Grammar parses for passage 4.7.6
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ἐν ὅσῳ δὲ οὗτοι συνεστήκασιν, ἐν τοσούτῳ τοὺς οἰκέτας ἐκέλευεν ὁ Εὐφαὴς πρῶτα μὲν τὰ κατὰ νῶτον τοῦ στρατοπέδου φράξασθαι τοῖς σταυροῖς, μετὰ δὲ τὰ πλευρὰ ἀμφότερα.
Correlative temporal construction ἐν ὅσῳ ... ἐν τοσούτῳ; συνεστήκασιν is perfect active 3pl of συνίστημι (‘stand together/are assembled’). ἐκέλευεν governs accusative οἰκέτας and complementary infinitive φράξασθαι, with τοῖς σταυροῖς instrumental; μετὰ τὰ πλευρὰ is an elliptical coordinated object/complement (‘then both flanks’).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 2 ὅσῳ | case | high | |
| 2 | ὅσῳ | ὅσος | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 5 συνεστήκασιν | obl | high | Relative-correlative dative after ἐν. |
| 3 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 συνεστήκασιν | cc | high | |
| 4 | οὗτοι | οὗτος | PRON | D-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 5 συνεστήκασιν | nsubj | high | |
| 5 | συνεστήκασιν | συνίστημι | VERB | V-RAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Perfect may describe a continuing state: ‘are standing/assembled’. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 συνεστήκασιν | punct | high | |
| 7 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 8 τοσούτῳ | case | high | |
| 8 | τοσούτῳ | τοσοῦτος | PRON | D-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 11 ἐκέλευεν | advmod | high | Correlative temporal adverbial phrase. |
| 9 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 10 οἰκέτας | det | high | |
| 10 | οἰκέτας | οἰκέτης | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 ἐκέλευεν | obj | high | Accusative subject/object of ἐκέλευεν. |
| 11 | ἐκέλευεν | κελεύω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 5 συνεστήκασιν | conj | high | |
| 12 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 13 Εὐφαὴς | det | high | |
| 13 | Εὐφαὴς | Εὐφαής | PROPN | N-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἐκέλευεν | nsubj | high | Personal name. |
| 14 | πρῶτα | πρῶτος | ADV | ADV | Degree=Pos | 21 φράξασθαι | advmod | high | Adverbial ‘first’. |
| 15 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PTCL | _ | 14 πρῶτα | advmod | high | Correlative μέν with later δέ. |
| 16 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 νῶτον | det | high | |
| 17 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 18 νῶτον | case | high | κατά with accusative. |
| 18 | νῶτον | νῶτον | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 21 φράξασθαι | obj | medium | Together with τὰ, substantivized phrase ‘the rear/back portions’. |
| 19 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 στρατοπέδου | det | high | |
| 20 | στρατοπέδου | στρατόπεδον | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 νῶτον | nmod | high | |
| 21 | φράξασθαι | φράσσω | VERB | V-AMA | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 11 ἐκέλευεν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive; middle voice is appropriate for arranging/fortifying. |
| 22 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 23 σταυροῖς | det | high | |
| 23 | σταυροῖς | σταυρός | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 21 φράξασθαι | obl | high | Instrumental dative. |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 φράξασθαι | punct | high | |
| 25 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 28 πλευρὰ | case | high | μετά with accusative, ‘after/then’. |
| 26 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 28 πλευρὰ | cc | high | Correlative with μέν. |
| 27 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 28 πλευρὰ | det | high | |
| 28 | πλευρὰ | πλευρόν | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 21 φράξασθαι | obj | high | Coordinated elliptical object: ‘both flanks’. |
| 29 | ἀμφότερα | ἀμφότερος | DET | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Tot | 28 πλευρὰ | amod | high | Agrees with πλευρά. |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 συνεστήκασιν | punct | high |
ἐπεὶ δὲ ἥ τε νύξ ἐπέλαβε καὶ ἡ μάχη διελέλυτο, τότε ἤδη καὶ τὰ πρὸ τοῦ στρατοπέδου κατὰ τὴν χαράδραν ἐφράξαντο, ὥστε ἐπισχούσης ἡμέρας τῆς τε προνοίας τοῦ Εὐφαοῦς τοῖς Λακεδαιμονίοις ἐπιπίπτει λογισμὸς εἶχόν τε οὔτε ὅπως μάχεσθαι χρὴ πρὸς τοὺς Μεσσηνίους μὴ προϊόντας ἐκ τοῦ χάρακος προσκαθῆσθαί τε ἀπεγίνωσκον ἀπαράσκευοι τοῖς πᾶσιν ὁμοίως ὄντες.
