Grammar parses for passage 4.23.2
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ὁ δὲ αὐτὸς μὲν ἕως ἂν περιῇ, πολεμήσειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ἔφασκεν, ἐπίστασθαι δὲ ἀκριβῶς ὡς ἀεί τι ἀναφύσεται τῇ Σπάρτῃ διʼ αὐτοῦ κακόν·
Indirect discourse depends on ἔφασκεν: πολεμήσειν is the first infinitival complement, while ἐπίστασθαι introduces a second coordinated assertion; ἕως ἂν περιῇ is a temporal indefinite clause with subjunctive. The subject of the infinitives is understood as αὐτός, and κακόν is the subject of ἀναφύσεται in the ὡς-clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 αὐτὸς | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 11 ἔφασκεν | cc | high | |
| 3 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | A----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Int | 11 ἔφασκεν | nsubj | high | Intensive pronoun, subject understood with both infinitives. |
| 4 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 11 ἔφασκεν | discourse | high | Correlative μέν with following δέ. |
| 5 | ἕως | ἕως | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 7 περιῇ | mark | high | |
| 6 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | X-------- | _ | 7 περιῇ | aux | high | Modal particle with subjunctive. |
| 7 | περιῇ | περίειμι | VERB | V####SPA- | Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 ἔφασκεν | advcl | medium | Temporal indefinite clause; subject is understood αὐτός. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 περιῇ | punct | high | |
| 9 | πολεμήσειν | πολεμέω | VERB | V---FNA- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|Voice=Act | 11 ἔφασκεν | ccomp | high | Infinitive in indirect discourse. |
| 10 | Λακεδαιμονίοις | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | A----DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 πολεμήσειν | iobj | high | Dative of the party fought against. |
| 11 | ἔφασκεν | φημί | VERB | V- ImpfAI- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἔφασκεν | punct | high | |
| 13 | ἐπίστασθαι | ἐπίσταμαι | VERB | V---Pne- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 11 ἔφασκεν | ccomp | high | Second infinitival complement of ἔφασκεν. |
| 14 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 ἐπίστασθαι | cc | high | Coordinates the second asserted infinitive. |
| 15 | ἀκριβῶς | ἀκριβῶς | ADV | D-------- | _ | 13 ἐπίστασθαι | advmod | high | |
| 16 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 19 ἀναφύσεται | mark | high | Introduces content clause dependent on ἐπίστασθαι. |
| 17 | ἀεί | ἀεί | ADV | D-------- | _ | 19 ἀναφύσεται | advmod | high | |
| 18 | τι | τις | PRON | P---NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 19 ἀναφύσεται | nsubj | medium | Indefinite neuter subject; agrees semantically with κακόν, which is predicative/appositional. |
| 19 | ἀναφύσεται | ἀναφύω | VERB | V-- FMI3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Fut|Voice=Mid | 13 ἐπίστασθαι | ccomp | high | |
| 20 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T----DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 Σπάρτῃ | det | high | |
| 21 | Σπάρτῃ | Σπάρτη | PROPN | N----DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 ἀναφύσεται | obl | high | Dative of reference. |
| 22 | διʼ | διά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 23 αὐτοῦ | case | high | Elided form διά. |
| 23 | αὐτοῦ | αὐτός | PRON | P---GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 19 ἀναφύσεται | obl | high | Genitive complement of διά. |
| 24 | κακόν | κακός | ADJ | A----NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 ἀναφύσεται | xcomp | medium | Neuter substantive/predicative complement, coordinated semantically with τι; syntax is somewhat compressed. |
| 25 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἔφασκεν | punct | high |
ἐκείνοις δὲ Γόργον καὶ Μάντικλον ἔδωκεν ἡγεμόνας.
