Grammar parses for passage 4.27.3
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οἱ νεανίσκοι δὲ ὡς ἅπαξ ἀνεμίχθησαν, διεξήλαυνον διὰ πάντων παίοντες τοῖς δόρασι, καὶ ἤδη κειμένων πολλῶν ἀποχωροῦσιν ἐς Ἀνδανίαν, καθυβρίσαντες τῶν Διοσκούρων τῇ θυσίᾳ.
Main clause with multiple participial circumstantials; the genitive absolute and the dative participle are the most syntactically delicate parts.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 2 νεανίσκοι | det | high | |
| 2 | νεανίσκοι | νεανίσκος | NOUN | n-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 διεξήλαυνον | nsubj | high | |
| 3 | δὲ | δέ | PART | g-------- | _ | 8 διεξήλαυνον | discourse | high | |
| 4 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | c-------- | _ | 6 ἀνεμίχθησαν | mark | high | Introduces temporal clause. |
| 5 | ἅπαξ | ἅπαξ | ADV | d-------- | _ | 6 ἀνεμίχθησαν | advmod | high | |
| 6 | ἀνεμίχθησαν | ἀναμίγνυμι | VERB | v-2aip3p- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 8 διεξήλαυνον | advcl | high | |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἀνεμίχθησαν | punct | high | |
| 8 | διεξήλαυνον | διεξείλω | VERB | v-iaia3p- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Finite main verb; imperfect form, lemma somewhat uncertain. |
| 9 | διὰ | διά | ADP | r-------- | _ | 10 πάντων | case | high | |
| 10 | πάντων | πᾶς | DET | a-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Ind | 8 διεξήλαυνον | obl | medium | Likely substantive use with διά; gender is inferred. |
| 11 | παίοντες | παίω | VERB | v-papamn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 διεξήλαυνον | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle. |
| 12 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | l-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 13 δόρασι | det | medium | Dative plural article with instrument noun; gender uncertain. |
| 13 | δόρασι | δόρυ | NOUN | n-p---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 παίοντες | obl | high | Instrumental dative. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 διεξήλαυνον | punct | high | |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 19 ἀποχωροῦσιν | cc | high | |
| 16 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | d-------- | _ | 19 ἀποχωροῦσιν | advmod | high | |
| 17 | κειμένων | κεῖμαι | VERB | v-pppgmn- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 19 ἀποχωροῦσιν | advcl | high | Genitive absolute participle. |
| 18 | πολλῶν | πολύς | ADJ | a-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 κειμένων | amod | high | |
| 19 | ἀποχωροῦσιν | ἀποχωρέω | VERB | v-papamd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 διεξήλαυνον | advcl | high | Dative participle, likely dependent on an implied dative with the genitive absolute. |
| 20 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | r-------- | _ | 21 Ἀνδανίαν | case | high | |
| 21 | Ἀνδανίαν | Ἀνδανία | PROPN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 ἀποχωροῦσιν | obl | high | |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἀποχωροῦσιν | punct | high | |
| 23 | καθυβρίσαντες | καθυβρίζω | VERB | v-papamn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 διεξήλαυνον | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle. |
| 24 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | l-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 25 Διοσκούρων | det | high | |
| 25 | Διοσκούρων | Διόσκουροι | PROPN | n-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 23 καθυβρίσαντες | obl | high | Object of the insulting/cursing notion; genitive governed by verb/verb phrase. |
| 26 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | l-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 θυσίᾳ | det | high | |
| 27 | θυσίᾳ | θυσία | NOUN | n-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 καθυβρίσαντες | obl | high | Dative of respect/means: 'with/by the sacrifice'. |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 διεξήλαυνον | punct | high |
τοῦτο ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν προήγαγε τοὺς Διοσκούρους ἐς τὸ ἔχθος τὸ Μεσσηνίων·
The syntax is straightforward except for τοῦτο ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν, where the infinitive clause functions as the reported content of προήγαγε, with ἐμοὶ as dative of reference/experiencer.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 4 προήγαγε | obj | high | Accusative demonstrative pronoun, internal object of δοκεῖν in infinitival clause. |
| 2 | ἐμοὶ | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp1-S---D- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 3 δοκεῖν | obl | high | Dative of reference/experiencer with δοκεῖν. |
