντες and συνιστάμενοι are coordinated modifiers of Μεσσήνιοι; καθʼ ὁπόσους ἕκαστοι τύχοιεν is a subordinate comparative/distributive phrase modifying ἐφέροντο.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 2 Μεσσήνιοι | det | high | Article with following noun. |
| 2 | Μεσσήνιοι | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ἐνεπίμπλαντο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐνεπίμπλαντο. |
| 3 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 7 ἐνεπίμπλαντο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 4 | ἀκούοντες | ἀκούω | VERB | PAP- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 2 Μεσσήνιοι | advcl | high | Participial clause modifying Μεσσήνιοι. |
| 5 | ἀπονοίας | ἀπόνοια | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἐνεπίμπλαντο | obj | medium | Likely genitive object/partitive with ἐνεπίμπλαντο; syntax somewhat uncertain. |
| 6 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 5 ἀπονοίας | cc | high | Correlative connective linked to καί. |
| 7 | ἐνεπίμπλαντο | ἐμπίμπλημι | VERB | VIIP--3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 14 ἐφέροντο | cc | high | Coordinates participial clause/verb phrase. |
| 9 | συνιστάμενοι | συνίστημι | VERB | PAP- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 2 Μεσσήνιοι | advcl | high | Coordinate participle modifying Μεσσήνιοι. |
| 10 | καθʼ | κατά | ADP | _ | Case=Acc | 11 ὁπόσους | case | high | Preposition governing ὁπόσους. |
| 11 | ὁπόσους | ὁπόσος | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 ἐφέροντο | obl | medium | Introduces comparative/distributive phrase; head relation somewhat uncertain. |
| 12 | ἕκαστοι | ἕκαστος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 τύχοιεν | nsubj | high | Subject of τύχοιεν. |
| 13 | τύχοιεν | τυγχάνω | VERB | VAAO--3P | Mood=Opt|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 14 ἐφέροντο | advcl | high | Verb in subordinate clause. |
| 14 | ἐφέροντο | φέρω | VERB | VIIP--3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 7 ἐνεπίμπλαντο | conj | high | Second coordinated main predicate with καί. |
| 15 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | Case=Acc | 17 Λακεδαιμονίους | case | high | Preposition. |
| 16 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 17 Λακεδαιμονίους | det | high | Article with following noun. |
| 17 | Λακεδαιμονίους | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 ἐφέροντο | obl | high | Goal of motion with ἐς. |
| 18 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐνεπίμπλαντο | punct | high | Sentence-ending punctuation. |
ὥρμησαν δὲ καὶ γυναῖκες τῷ κεράμῳ καὶ ὅτῳ δύναιτο ἑκάστη τοὺς πολεμίους βάλλειν.
The syntax is a coordinated subject with an instrumental dative, plus a relative/indefinite clause headed by ὅτῳ and an infinitival complement; the exact construal of ὅτῳ/δύναιτο is somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὥρμησαν | ὁρμάω | VERB | V-3AAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PRT | _ | 1 ὥρμησαν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 γυναῖκες | cc | high | Links the coordinated subject with the previous one. |
| 4 | γυναῖκες | γυνή | NOUN | N-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 1 ὥρμησαν | nsubj | high | Subject of ὥρμησαν. |
| 5 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 κεράμῳ | det | high | Article with κεράμῳ. |
| 6 | κεράμῳ | κεράμος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 ὥρμησαν | obl | high | Dative of means/instrument. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ὅτῳ | cc | high | Coordinates the relative/indefinite clause with the previous phrase. |
| 8 | ὅτῳ | ὅς | PRON | R-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 13 βάλλειν | obl | medium | Likely relative pronoun; functionally 'with whatever' / 'with whatever means'. |
| 9 | δύναιτο | δύναμαι | VERB | V-3PMO-3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 8 ὅτῳ | acl:relcl | medium | Potential optative in indirect relative clause; morphology somewhat uncertain. |
| 10 | ἑκάστη | ἕκαστος | ADJ | A-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 βάλλειν | nsubj | high | Subject of infinitive βάλλειν. |
| 11 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 12 πολεμίους | det | high | Article with πολεμίους. |
| 12 | πολεμίους | πολέμιος | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 βάλλειν | obj | high | Substantivized adjective as object of βάλλειν. |
| 13 | βάλλειν | βάλλω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 9 δύναιτο | xcomp | medium | Infinitival complement dependent on δύναιτο. |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ὥρμησαν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τοῦτο μὲν δὴ μὴ δρᾶσαι σφᾶς μηδὲ ἐπιβῆναι τῶν τεγῶν τοῦ ὄμβρου τὸ βίαιον ἐπεκώλυε· λαβεῖν δὲ ὅπλα ἐτόλμησαν καὶ τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἐπὶ πλέον αὗται τὴν τόλμαν ἐξῆψαν, ὁπότε καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας ἑώρων προτιμώσας συναπολέσθαι τῇ πατρίδι ἢ ἀχθῆναι δούλας ἐς Λακεδαίμονα, ὥστε κἂν παρελθεῖν ἐδυνήθησαν τὸ πεπρωμένον·
The syntax is heavily paratactic: two main coordinated verbs (ἐπεκώλυε, ἐξῆψαν), with several infinitival complements and a temporal/result sequence that attaches to the second main clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 ἐπεκώλυε | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐπεκώλυε. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 τοῦτο | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | G-------- | _ | 15 ἐπεκώλυε | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | μὴ | μή | PART | G-------- | _ | 5 δρᾶσαι | advmod | high | Negates infinitive. |
| 5 | δρᾶσαι | δράω | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 15 ἐπεκώλυε | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive. |
| 6 | σφᾶς | σφεῖς | PRON | Pp-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 5 δρᾶσαι | obj | medium | Likely object of δρᾶσαι; form/number somewhat uncertain. |
| 7 | μηδὲ | μηδέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 8 ἐπιβῆναι | cc | high | Coordinates infinitives with negation. |