The ὥστε clause is analyzed as a consecutive construction: after the defensive works were completed, a realization fell upon the Lacedaemonians, who concluded both that they had no way to fight the Messenians without advancing from the trench and that they should sit tight, being unprepared in every respect. The coordination around εἶχον/ἀπεγίνωσκον is syntactically compressed and partly uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπεὶ | ἐπεί | SCONJ | CONJ | PronType=Rel | 6 ἐπέλαβε | mark | high | Temporal conjunction introducing the first subordinate clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 ἐπέλαβε | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἥ | ὁ | DET | T-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 νύξ | det | high | First member of ἥ τε ... καὶ coordination. |
| 4 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 ἥ | cc | high | Correlative τε. |
| 5 | νύξ | νύξ | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἐπέλαβε | nsubj | high | |
| 6 | ἐπέλαβε | ἐπιλαμβάνω | VERB | V-3AAI-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 12 τότε | advcl | high | Main verb of the temporal ἐπεί clause. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 διελέλυτο | cc | high | |
| 8 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 μάχη | det | high | |
| 9 | μάχη | μάχη | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 διελέλυτο | nsubj | high | |
| 10 | διελέλυτο | διαλύω | VERB | V-3LMI-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pluperf|Voice=Mid | 6 ἐπέλαβε | conj | high | Coordinated with ἐπέλαβε; middle/passive form means the battle had ended. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 6 ἐπέλαβε | punct | high | |
| 12 | τότε | τότε | ADV | ADV | PronType=Dem | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | advmod | high | |
| 13 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | ADV | _ | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | advmod | high | |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | advmod | high | Adverbial καί, ‘also/even’. |
| 15 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 22 ἐφράξαντο | det | high | Substantivized article with πρὸ τοῦ στρατοπέδου. |
| 16 | πρὸ | πρό | ADP | PREP | _ | 18 στρατοπέδου | case | high | |
| 17 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 στρατοπέδου | det | high | |
| 18 | στρατοπέδου | στρατόπεδον | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 τὰ | nmod | high | Object of πρό. |
| 19 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | PREP | _ | 21 χαράδραν | case | high | |
| 20 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 χαράδραν | det | high | |
| 21 | χαράδραν | χαράδρα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 ἐφράξαντο | obl | high | |
| 22 | ἐφράξαντο | φράσσω | VERB | V-3AMI-P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | advcl | medium | Subject is implicit Lacedaemonians; τὰ ... is the object, with κατά phrase locating the works. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 22 ἐφράξαντο | punct | high | |
| 24 | ὥστε | ὥστε | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | mark | high | Introduces consecutive/result clause. |
| 25 | ἐπισχούσης | ἐπέχω | VERB | V-AP-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 26 ἡμέρας | amod | medium | Genitive absolute participle; literally ‘when day had come on/been delayed’. |
| 26 | ἡμέρας | ἡμέρα | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | obl | medium | Genitive-absolute subject of ἐπισχούσης; exact semantic nuance of ἐπέχω is uncertain. |
| 27 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 προνοίας | det | high | First member of τῆς τε ... καὶ coordination. |
| 28 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 27 τῆς | cc | high | Correlative τε. |
| 29 | προνοίας | πρόνοια | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | obl | medium | Genitive coordinated with ἡμέρας; likely a further circumstance/genitive absolute-like phrase, with τοῦ Εὐφαοῦς dependent. |
| 30 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 31 Εὐφαοῦς | det | high | |
