Grammar parses for passage 4.32.4
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παραγενέσθαι δὲ Ἀριστομένην καὶ τῷ περὶ Λεῦκτρα ἀγῶνι ἐθέλουσιν οὐ μετὰ ἀνθρώπων ἔτι ὄντα, καὶ ἀμῦναί τε αὐτόν φασι Θηβαίοις καὶ μάλιστα γενέσθαι τοῦ ἀτυχήματος Λακεδαιμονίοις αἴτιον.
Infinitival report coordinated under ἐθέλουσιν/φασι: Aristomenes is the accusative subject of παραγενέσθαι, ὄντα, ἀμῦναί, and γενέσθαι; αἴτιον is predicate accusative with γενέσθαι. The phrase τῷ περὶ Λεῦκτρα ἀγῶνι is a dative of occasion/reference; μετὰ ἀνθρώπων with ὄντα is interpreted as ‘being no longer among the living’.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | παραγενέσθαι | παραγίγνομαι | VERB | V--AMN-- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 9 ἐθέλουσιν | xcomp | high | Infinitive in reported content, with Ἀριστομένην as accusative subject. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 ἐθέλουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Ἀριστομένην | Ἀριστομένης | PROPN | Ne-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 παραγενέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitival report. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 1 παραγενέσθαι | cc | high | Coordinates the reported infinitival predicates. |
| 5 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | Tdsm---- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀγῶνι | det | high | Article agreeing with ἀγῶνι. |
| 6 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 7 Λεῦκτρα | case | high | Preposition governing Λεῦκτρα. |
| 7 | Λεῦκτρα | Λεῦκτρα | PROPN | Ne-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 ἀγῶνι | nmod | high | Object of περί in the place-name expression. |
| 8 | ἀγῶνι | ἀγών | NOUN | N-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 παραγενέσθαι | obl | medium | Dative of occasion/reference with παραγενέσθαι. |
| 9 | ἐθέλουσιν | ἐθέλω | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite reporting verb; subject is implicit ‘they’. |
| 10 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 14 ὄντα | advmod | high | Negates the participial phrase. |
| 11 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 ἀνθρώπων | case | high | Preposition governing ἀνθρώπων. |
| 12 | ἀνθρώπων | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 ὄντα | obl | high | Genitive complement of μετά with ὄντα. |
| 13 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D-------- | _ | 14 ὄντα | advmod | high | Temporal adverb modifying ὄντα. |
| 14 | ὄντα | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAP-ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 παραγενέσθαι | advcl | high | Accusative participle agreeing with Ἀριστομένην; concessive/temporal sense. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 ὄντα | punct | high | |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 17 ἀμῦναί | cc | high | Coordinates the second infinitival predicate. |
| 17 | ἀμῦναί | ἀμύνω | VERB | V-AAN-- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 20 φασι | xcomp | high | Infinitive governed by φασι. |
| 18 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 17 ἀμῦναί | cc | high | Postpositive enclitic coordinating ἀμῦναί with γενέσθαι. |
| 19 | αὐτόν | αὐτός | PRON | P----asm- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 17 ἀμῦναί | obj | high | Object of ἀμῦναί; refers to Aristomenes. |
| 20 | φασι | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 9 ἐθέλουσιν | conj | high | Second coordinated reporting verb. |
| 21 | Θηβαίοις | Θηβαῖος | PROPN | Ne-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 ἀμῦναί | iobj | high | Dative recipient/beneficiary with ἀμῦναί. |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 24 γενέσθαι | cc | high | Coordinates γενέσθαι with ἀμῦναί. |
| 23 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D-------- | Degree=Sup | 24 γενέσθαι | advmod | high | Superlative adverb modifying γενέσθαι/αἴτιον. |
| 24 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMN-- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 20 φασι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive under φασι. |
| 25 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 ἀτυχήματος | det | high | Article agreeing with ἀτυχήματος. |
| 26 | ἀτυχήματος | ἀτύχημα | NOUN | N-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 αἴτιον | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on αἴτιον: cause of the misfortune. |
| 27 | Λακεδαιμονίοις | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | Ne-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 28 αἴτιον | obl | high | Dative of the persons affected, with αἴτιον. |
| 28 | αἴτιον | αἴτιος | ADJ | A-s---am- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 γενέσθαι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with γενέσθαι; neuter agrees with implicit/abstract cause. |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐθέλουσιν | punct | high |
ἐγὼ δὲ Χαλδαίους καὶ Ἰνδῶν τοὺς μάγους πρώτους οἶδα εἰπόντας ὡς ἀθάνατός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπου ψυχή, καί σφισι καὶ Ἑλλήνων ἄλλοι τε ἐπείσθησαν καὶ οὐχ ἥκιστα Πλάτων ὁ Ἀρίστωνος·
οἶδα takes an accusative object Χαλδαίους καὶ τοὺς Ἰνδῶν μάγους with participle εἰπόντας agreeing with them; ὡς introduces the content clause. In the second clause, σφισι is the dative of the persuaded persons, and Πλάτων is included emphatically by καὶ οὐχ ἥκιστα.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐγὼ | ἐγώ | PRON | P-1S---N-- | Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 9 οἶδα | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 οἶδα | cc | high | |
| 3 | Χαλδαίους | Χαλδαῖος | PROPN | A-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 οἶδα | obj | high | Ethnic name used substantivally. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 7 μάγους | cc | high | |
| 5 | Ἰνδῶν | Ἰνδός | PROPN | A-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 μάγους | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on μάγους. |
| 6 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-П---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 μάγους | det | high | |
| 7 | μάγους | μάγος | NOUN | N-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 Χαλδαίους | conj | high | Coordinated accusative object with Χαλδαίους. |
| 8 | πρώτους | πρῶτος | ADJ | A-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 εἰπόντας | xcomp | high | Predicative accusative with εἰπόντας. |
| 9 | οἶδα | οἶδα | VERB | V-RAI-1S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Perfect-form verb with present meaning. |
| 10 | εἰπόντας | λέγω | VERB | V-2AAP-MPA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 9 οἶδα | xcomp | high | Supplementary participle after οἶδα. |
| 11 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 εἰπόντας | mark | high | |
| 12 | ἀθάνατός | ἀθάνατος | ADJ | A-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ἐστιν | xcomp | medium | Predicate adjective; masculine form reflects implied/referential ἀνήρ, while ψυχή is feminine. |
| 13 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 εἰπόντας | ccomp | high | |
| 14 | ἀνθρώπου | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ψυχή | nmod | high | |
| 15 | ψυχή | ψυχή | NOUN | N-S---FN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ἐστιν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστιν. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 οἶδα | punct | high | |
| 17 | καί | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 23 ἐπείσθησαν | cc | high | Coordinates the following clause. |
| 18 | σφισι | σφεῖς | PRON | P-3P---D- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 23 ἐπείσθησαν | iobj | high | Dative of persons persuaded. |
| 19 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 ἄλλοι | cc | high | |
| 20 | Ἑλλήνων | Ἕλλην | PROPN | N-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 21 ἄλλοι | nmod | high | Partitive genitive: others among Greeks. |
| 21 | ἄλλοι | ἄλλος | PRON | A-P---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Ind | 23 ἐπείσθησαν | nsubj | high | Substantival adjective. |
| 22 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 ἄλλοι | cc | high | Postpositive enclitic coordinator. |
| 23 | ἐπείσθησαν | πείθω | VERB | V-API-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 9 οἶδα | conj | high | Passive meaning ‘were persuaded’. |
| 24 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 23 ἐπείσθησαν | cc | high | Coordinates Πλάτων with the preceding subject group. |
| 25 | οὐχ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 26 ἥκιστα | advmod | high | |
| 26 | ἥκιστα | ἥκιστα | ADV | D-S-------- | Degree=Sup | 23 ἐπείσθησαν | advmod | high | Superlative adverb, ‘not least’. |
| 27 | Πλάτων | Πλάτων | PROPN | N-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 ἐπείσθησαν | conj | high | Coordinated subject, with ellipsis of ἐπείσθησαν. |
| 28 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 Ἀρίστωνος | det | high | |
| 29 | Ἀρίστωνος | Ἀρίστων | PROPN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 Πλάτων | appos | high | Patronymic/genitive identifier, ‘son of Ariston’. |
| 30 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 23 ἐπείσθησαν | punct | high |
εἰ δὲ ἀποδέχεσθαι καὶ οἱ πάντες ἐθελήσουσιν, ἐκεῖνό γε ἀντειπεῖν οὐκ ἔνεστι μὴ οὐ τὸν πάντα αἰῶνα Ἀριστομένει τὸ μῖσος τὸ ἐς Λακεδαιμονίους ἐνεστάχθαι.
Conditional protasis with infinitival subject/object construction: εἰ ... ἐθελήσουσιν governs ἀποδέχεσθαι, while ἐκεῖνο is the fronted accusative subject of ἔνεστι with γε; ἀντειπεῖν is a complementary infinitive. The final μὴ οὐ ... ἐνεστάχθαι is an infinitival content clause, with τὸ μῖσος as subject and Ἀριστομένει as dative of reference/experiencer. The form ἐνεστάχθαι is morphologically perfect middle/passive infinitive, though the intended sense is stative 'to have been fixed/implanted'.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | CONJ | PronType=Rel | 7 ἐθελήσουσιν | mark | high | Conditional subordinator. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 ἐθελήσουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἀποδέχεσθαι | ἀποδέχομαι | VERB | VMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 7 ἐθελήσουσιν | xcomp | medium | Present middle infinitive, complement of ἐθελήσουσιν; understood subject οἱ πάντες. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 οἱ | cc | high | Coordinates the article/pronominal subject phrase. |
| 5 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | DA | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 πάντες | det | high | Article substantivizing πάντες. |
| 6 | πάντες | πᾶς | ADJ | A-P---NM- | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ἐθελήσουσιν | nsubj | high | Substantivized adjective, subject of ἐθελήσουσιν. |
| 7 | ἐθελήσουσιν | ἐθέλω | VERB | V-FIA3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Fut|Voice=Act | 13 ἔνεστι | advcl | high | Future indicative governing the conditional protasis. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | Punc | _ | 7 ἐθελήσουσιν | punct | high | |
| 9 | ἐκεῖνό | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | PD---NA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 13 ἔνεστι | nsubj | high | Accusative neuter subject of impersonal ἔνεστι. |
| 10 | γε | γε | PART | G---- | _ | 9 ἐκεῖνό | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 11 | ἀντειπεῖν | ἀντεῖπον | VERB | V--AN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 13 ἔνεστι | xcomp | high | Aorist active infinitive, complementary to ἔνεστι. |
| 12 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 13 ἔνεστι | advmod | high | Negates ἔνεστι. |
| 13 | ἔνεστι | ἔνειμι | VERB | V-PIA3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal predicate, 'it is possible'. |
| 14 | μὴ | μή | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 25 ἐνεστάχθαι | advmod | high | Negation within the infinitival clause. |
| 15 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 25 ἐνεστάχθαι | advmod | high | Second negation forming μὴ οὐ with the infinitive. |
| 16 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | DA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 αἰῶνα | det | high | Article in the accusative time expression. |
| 17 | πάντα | πᾶς | ADJ | A-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 αἰῶνα | amod | high | Adjectival modifier of αἰῶνα. |
| 18 | αἰῶνα | αἰών | NOUN | N-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ἐνεστάχθαι | obl | high | Accusative duration expression, 'for all eternity'. |
| 19 | Ἀριστομένει | Ἀριστομένης | PROPN | N-S---MD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ἐνεστάχθαι | iobj | medium | Dative of reference/affected person with ἐνεστάχθαι. |
| 20 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | DA | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 μῖσος | det | high | Article with μῖσος. |
| 21 | μῖσος | μῖσος | NOUN | N-S---NN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 ἐνεστάχθαι | nsubj | high | Nominative subject of the infinitive ἐνεστάχθαι. |
| 22 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | DA | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 ἐνεστάχθαι | det | medium | Article introducing the attributive relative-like phrase; possibly part of a repeated-articled modifier. |
| 23 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 24 Λακεδαιμονίους | case | high | Preposition governing Λακεδαιμονίους. |
| 24 | Λακεδαιμονίους | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | N-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 τὸ | obl | medium | Accusative object of ἐς; phrase means 'toward the Lacedaemonians'. |
| 25 | ἐνεστάχθαι | ἐνίστημι | VERB | V-RPMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 11 ἀντειπεῖν | ccomp | medium | Perfect middle/passive infinitive, content of ἀντειπεῖν; exact lexical analysis is uncertain, with stative sense intended. |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | Punc | _ | 13 ἔνεστι | punct | high |