| 8 | ἐπιβῆναι | ἐπιβαίνω | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 5 δρᾶσαι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive. |
| 9 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 10 τεγῶν | det | high | Article modifying τεγῶν. |
| 10 | τεγῶν | τέγη | NOUN | N-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 ἐπιβῆναι | obl | high | Genitive complement of ἐπιβῆναι. |
| 11 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 ὄμβρου | det | high | Article modifying ὄμβρου. |
| 12 | ὄμβρου | ὄμβρος | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 βίαιον | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of βίαιον. |
| 13 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 βίαιον | det | high | Article modifying βίαιον. |
| 14 | βίαιον | βίαιος | ADJ | A-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 ἐπεκώλυε | obj | high | Accusative substantive, likely subject matter of prevent/impede clause. |
| 15 | ἐπεκώλυε | ἐπεκωλύω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of first clause. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἐπεκώλυε | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 17 | λαβεῖν | λαμβάνω | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 20 ἐτόλμησαν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive with ἐτόλμησαν. |
| 18 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 20 ἐτόλμησαν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 19 | ὅπλα | ὅπλον | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 17 λαβεῖν | obj | high | Object of λαβεῖν. |
| 20 | ἐτόλμησαν | τολμάω | VERB | V-AAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 29 ἐξῆψαν | advcl | medium | Main verb of second clause, dependent on ἐξῆψαν; coordination context makes attachment somewhat uncertain. |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 29 ἐξῆψαν | cc | high | Coordinates predicate. |
| 22 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 23 ἀνδράσιν | det | high | Article modifying ἀνδράσιν. |
| 23 | ἀνδράσιν | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 29 ἐξῆψαν | iobj | high | Dative of indirect object with ἐξῆψαν. |
| 24 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | AdpType=Prep | 25 πλέον | case | high | Preposition. |
| 25 | πλέον | πολύς | ADV | D-------- | _ | 29 ἐξῆψαν | advmod | medium | Adverbial modifier; could be from comparative phrase. |
| 26 | αὗται | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 29 ἐξῆψαν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐξῆψαν. |
| 27 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 28 τόλμαν | det | high | Article modifying τόλμαν. |
| 28 | τόλμαν | τόλμα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 ἐξῆψαν | obj | high | Direct object of ἐξῆψαν. |
| 29 | ἐξῆψαν | ἐξάπτω | VERB | V-AAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Second main predicate; sentence coordination with first clause. |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 ἐξῆψαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 31 | ὁπότε | ὁπότε | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 35 ἑώρων | mark | high | Introduces temporal clause. |
| 32 | καὶ | καί | PART | G-------- | _ | 35 ἑώρων | advmod | medium | Emphatic/additive particle. |
| 33 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 34 γυναῖκας | det | high | Article modifying γυναῖκας. |
| 34 | γυναῖκας | γυνή | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 35 ἑώρων | obj | high | Object of ἑώρων. |
| 35 | ἑώρων | ὁράω | VERB | V-IAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 29 ἐξῆψαν | advcl | high | Temporal/relative clause dependent on ἐξῆψαν. |
| 36 | προτιμώσας | προτιμάω | VERB | V-AAP-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 34 γυναῖκας | acl | medium | Participle agreeing with γυναῖκας; syntactic relation somewhat uncertain. |
| 37 | συναπολέσθαι | συναπόλλυμι | VERB | V-ANM | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 36 προτιμώσας | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of προτιμώσας. |
| 38 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 39 πατρίδι | det | high | Article modifying πατρίδι. |
| 39 | πατρίδι | πατρίς | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 37 συναπολέσθαι | iobj | high | Dative with συναπολέσθαι. |
| 40 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 41 ἀχθῆναι | cc | high | Coordinates alternative infinitive. |
| 41 | ἀχθῆναι | ἄγω | VERB | V-AAN-P | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 37 συναπολέσθαι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive. |
| 42 | δούλας | δοῦλος | ADJ | A-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 41 ἀχθῆναι | xcomp | medium | Predicative complement with passive infinitive; could also be object-like in sense. |
| 43 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | AdpType=Prep | 44 Λακεδαίμονα | case | high | Preposition. |
| 44 | Λακεδαίμονα | Λακεδαίμων | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 41 ἀχθῆναι | obl | high | Goal of ἐς. |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 ἑώρων | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 46 | ὥστε | ὥστε | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 49 ἐδυνήθησαν | mark | high | Result clause marker. |
| 47 | κἂν | καί | PART | G-------- | _ | 48 παρελθεῖν | advmod | medium | Enclitic compound particle; may mark concession/extension. |
| 48 | παρελθεῖν | παρέρχομαι | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 49 ἐδυνήθησαν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement with ἐδυνήθησαν. |
| 49 | ἐδυνήθησαν | δύναμαι | VERB | V-AIP-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 29 ἐξῆψαν | advcl | high | Result clause dependent on ἐξῆψαν. |
| 50 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 51 πεπρωμένον | det | high | Article modifying πεπρωμένον. |
| 51 | πεπρωμένον | προρίζω | ADJ | V-PRN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 48 παρελθεῖν | obj | medium | Substantivized participle meaning 'what was fated'. |
| 52 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 ἐξῆψαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |