Grammar parses for passage 4.29.12
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Φιλοποίμενος δὲ σὺν ἱππεῦσιν ὀλίγοις ἀφικομένου πολὺ ὕστερον ἢ ὁ μετὰ Λυκόρτα στρατός, πυθέσθαι δὲ οὐδέν πω τῶν ἐς αὐτοὺς δεδυνημένου, νικῶσιν οἱ Μεσσήνιοι γινομένης σφίσιν ἐξ ὑπερδεξίων τῆς μάχης καὶ ζῶντα αἱροῦσι Φιλοποίμενα.
Complex genitive absolute at the start (tokens 1–13) and a second genitive absolute (27–32); πυθέσθαι is an infinitival complement/subject-like clause associated with the preceding circumstance, while νικῶσιν and αἱροῦσι are coordinated finite predicates.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Φιλοποίμενος | Φιλοποίμην | PROPN | N--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἀφικομένου | nsubj | high | Genitive subject of the first genitive absolute. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 24 νικῶσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | σὺν | σύν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 4 ἱππεῦσιν | case | high | |
| 4 | ἱππεῦσιν | ἱππεύς | NOUN | N-DPI--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ἀφικομένου | obl | high | Dative complement of σύν. |
| 5 | ὀλίγοις | ὀλίγος | ADJ | A-DPI--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 ἱππεῦσιν | amod | high | |
| 6 | ἀφικομένου | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V--GDM-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 24 νικῶσιν | advcl | high | Predicate of genitive absolute. |
| 7 | πολὺ | πολύς | ADV | A-------- | _ | 8 ὕστερον | advmod | high | Adverbial accusative modifying ὕστερον. |
| 8 | ὕστερον | ὕστερος | ADV | A-------- | _ | 6 ἀφικομένου | advmod | high | Temporal adverbial modifier. |
| 9 | ἢ | ἤ | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 στρατός | mark | high | Introduces the comparative clause. |
| 10 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | S---NM-S- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 στρατός | det | high | Article substantivizing the implied/elliptical στρατός. |
| 11 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 Λυκόρτα | case | high | |
| 12 | Λυκόρτα | Λυκόρτας | PROPN | N-GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 στρατός | nmod | high | Name governed by μετά here. |
| 13 | στρατός | στρατός | NOUN | N-NM-S- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ὕστερον | obl | medium | Comparand in the temporal comparison; syntactically linked to ὕστερον. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἀφικομένου | punct | high | |
| 15 | πυθέσθαι | πυνθάνομαι | VERB | V--AMN-- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 24 νικῶσιν | advcl | medium | Aorist middle infinitive; construction and implicit subject are somewhat uncertain. |
| 16 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 15 πυθέσθαι | cc | high | Connective within the infinitival circumstance. |
| 17 | οὐδέν | οὐδείς | PRON | P---AN-S- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 15 πυθέσθαι | obj | high | Accusative object of πυθέσθαι. |
| 18 | πω | πω | ADV | D-------- | _ | 15 πυθέσθαι | advmod | high | Adverb meaning 'yet'. |
| 19 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | S---GG-P- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 δεδυνημένου | det | high | Article with substantivized genitive participle. |
| 20 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 21 αὐτοὺς | case | high | |
| 21 | αὐτοὺς | αὐτός | PRON | P---AM-P- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 22 δεδυνημένου | obl | high | Goal/target complement of δεδυνημένου. |
| 22 | δεδυνημένου | δύναμαι | VERB | V-RPGN-P- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 17 οὐδέν | nmod | medium | Substantivized genitive plural participle, dependent on οὐδέν; perfect middle/passive form. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 νικῶσιν | punct | high | |
| 24 | νικῶσιν | νικάω | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | First coordinated finite predicate. |
| 25 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | S---NM-P- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 Μεσσήνιοι | det | high | |
| 26 | Μεσσήνιοι | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | N-NM-P- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 νικῶσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of νικῶσιν and αἱροῦσι. |
| 27 | γινομένης | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-PMGF-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 24 νικῶσιν | advcl | high | Predicate of second genitive absolute. |
| 28 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P---D--P- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 27 γινομένης | iobj | high | Dative of advantage/interest in the genitive absolute. |