ἔδωκεν takes ἐκείνοις as indirect object and ἡγεμόνας as its accusative object/predicative complement; Γόργον and Μάντικλον are coordinated and appositional to ἐκείνοις.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐκείνοις | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | A-DatPl-M | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 6 ἔδωκεν | iobj | high | Dative recipient of ἔδωκεν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 ἔδωκεν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Γόργον | Γόργος | PROPN | N-AccS-M | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 7 ἡγεμόνας | conj | high | First accusative complement of ἡγεμόνας. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 Μάντικλον | cc | high | Coordinates the two personal names. |
| 5 | Μάντικλον | Μάντικλος | PROPN | N-AccS-M | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 3 Γόργον | conj | high | Second accusative complement of ἡγεμόνας. |
| 6 | ἔδωκεν | δίδωμι | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb, aorist active indicative. |
| 7 | ἡγεμόνας | ἡγεμών | NOUN | N-AccP-M | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ἔδωκεν | obj | high | Accusative object/predicative complement: gave them as leaders. |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἔδωκεν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
ὁ δὲ Εὐεργετίδας ἐς μὲν τὸ Λύκαιον σὺν τοῖς ἄλλοις Μεσσηνίοις καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπεχώρησεν· ἐκεῖθεν δέ, ὡς ἑώρα τὸ βούλευμα διαπεπτωκὸς τῷ Ἀριστομένει τὸ ἐς τὴν κατάληψιν τῆς Σπάρτης, ἀναπείσας τῶν Μεσσηνίων ὡς πεντήκοντα ἐπάνεισιν ἐπὶ τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους ἐς τὴν Εἶραν, καὶ ἐντυχὼν διαρπάζουσιν ἔτι τὰ ἐπινίκια
The sentence has a first finite clause with Εὐεργετίδας as subject, followed by a participial sequence: ἀναπείσας governs the accusative-like partitive/genitive Μεσσηνίων and the content clause ὡς ... ἐπάνεισιν; ἐντυχών introduces the coordinated concluding action, with διαρπάζουσιν likely a vivid historical-present finite verb whose subject is the Lakedaimonians (or, less likely, an elliptical plural subject).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | RA--NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 Εὐεργετίδας | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 ἀπεχώρησεν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Εὐεργετίδας | Εὐεργετίδας | PROPN | NE--NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἀπεχώρησεν | nsubj | high | |
| 4 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 7 Λύκαιον | case | high | |
| 5 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 14 ἀπεχώρησεν | advmod | high | Correlative μέν with later δέ. |
| 6 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA--ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 Λύκαιον | det | high | |
| 7 | Λύκαιον | Λύκαιον | PROPN | NE--ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ἀπεχώρησεν | obl | high | Goal/place with εἰς. |
| 8 | σὺν | σύν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 11 Μεσσηνίοις | case | high | |
| 9 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | RA--DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 11 Μεσσηνίοις | det | high | |
| 10 | ἄλλοις | ἄλλος | ADJ | A--DPM---- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 Μεσσηνίοις | amod | high | |
| 11 | Μεσσηνίοις | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | A--DPM---- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 ἀπεχώρησεν | obl | high | Comitative with σύν. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 αὐτὸς | cc | high | |
| 13 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | P--NSM---- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 14 ἀπεχώρησεν | nsubj | high | Emphatic subject, coordinated with the comitative group semantically. |
| 14 | ἀπεχώρησεν | ἀποχωρέω | VERB | V--IAI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 15 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 ἀπεχώρησεν | punct | high | |
| 16 | ἐκεῖθεν | ἐκεῖθεν | ADV | D-------- | PronType=Dem | 38 ἐπάνεισιν | advmod | high | Point of departure/time in the second phase. |
| 17 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 38 ἐπάνεισιν | cc | high | Connects the subsequent narrative action. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἑώρα | punct | high | |
| 19 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | G-------- | _ | 20 ἑώρα | mark | high | Introduces a causal/perceptual subordinate clause. |
| 20 | ἑώρα | ὁράω | VERB | V--IIA-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 33 ἀναπείσας | advcl | medium | Subject is understood Εὐεργετίδας; governs τὸ βούλευμα διαπεπτωκός. |
