Pausanias Analysis - Grammar 4.6.4

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Passage 4.6.4

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Sentence 1

4.6.4 sentence 1

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Μύρωνα δὲ ἐπί τε ἄλλοις καταμαθεῖν ἔστιν οὐ προορώμενον εἰ ψευδῆ τε καὶ οὐ πιθανὰ δόξει λέγειν καὶ οὐχ ἥκιστα ἐν τῇδε τῇ Μεσσηνίᾳ συγγραφῇ.

The sentence has a heavy infinitival/participial construction; attachment of προορώμενον, δόξει, and the final prepositional phrase is somewhat uncertain.

#	Form	Lemma	UPOS	XPOS	Features	Head	DepRel	Conf.	Note
1	Μύρωνα	Μύρων	PROPN	N-S---MA-	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	6 καταμαθεῖν	obj	medium	Object of καταμαθεῖν; accusative form of the name.
2	δὲ	δέ	PART	G--------	_	6 καταμαθεῖν	discourse	high	Postpositive connective.
3	ἐπί	ἐπί	ADP	R--------	_	5 ἄλλοις	case	high	Governs ἄλλοις.
4	τε	τε	PART	C--------	_	3 ἐπί	fixed	high	Enclitic connective with ἐπί.
5	ἄλλοις	ἄλλος	ADJ	A-P---DM-	Case=Dat\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Plur	6 καταμαθεῖν	obl	high	Dative complement of ἐπί.
6	καταμαθεῖν	καταμανθάνω	VERB	V--AAN---	Tense=Aor\|VerbForm=Inf\|Voice=Act	7 ἔστιν	csubj	high	Subject of ἔστιν in infinitival construction.
7	ἔστιν	εἰμί	AUX	V3SPIA---	Mood=Ind\|Number=Sing\|Person=3\|Tense=Pres\|Voice=Act	0 ROOT	root	high	Main predicate.
8	οὐ	οὐ	PART	D--------	_	9 προορώμενον	advmod	high	Negates προορώμενον.
9	προορώμενον	προοράω	VERB	V-PMP-NA-	Case=Acc\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Sing\|Tense=Pres\|VerbForm=Part\|Voice=Mid	6 καταμαθεῖν	advcl	medium	Participial clause modifying καταμαθεῖν; syntax somewhat uncertain.
10	εἰ	εἰ	SCONJ	C--------	_	16 δόξει	mark	high	Introduces conditional/indirect clause.
11	ψευδῆ	ψευδής	ADJ	A-P---NA-	Case=Acc\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Plur	16 δόξει	obj	high	Object/complement of λέγειν or predicate with it.
12	τε	τε	PART	C--------	_	11 ψευδῆ	fixed	high	Coordinative particle.
13	καὶ	καί	CCONJ	C--------	_	15 πιθανὰ	cc	high	Coordinates predicates.
14	οὐ	οὐ	PART	D--------	_	15 πιθανὰ	advmod	high	Negates πιθανὰ.
15	πιθανὰ	πιθανός	ADJ	A-P---NA-	Case=Acc\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Plur	16 δόξει	xcomp	medium	Likely another complement/predicate with λέγειν; exact attachment uncertain.
16	δόξει	δοκέω	VERB	V3SFIA---	Mood=Ind\|Number=Sing\|Person=3\|Tense=Fut\|Voice=Act	6 καταμαθεῖν	ccomp	medium	Future indicative within the infinitival/conditional argument structure.
17	λέγειν	λέγω	VERB	V--PAN---	Tense=Pres\|VerbForm=Inf\|Voice=Act	16 δόξει	xcomp	high	Complement of δόξει.
18	καὶ	καί	CCONJ	C--------	_	20 ἥκιστα	cc	high	Coordinates with preceding negation/predicate.
19	οὐχ	οὐ	PART	D--------	_	20 ἥκιστα	advmod	high	Negates ἥκιστα.
20	ἥκιστα	ἥκιστα	ADV	D--------	_	17 λέγειν	advmod	medium	Adverbial modifier of λέγειν.
21	ἐν	ἐν	ADP	R--------	_	25 συγγραφῇ	case	high	Introduces locative phrase.
22	τῇδε	ὅδε	DET	Pd-s---fd-	Case=Dat\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing\|Person=3\|PronType=Dem	25 συγγραφῇ	det	high	Demonstrative determiner.
23	τῇ	ὁ	DET	Pd-s---fd-	Case=Dat\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing\|PronType=Art	25 συγγραφῇ	det	high	Article.
24	Μεσσηνίᾳ	Μεσσηνία	PROPN	N-s---fd-	Case=Dat\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	25 συγγραφῇ	nmod	high	Proper name modifying συγγραφῇ.
25	συγγραφῇ	συγγραφή	NOUN	N-s---fd-	Case=Dat\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	20 ἥκιστα	obl	medium	Locative phrase; attachment to λέγειν/ἥκιστα is uncertain, but adverbial sense is clear.
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	_	7 ἔστιν	punct	high	Sentence-final punctuation.

