Pausanias Analysis

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Passage 4.21.6

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Sentence 1

4.21.6 sentence 1

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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.

punct advcl conj cc nsubj discourse obl obl advcl obj case det cc case nsubj advcl det root 1 οἱ ὁ / DET 2 Μεσσήνιοι Μεσσήνιος / PROPN 3 δὲ δέ / PART 4 ἀκούοντες ἀκούω / VERB 5 ἀπονοίας ἀπόνοια / NOUN 6 τε τε / PART 7 ἐνεπίμπλαντο ἐμπίμπλημι / VERB 8 καὶ καί / CCONJ 9 συνιστάμενοι συνίστημι / VERB 10 καθʼ κατά / ADP 11 ὁπόσους ὁπόσος / PRON 12 ἕκαστοι ἕκαστος / ADJ 13 τύχοιεν τυγχάνω / VERB 14 ἐφέροντο φέρω / VERB 15 ἐς εἰς / ADP 16 τοὺς ὁ / DET 17 Λακεδαιμονίους Λακεδαιμόνιος / PROPN 18 · · / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1οἱDET_Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art2 ΜεσσήνιοιdethighArticle with following noun.
2ΜεσσήνιοιΜεσσήνιοςPROPN_Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur7 ἐνεπίμπλαντοnsubjhighSubject of ἐνεπίμπλαντο.
3δὲδέPART__7 ἐνεπίμπλαντοdiscoursehighPostpositive connective.
4ἀκούοντεςἀκούωVERBPAP-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act2 ΜεσσήνιοιadvclhighParticipial clause modifying Μεσσήνιοι.
5ἀπονοίαςἀπόνοιαNOUN_Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing7 ἐνεπίμπλαντοobjmediumLikely genitive object/partitive with ἐνεπίμπλαντο; syntax somewhat uncertain.
6τετεPART__5 ἀπονοίαςcchighCorrelative connective linked to καί.
7ἐνεπίμπλαντοἐμπίμπλημιVERBVIIP--3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid0 ROOTroothighMain verb.
8καὶκαίCCONJ__14 ἐφέροντοcchighCoordinates participial clause/verb phrase.
9συνιστάμενοισυνίστημιVERBPAP-Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid2 ΜεσσήνιοιadvclhighCoordinate participle modifying Μεσσήνιοι.
10καθʼκατάADP_Case=Acc11 ὁπόσουςcasehighPreposition governing ὁπόσους.
11ὁπόσουςὁπόσοςPRON_Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur14 ἐφέροντοoblmediumIntroduces comparative/distributive phrase; head relation somewhat uncertain.
12ἕκαστοιἕκαστοςADJ_Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur13 τύχοιενnsubjhighSubject of τύχοιεν.
13τύχοιεντυγχάνωVERBVAAO--3PMood=Opt|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act14 ἐφέροντοadvclhighVerb in subordinate clause.
14ἐφέροντοφέρωVERBVIIP--3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid7 ἐνεπίμπλαντοconjhighSecond coordinated main predicate with καί.
15ἐςεἰςADP_Case=Acc17 ΛακεδαιμονίουςcasehighPreposition.
16τοὺςDET_Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art17 ΛακεδαιμονίουςdethighArticle with following noun.
17ΛακεδαιμονίουςΛακεδαιμόνιοςPROPN_Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur14 ἐφέροντοoblhighGoal of motion with ἐς.
18··PUNCT__7 ἐνεπίμπλαντοpuncthighSentence-ending punctuation.
Sentence 2

4.21.6 sentence 2

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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.

punct obl obl xcomp nsubj nsubj discourse cc det cc acl:relcl det obj root 1 ὥρμησαν ὁρμάω / VERB 2 δὲ δέ / PART 3 καὶ καί / CCONJ 4 γυναῖκες γυνή / NOUN 5 τῷ ὁ / DET 6 κεράμῳ κεράμος / NOUN 7 καὶ καί / CCONJ 8 ὅτῳ ὅς / PRON 9 δύναιτο δύναμαι / VERB 10 ἑκάστη ἕκαστος / ADJ 11 τοὺς ὁ / DET 12 πολεμίους πολέμιος / ADJ 13 βάλλειν βάλλω / VERB 14 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ὥρμησανὁρμάωVERBV-3AAI-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothighMain finite verb.
2δὲδέPARTPRT_1 ὥρμησανdiscoursehighPostpositive connective.
3καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_4 γυναῖκεςcchighLinks the coordinated subject with the previous one.
4γυναῖκεςγυνήNOUNN-NPFCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur1 ὥρμησανnsubjhighSubject of ὥρμησαν.
5τῷDETT-DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art6 κεράμῳdethighArticle with κεράμῳ.
6κεράμῳκεράμοςNOUNN-DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing1 ὥρμησανoblhighDative of means/instrument.
7καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_8 ὅτῳcchighCoordinates the relative/indefinite clause with the previous phrase.
8ὅτῳὅςPRONR-DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel13 βάλλεινoblmediumLikely relative pronoun; functionally 'with whatever' / 'with whatever means'.
9δύναιτοδύναμαιVERBV-3PMO-3SMood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid8 ὅτῳacl:relclmediumPotential optative in indirect relative clause; morphology somewhat uncertain.
10ἑκάστηἕκαστοςADJA-NSFCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing13 βάλλεινnsubjhighSubject of infinitive βάλλειν.
11τοὺςDETT-APMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art12 πολεμίουςdethighArticle with πολεμίους.
12πολεμίουςπολέμιοςADJA-APMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur13 βάλλεινobjhighSubstantivized adjective as object of βάλλειν.
13βάλλεινβάλλωVERBV-PANTense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act9 δύναιτοxcompmediumInfinitival complement dependent on δύναιτο.
14..PUNCT__1 ὥρμησανpuncthighSentence-final punctuation.
Sentence 3