| 21 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA--ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 βούλευμα | det | high | |
| 22 | βούλευμα | βούλευμα | NOUN | N--ASN--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 ἑώρα | obj | high | |
| 23 | διαπεπτωκὸς | διαπίπτω | VERB | V-PRPAN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 22 βούλευμα | acl | high | Predicative participle with βούλευμα. |
| 24 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | RA--DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 Ἀριστομένει | det | high | |
| 25 | Ἀριστομένει | Ἀριστομένης | PROPN | NE--DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 διαπεπτωκὸς | obl | medium | Dative of reference/agent with διαπεπτωκός. |
| 26 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA--ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 κατάληψιν | det | high | |
| 27 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 29 κατάληψιν | case | high | |
| 28 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 κατάληψιν | det | high | |
| 29 | κατάληψιν | κατάληψις | NOUN | N--ASF--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 διαπεπτωκὸς | obl | medium | Infinitival/action nominal complement specifying the failed plan. |
| 30 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | RA--GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 31 Σπάρτης | det | high | |
| 31 | Σπάρτης | Σπάρτη | PROPN | NE--GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 κατάληψιν | nmod | high | |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 33 ἀναπείσας | punct | high | |
| 33 | ἀναπείσας | ἀναπείθω | VERB | V-APA-NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 38 ἐπάνεισιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial/temporal participle, subject Εὐεργετίδας. |
| 34 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | RA--GPM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 35 Μεσσηνίων | det | high | |
| 35 | Μεσσηνίων | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | A--GPM---- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 33 ἀναπείσας | obj | medium | Genitive with ἀναπείθω, likely partitive/among the persuaded. |
| 36 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | G-------- | _ | 38 ἐπάνεισιν | mark | medium | Introduces reported content or purpose-like clause. |
| 37 | πεντήκοντα | πεντήκοντα | NUM | M-------- | NumType=Card | 38 ἐπάνεισιν | nsubj | medium | Substantival numeral, understood Μεσσήνιοι. |
| 38 | ἐπάνεισιν | ἐπάνειμι | VERB | V-PIA-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Historical present; subject may be the understood group of fifty. Coordinated narratively with the participial chain. |
| 39 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 41 Λακεδαιμονίους | case | high | |
| 40 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | RA--APM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 41 Λακεδαιμονίους | det | high | |
| 41 | Λακεδαιμονίους | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | A--APM---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 38 ἐπάνεισιν | obl | high | Target with ἐπί + accusative. |
| 42 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 44 Εἶραν | case | high | |
| 43 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 44 Εἶραν | det | high | |
| 44 | Εἶραν | Εἶρα | PROPN | NE--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 38 ἐπάνεισιν | obl | high | Goal/place with εἰς. |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 47 ἐντυχὼν | punct | high | |
| 46 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 47 ἐντυχὼν | cc | high | |
| 47 | ἐντυχὼν | ἐντυγχάνω | VERB | V-APA-NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 38 ἐπάνεισιν | conj | high | Coordinated participle, subject Εὐεργετίδας; takes dative understood from διαρπάζουσιν context. |
| 48 | διαρπάζουσιν | διαρπάζω | VERB | V-PIA-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 47 ἐντυχὼν | parataxis | low | Finite historical present; subject is unexpressed, probably Λακεδαιμόνιοι, with ἐντυχών perhaps understood as encountering them. |
| 49 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D-------- | _ | 48 διαρπάζουσιν | advmod | high | |
| 50 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | RA--APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 51 ἐπινίκια | det | high | |
| 51 | ἐπινίκια | ἐπινίκιος | NOUN | A--APN---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 48 διαρπάζουσιν | obj | high | Substantivized adjective, 'victory celebrations/ spoils'. |