Sentence 3

4.6.4 sentence 3

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Θεόπομπον δὲ οὔτε μάχης γινομένης οὔτε ἄλλως προαποθανόντα ἴσμεν πρὶν ἢ διαπολεμηθῆναι τὸν πόλεμον.

Main clause with accusative-and-infinitive-like complement after ἴσμεν; πρὶν ἢ introduces a temporal clause/resultative infinitival comparison, with the negated coordinations οὔτε ... οὔτε ... marking the circumstances under which Theopompus did not die.

#	Form	Lemma	UPOS	XPOS	Features	Head	DepRel	Conf.	Note
1	Θεόπομπον	Θεόπομπος	PROPN	Neut?_Masc? Acc.Sg?	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	9 ἴσμεν	obj	high	Accusative proper name as object of ἴσμεν.
2	δὲ	δέ	PART	Pt	_	9 ἴσμεν	discourse	high	Postpositive connective.
3	οὔτε	οὔτε	CCONJ	Co	_	8 προαποθανόντα	cc	high	First negative coordinator.
4	μάχης	μάχη	NOUN	N-SF-GS	Case=Gen\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	5 γινομένης	nmod	high	Genitive dependent of γινομένης.
5	γινομένης	γίγνομαι	VERB	V-PNP-MSF	Case=Gen\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing\|Tense=Pres\|VerbForm=Part\|Voice=Mid	8 προαποθανόντα	advcl	medium	Participle with ἄλλως, likely circumstantial/temporal modifier of προαποθανόντα.
6	οὔτε	οὔτε	CCONJ	Co	_	8 προαποθανόντα	cc	high	Second negative coordinator.
7	ἄλλως	ἄλλως	ADV	D	_	8 προαποθανόντα	advmod	high	Adverb modifying προαποθανόντα.
8	προαποθανόντα	προαποθνῄσκω	VERB	V-AAP-AMA	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing\|Tense=Aor\|VerbForm=Part\|Voice=Act	9 ἴσμεν	xcomp	high	Accusative participle complement of ἴσμεν.
9	ἴσμεν	οἶδα	VERB	V-PAI-1P	Mood=Ind\|Number=Plur\|Person=1\|Tense=Pres\|VerbForm=Fin\|Voice=Act	0 ROOT	root	high	Main verb.
10	πρὶν	πρίν	SCONJ	Cs	_	12 διαπολεμηθῆναι	mark	high	Subordinator introducing the temporal clause.
11	ἢ	ἤ	CCONJ	Co	_	10 πρὶν	fixed	high	Correlative particle in πρὶν ἢ.
12	διαπολεμηθῆναι	διαπολεμέω	VERB	V-APN	Tense=Aor\|VerbForm=Inf\|Voice=Pass	10 πρὶν	advcl	high	Infinitival clause governed by πρίν ἢ.
13	τὸν	ὁ	DET	A-AMS	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing\|PronType=Art	14 πόλεμον	det	high	Article modifying πόλεμον.
14	πόλεμον	πόλεμος	NOUN	N-ASM	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	12 διαπολεμηθῆναι	obj	high	Object/subject of the infinitive depending on interpretation; treated as object of the passive infinitive.
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	_	9 ἴσμεν	punct	high	Sentence-final punctuation.

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