4.21.6 sentence 3

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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.

punct advcl nsubj discourse xcomp punct advcl cc iobj advcl advmod mark conj conj xcomp nsubj advmod obl mark obj obl nmod discourse obj acl iobj discourse advmod obj cc det det det obj punct det case det obj punct det obj xcomp det cc xcomp case advmod xcomp det root root 1 τοῦτο οὗτος / PRON 2 μὲν μέν / PART 3 δὴ δή / PART 4 μὴ μή / PART 5 δρᾶσαι δράω / VERB 6 σφᾶς σφεῖς / PRON 7 μηδὲ μηδέ / CCONJ 8 ἐπιβῆναι ἐπιβαίνω / VERB 9 τῶν ὁ / DET 10 τεγῶν τέγη / NOUN 11 τοῦ ὁ / DET 12 ὄμβρου ὄμβρος / NOUN 13 τὸ ὁ / DET 14 βίαιον βίαιος / ADJ 15 ἐπεκώλυε ἐπεκωλύω / VERB 16 · · / PUNCT 17 λαβεῖν λαμβάνω / VERB 18 δὲ δέ / PART 19 ὅπλα ὅπλον / NOUN 20 ἐτόλμησαν τολμάω / VERB 21 καὶ καί / CCONJ 22 τοῖς ὁ / DET 23 ἀνδράσιν ἀνήρ / NOUN 24 ἐπὶ ἐπί / ADP 25 πλέον πολύς / ADV 26 αὗται οὗτος / PRON 27 τὴν ὁ / DET 28 τόλμαν τόλμα / NOUN 29 ἐξῆψαν ἐξάπτω / VERB 30 , , / PUNCT 31 ὁπότε ὁπότε / SCONJ 32 καὶ καί / PART 33 τὰς ὁ / DET 34 γυναῖκας γυνή / NOUN 35 ἑώρων ὁράω / VERB 36 προτιμώσας προτιμάω / VERB 37 συναπολέσθαι συναπόλλυμι / VERB 38 τῇ ὁ / DET 39 πατρίδι πατρίς / NOUN 40 ἤ / CCONJ 41 ἀχθῆναι ἄγω / VERB 42 δούλας δοῦλος / ADJ 43 ἐς εἰς / ADP 44 Λακεδαίμονα Λακεδαίμων / PROPN 45 , , / PUNCT 46 ὥστε ὥστε / SCONJ 47 κἂν καί / PART 48 παρελθεῖν παρέρχομαι / VERB 49 ἐδυνήθησαν δύναμαι / VERB 50 τὸ ὁ / DET 51 πεπρωμένον προρίζω / ADJ 52 · · / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1τοῦτοοὗτοςPRONPd-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing15 ἐπεκώλυεnsubjhighSubject of ἐπεκώλυε.
2μὲνμένPARTG--------_1 τοῦτοdiscoursehighCorrelative particle.
3δὴδήPARTG--------_15 ἐπεκώλυεdiscoursehighEmphatic particle.
4μὴμήPARTG--------_5 δρᾶσαιadvmodhighNegates infinitive.
5δρᾶσαιδράωVERBV-AANTense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act15 ἐπεκώλυεxcomphighComplementary infinitive.
6σφᾶςσφεῖςPRONPp-APMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs5 δρᾶσαιobjmediumLikely object of δρᾶσαι; form/number somewhat uncertain.
7μηδὲμηδέCCONJC--------_8 ἐπιβῆναιcchighCoordinates infinitives with negation.
8ἐπιβῆναιἐπιβαίνωVERBV-AANTense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act5 δρᾶσαιconjhighCoordinated infinitive.
9τῶνDETT-GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art10 τεγῶνdethighArticle modifying τεγῶν.
10τεγῶντέγηNOUNN-GPFCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur8 ἐπιβῆναιoblhighGenitive complement of ἐπιβῆναι.
11τοῦDETT-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art12 ὄμβρουdethighArticle modifying ὄμβρου.
12ὄμβρουὄμβροςNOUNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing14 βίαιονnmodhighGenitive dependent of βίαιον.
13τὸDETT-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art14 βίαιονdethighArticle modifying βίαιον.
14βίαιονβίαιοςADJA-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing15 ἐπεκώλυεobjhighAccusative substantive, likely subject matter of prevent/impede clause.
15ἐπεκώλυεἐπεκωλύωVERBV-IAI-3SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothighMain verb of first clause.
16··PUNCT__15 ἐπεκώλυεpuncthighPunctuation.
17λαβεῖνλαμβάνωVERBV-AANTense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act20 ἐτόλμησανxcomphighComplementary infinitive with ἐτόλμησαν.
18δὲδέPARTG--------_20 ἐτόλμησανdiscoursehighPostpositive connective.
19ὅπλαὅπλονNOUNN-APNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur17 λαβεῖνobjhighObject of λαβεῖν.