| 31 | Εὐφαοῦς | Εὔφαος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 προνοίας | nmod | high | Proper name in the genitive. |
| 32 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 33 Λακεδαιμονίοις | det | high | |
| 33 | Λακεδαιμονίοις | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | A-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | iobj | high | Dative experiencer/recipient with ἐπιπίπτει. |
| 34 | ἐπιπίπτει | ἐπιπίπτω | VERB | V-3PAI-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate: a realization/calculation falls upon the Lacedaemonians. |
| 35 | λογισμὸς | λογισμός | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | nsubj | high | |
| 36 | εἶχόν | ἔχω | VERB | V-3IAI-P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imperf|Voice=Act | 35 λογισμὸς | ccomp | medium | Compressed coordinated thought after λογισμός; likely ‘they had/held [the realization]’. |
| 37 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 36 εἶχόν | cc | high | Coordinates the following οὔτε clause. |
| 38 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 52 ἀπεγίνωσκον | cc | high | Correlative negative coordinator; paired with τε. |
| 39 | ὅπως | ὅπως | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 41 χρὴ | mark | high | Introduces an indirect deliberative/content clause. |
| 40 | μάχεσθαι | μάχομαι | VERB | V-PMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 41 χρὴ | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on impersonal χρὴ. |
| 41 | χρὴ | χρή | VERB | V-3PAI-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 36 εἶχόν | ccomp | medium | Impersonal necessity verb; its content is ὅπως ... μάχεσθαι. |
| 42 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | PREP | _ | 44 Μεσσηνίους | case | high | |
| 43 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 44 Μεσσηνίους | det | high | |
| 44 | Μεσσηνίους | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 40 μάχεσθαι | obl | high | Object of πρός with μάχεσθαι. |
| 45 | μὴ | μή | PART | PART | Polarity=Neg | 46 προϊόντας | advmod | high | Negates the participial adjunct. |
| 46 | προϊόντας | πρόειμι | VERB | V-PAP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 40 μάχεσθαι | advcl | medium | Accusative participle agreeing with the implicit subject of μάχεσθαι: without advancing. |
| 47 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 49 χάρακος | case | high | |
| 48 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 49 χάρακος | det | high | |
| 49 | χάρακος | χάραξ | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 46 προϊόντας | obl | high | Source phrase with προϊόντας. |
| 50 | προσκαθῆσθαί | προσκάθημαι | VERB | V-PMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 52 ἀπεγίνωσκον | xcomp | medium | Second infinitival content, coordinated with the preceding deliberative thought. |
| 51 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 50 προσκαθῆσθαί | cc | high | Coordinates προσκαθῆσθαι with the preceding construction. |
| 52 | ἀπεγίνωσκον | ἀπογιγνώσκω | VERB | V-3IAI-P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imperf|Voice=Act | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | conj | medium | Coordinated main predicate: they concluded/decided; governs the following content. |
| 53 | ἀπαράσκευοι | ἀπαράσκευος | ADJ | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 57 ὄντες | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective with ὄντες. |
| 54 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 55 πᾶσιν | det | high | Substantivized/neuter dative expression. |
| 55 | πᾶσιν | πᾶς | ADJ | A-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 53 ἀπαράσκευοι | obl | medium | Dative of respect: unprepared in all respects. |
| 56 | ὁμοίως | ὁμοίως | ADV | ADV | _ | 57 ὄντες | advmod | high | |
| 57 | ὄντες | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 52 ἀπεγίνωσκον | advcl | high | Concessive/circumstantial participle, with implicit subject ‘they’. |
| 58 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 34 ἐπιπίπτει | punct | high |