| 29 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 30 ὑπερδεξίων | case | high | |
| 30 | ὑπερδεξίων | ὑπερδέξιος | ADJ | A-GPN-P- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 32 μάχης | nmod | medium | Substantivized/elliptical expression, 'from the advantageous position'; exact case analysis is uncertain. |
| 31 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | S---GF-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 32 μάχης | det | high | |
| 32 | μάχης | μάχη | NOUN | N-GF-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 γινομένης | nsubj | high | Genitive subject of γινομένης. |
| 33 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 35 αἱροῦσι | cc | high | Coordinates αἱροῦσι with νικῶσιν. |
| 34 | ζῶντα | ζάω | VERB | V-PAPAM-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 35 αἱροῦσι | advcl | high | Predicative participle with the object Φιλοποίμενα, 'alive'. |
| 35 | αἱροῦσι | αἱρέω | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 24 νικῶσιν | conj | high | Second coordinated finite predicate. |
| 36 | Φιλοποίμενα | Φιλοποίμην | PROPN | N--AM-S- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 35 αἱροῦσι | obj | high | Object of αἱροῦσι. |
| 37 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 νικῶσιν | punct | high |
τρόπον δὲ ὅντινα ὁ Φιλοποίμην ἑάλω καὶ ὡς ἐτελεύτησε, τάδε μὲν ἡμῖν καὶ ὕστερον ὁ Ἀρκαδικὸς λόγος ἐπέξεισι·
ὅντινα introduces the embedded relative clause governed by τρόπον; ὁ Ἀρκαδικὸς λόγος is the subject of ἐπέξεισι, with τάδε as its object. The middle/passive form ἑάλω is parsed as aorist passive indicative, though its lexical voice usage is somewhat idiomatic.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τρόπον | τρόπος | NOUN | N-ASM-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἐπέξεισι | obl | high | Accusative manner/topic expression, modified by ὅντινα. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C | _ | 19 ἐπέξεισι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ὅντινα | ὅστις | PRON | P-AS-M | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἑάλω | obj | medium | Relative-interrogative form agreeing with τρόπον; introduces the embedded clause. |
| 4 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 Φιλοποίμην | det | high | Article with Φιλοποίμην. |
| 5 | Φιλοποίμην | Φιλοποίμην | PROPN | N-ASM-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἑάλω | obj | high | Proper-name object of ἑάλω in the idiomatic construction. |
| 6 | ἑάλω | ἁλίσκομαι | VERB | V-API-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 19 ἐπέξεισι | acl:rel | medium | Aorist passive form used in the sense ‘was captured’; subject is implicit/understood as Φιλοποίμην. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 9 ἐτελεύτησε | cc | high | Coordinates the two embedded clauses. |
| 8 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C | _ | 9 ἐτελεύτησε | mark | high | Introduces the clause describing how he died. |
| 9 | ἐτελεύτησε | τελευτάω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 6 ἑάλω | conj | high | Second coordinated verb in the relative/embedded content; subject is understood as Φιλοποίμην. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἐπέξεισι | punct | high | |
| 11 | τάδε | ὅδε | PRON | P-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 19 ἐπέξεισι | obj | high | Neuter plural demonstrative, object of ἐπέξεισι. |
| 12 | μὲν | μέν | PART | D | _ | 11 τάδε | discourse | high | Correlative particle, anticipating later discourse. |
| 13 | ἡμῖν | ἐγώ | PRON | P-1DP | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=1 | 19 ἐπέξεισι | iobj | high | Dative of reference: ‘for us/in our account’. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 15 ὕστερον | cc | medium | Coordinates ὕστερον with the preceding temporal/discourse phrase; attachment is somewhat uncertain. |
| 15 | ὕστερον | ὕστερος | ADV | D | Degree=Cmp | 19 ἐπέξεισι | advmod | high | Adverbial comparative, ‘later’. |
| 16 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 λόγος | det | high | Article with λόγος. |
| 17 | Ἀρκαδικὸς | Ἀρκαδικός | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 λόγος | amod | high | Adjectival modifier of λόγος. |
| 18 | λόγος | λόγος | NOUN | N-NSM-S | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἐπέξεισι | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐπέξεισι. |
| 19 | ἐπέξεισι | ἐπέξειμι | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate, ‘will go on to discuss/treat’. |
| 20 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἐπέξεισι | punct | high |