20ἐτόλμησαντολμάωVERBV-AAI-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act29 ἐξῆψανadvclmediumMain verb of second clause, dependent on ἐξῆψαν; coordination context makes attachment somewhat uncertain.
21καὶκαίCCONJC--------_29 ἐξῆψανcchighCoordinates predicate.
22τοῖςDETT-DPMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art23 ἀνδράσινdethighArticle modifying ἀνδράσιν.
23ἀνδράσινἀνήρNOUNN-DPMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur29 ἐξῆψανiobjhighDative of indirect object with ἐξῆψαν.
24ἐπὶἐπίADPR--------AdpType=Prep25 πλέονcasehighPreposition.
25πλέονπολύςADVD--------_29 ἐξῆψανadvmodmediumAdverbial modifier; could be from comparative phrase.
26αὗταιοὗτοςPRONPd-NPFCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem29 ἐξῆψανnsubjhighSubject of ἐξῆψαν.
27τὴνDETT-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art28 τόλμανdethighArticle modifying τόλμαν.
28τόλμαντόλμαNOUNN-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing29 ἐξῆψανobjhighDirect object of ἐξῆψαν.
29ἐξῆψανἐξάπτωVERBV-AAI-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothighSecond main predicate; sentence coordination with first clause.
30,,PUNCT__29 ἐξῆψανpuncthighPunctuation.
31ὁπότεὁπότεSCONJC--------_35 ἑώρωνmarkhighIntroduces temporal clause.
32καὶκαίPARTG--------_35 ἑώρωνadvmodmediumEmphatic/additive particle.
33τὰςDETT-APFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art34 γυναῖκαςdethighArticle modifying γυναῖκας.
34γυναῖκαςγυνήNOUNN-APFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur35 ἑώρωνobjhighObject of ἑώρων.
35ἑώρωνὁράωVERBV-IAI-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act29 ἐξῆψανadvclhighTemporal/relative clause dependent on ἐξῆψαν.
36προτιμώσαςπροτιμάωVERBV-AAP-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act34 γυναῖκαςaclmediumParticiple agreeing with γυναῖκας; syntactic relation somewhat uncertain.
37συναπολέσθαισυναπόλλυμιVERBV-ANMTense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid36 προτιμώσαςxcomphighComplement infinitive of προτιμώσας.
38τῇDETT-DSFCase=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art39 πατρίδιdethighArticle modifying πατρίδι.
39πατρίδιπατρίςNOUNN-DSFCase=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing37 συναπολέσθαιiobjhighDative with συναπολέσθαι.
40CCONJC--------_41 ἀχθῆναιcchighCoordinates alternative infinitive.
41ἀχθῆναιἄγωVERBV-AAN-PTense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass37 συναπολέσθαιconjhighCoordinated infinitive.
42δούλαςδοῦλοςADJA-APFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur41 ἀχθῆναιxcompmediumPredicative complement with passive infinitive; could also be object-like in sense.
43ἐςεἰςADPR--------AdpType=Prep44 ΛακεδαίμοναcasehighPreposition.
44ΛακεδαίμοναΛακεδαίμωνPROPNN-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing41 ἀχθῆναιoblhighGoal of ἐς.
45,,PUNCT__35 ἑώρωνpuncthighPunctuation.
46ὥστεὥστεSCONJC--------_49 ἐδυνήθησανmarkhighResult clause marker.
47κἂνκαίPARTG--------_48 παρελθεῖνadvmodmediumEnclitic compound particle; may mark concession/extension.
48παρελθεῖνπαρέρχομαιVERBV-AANTense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act49 ἐδυνήθησανxcomphighInfinitival complement with ἐδυνήθησαν.
49ἐδυνήθησανδύναμαιVERBV-AIP-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid29 ἐξῆψανadvclhighResult clause dependent on ἐξῆψαν.
50τὸDETT-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art51 πεπρωμένονdethighArticle modifying πεπρωμένον.
51πεπρωμένονπρορίζωADJV-PRNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid48 παρελθεῖνobjmediumSubstantivized participle meaning 'what was fated'.
52··PUNCT__29 ἐξῆψανpuncthighPunctuation.
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