| 3 | δοκεῖν | δοκέω | VERB | V--PAN--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 4 προήγαγε | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive depending on προήγαγε. |
| 4 | προήγαγε | προάγω | VERB | V3SAI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 5 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | At-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 Διοσκούρους | det | high | Article modifying Διοσκούρους. |
| 6 | Διοσκούρους | Διόσκουροι | PROPN | Ne-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 προήγαγε | obj | high | Direct object of προήγαγε. |
| 7 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-- | _ | 9 ἔχθος | case | high | Preposition governing τὸ ἔχθος. |
| 8 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | At-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 ἔχθος | det | high | Article modifying ἔχθος. |
| 9 | ἔχθος | ἔχθος | NOUN | Nb-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 προήγαγε | obl | high | Prepositional object of προήγαγε. |
| 10 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | At-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Μεσσηνίων | det | high | Article modifying Μεσσηνίων. |
| 11 | Μεσσηνίων | Μεσσήνιοι | PROPN | Ne-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 ἔχθος | nmod | high | Genitive attributive modifier of ἔχθος. |
| 12 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 προήγαγε | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
τότε δέ, ὡς ἐδήλου τῷ Ἐπαμινώνδᾳ τὸ ὄνειρον, οὐκ ἦν ἔτι τοῖς Διοσκούροις ἀκούσιος τῶν Μεσσηνίων ἡ κάθοδος.
Main clause is copular with predicate adjective ἀκούσιος; the infinitive-like sense is expressed by a nominal subject κάθοδος and dative complement τοῖς Διοσκούροις, while the initial ὡς-clause is a temporal/causal subordinate clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D | _ | 12 ἦν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | PART | G | _ | 12 ἦν | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἦν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 4 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 5 ἐδήλου | mark | high | Introduces subordinate clause. |
| 5 | ἐδήλου | δηλόω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 12 ἦν | advcl | high | Finite verb of subordinate clause. |
| 6 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | l-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 Ἐπαμινώνδᾳ | det | high | Article with proper name. |
| 7 | Ἐπαμινώνδᾳ | Ἐπαμινώνδας | PROPN | n-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἐδήλου | iobj | high | Dative recipient/experiencer of the showing. |
| 8 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 ὄνειρον | det | high | Article. |
| 9 | ὄνειρον | ὄνειρον | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 ἐδήλου | nsubj | medium | Likely subject of ἐδήλου in accusative with impersonal-like construction; could also be object semantically. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἦν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 11 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D | _ | 12 ἦν | advmod | high | Negation particle. |
| 12 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/predicative main verb. |
| 13 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D | _ | 12 ἦν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb 'still'. |
| 14 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | l-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 15 Διοσκούροις | det | high | Article with proper noun. |
| 15 | Διοσκούροις | Διόσκοροι | PROPN | n-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἀκούσιος | obl | high | Dative complement of predicate adjective. |
| 16 | ἀκούσιος | ἀκούσιος | ADJ | a-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἦν | xcomp | medium | Predicate adjective with ἦν; agreement with ἡ κάθοδος is irregular/attracted by sense. |
| 17 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | l-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 Μεσσηνίων | det | high | Article. |
| 18 | Μεσσηνίων | Μεσσήνιοι | PROPN | n-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 κάθοδος | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of κάθοδος. |
| 19 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | l-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 κάθοδος | det | high | Article. |
| 20 | κάθοδος | κάθοδος | NOUN | n-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἀκούσιος | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀκούσιος/ἦν. |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἦν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |