Grammar parses for passage 4.25.7
Open translation for this passage
τελέαν δὲ οὐκ ἐδύναντο ἐργάσασθαι φυγήν· ὅπου γὰρ τῆς τάξεως αἴσθοιντό τι οἱ Ἀκαρνᾶνες τῆς αὑτῶν ὑπὸ τῶν Μεσσηνίων διασπώμενον, κατὰ τοῦτο ἀμύνοντες τοῖς βιαζομένοις αὑτῶν ἀνεῖργον τοὺς Μεσσηνίους ἐπικρατοῦντες τῷ πλήθει.
The syntax is somewhat compressed: ὅπου introduces a subordinate explanatory clause with participial modifiers and an implied/elliptical object in the genitive-partitive phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τελέαν | τέλεος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 φυγήν | amod | medium | Likely modifies φυγήν; form may also reflect poetic/epic spelling of τέλειαν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 4 ἐδύναντο | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 4 ἐδύναντο | advmod | high | Negation of the verb. |
| 4 | ἐδύναντο | δύναμαι | VERB | V-IMPF-MP-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the first clause. |
| 5 | ἐργάσασθαι | ἐργάζομαι | VERB | V-ANA-MN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 4 ἐδύναντο | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive. |
| 6 | φυγήν | φυγή | NOUN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἐργάσασθαι | obj | high | Object of ἐργάσασθαι. |
| 7 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 ἐδύναντο | punct | high | Sentence break punctuation. |
| 8 | ὅπου | ὅπου | SCONJ | _ | _ | 29 ἀνεῖργον | mark | medium | Introduces a causal/temporal subordinate clause. |
| 9 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 12 αἴσθοιντό | discourse | high | Explanatory particle. |
| 10 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 τάξεως | det | high | Article modifying τάξεως. |
| 11 | τάξεως | τάξις | NOUN | N-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 αἴσθοιντό | obj | medium | Object of αἴσθοιντό; genitive with αἰσθάνομαι. |
| 12 | αἴσθοιντό | αἰσθάνομαι | VERB | V-APO-MP-3P | Mood=Opt|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 29 ἀνεῖργον | advcl | high | Subordinate verb dependent on ἀνεῖργον. |
| 13 | τι | τις | PRON | P-NS---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 12 αἴσθοιντό | obj | low | Likely enclitic indefinite pronoun functioning as object/complement, though syntax is uncertain. |
| 14 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 15 Ἀκαρνᾶνες | det | high | Article with Ἀκαρνᾶνες. |
| 15 | Ἀκαρνᾶνες | Ἀκαρνάν | PROPN | N-P---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 αἴσθοιντό | nsubj | high | Subject of αἴσθοιντό. |
| 16 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 αὑτῶν | det | high | Article with αὑτῶν? More likely with implied τάξεως in ellipsis; kept attached to following possessive phrase. |
| 17 | αὑτῶν | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | P-3P---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes | 21 διασπώμενον | nmod | medium | Possessive/reflexive genitive modifying the broken-up phrase with τάξεως. |
| 18 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | _ | _ | 20 Μεσσηνίων | case | high | Marks agent in passive construction. |
| 19 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 20 Μεσσηνίων | det | high | Article with Μεσσηνίων. |
| 20 | Μεσσηνίων | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | A-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 21 διασπώμενον | obl | high | Agent of διασπώμενον. |
| 21 | διασπώμενον | διασπάω | VERB | V-PPP-SNA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 11 τάξεως | acl | medium | Participle agreeing with an understood neuter noun, probably referring to something seen/understood in context. |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 ἀνεῖργον | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 23 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | _ | _ | 24 τοῦτο | case | high | Preposition. |
| 24 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | PD-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 29 ἀνεῖργον | obl | high | Adverbial accusative with κατά. |
| 25 | ἀμύνοντες | ἀμύνω | VERB | V-PPP-NPM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 29 ἀνεῖργον | advcl | high | Conjunct participle modifying the subject. |
| 26 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 27 βιαζομένοις | det | high | Article with βιαζομένοις. |
| 27 | βιαζομένοις | βιάζω | VERB | V-PPP-DMP- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 25 ἀμύνοντες | obl | high | Dative participial phrase dependent on ἀμύνοντες. |
| 28 | αὑτῶν | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | P-3P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes | 27 βιαζομένοις | nmod:poss | high | Possessive genitive modifying βιαζομένοις. |
| 29 | ἀνεῖργον | ἀνείργω | VERB | V-IMPF-AI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the second clause. |
| 30 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 31 Μεσσηνίους | det | high | Article with Μεσσηνίους. |
| 31 | Μεσσηνίους | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | A-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 29 ἀνεῖργον | obj | high | Direct object of ἀνεῖργον. |
| 32 | ἐπικρατοῦντες | ἐπικρατέω | VERB | V-PPP-NPM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 29 ἀνεῖργον | advcl | high | Conjunct participle modifying the subject. |
| 33 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 34 πλήθει | det | high | Article with πλήθει. |
| 34 | πλήθει | πλῆθος | NOUN | N-S---DN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 32 ἐπικρατοῦντες | obl | high | Dative complement of ἐπικρατοῦντες. |
| 35 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 ἀνεῖργον | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |