Grammar parses for passage 8.24.13
Open translation for this passage
ἀλλὰ ἀνθρώπων μὲν τῶν ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ κακὰ ἄν τις ἐλάσσονα ἀναδέξαιτο, καθὰ καὶ ναῦς ἧσσον ἂν χειμασθείη νεὼς ἄλλης·
The syntax is elliptical/comparative: the second clause compares the ship’s suffering with that of another ship, and καθὰ is treated as introducing the comparison.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | _ | _ | 11 ἀναδέξαιτο | cc | high | Adversative conjunction introducing contrast. |
| 2 | ἀνθρώπων | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 κακὰ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of κακά. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 11 ἀναδέξαιτο | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 4 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 2 ἀνθρώπων | det | high | Article modifying ἀνθρώπων. |
| 5 | ἐφʼ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | Case=Gen | 6 ἑαυτοῦ | case | high | Preposition governing ἑαυτοῦ. |
| 6 | ἑαυτοῦ | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Reflex=Yes | 2 ἀνθρώπων | nmod | medium | Reflexive genitive with ἐπί; exact agreement is contextually inferred. |
| 7 | κακὰ | κακός | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 ἀναδέξαιτο | obj | high | Accusative substantive, object of ἀναδέξαιτο. |
| 8 | ἄν | ἄν | PART | _ | _ | 11 ἀναδέξαιτο | advmod | high | Modal particle. |
| 9 | τις | τις | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Com|Number=Sing | 11 ἀναδέξαιτο | nsubj | high | Indefinite subject. |
| 10 | ἐλάσσονα | ἐλάσσων | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 κακὰ | amod | high | Modifies κακά. |
| 11 | ἀναδέξαιτο | ἀναδέχομαι | VERB | _ | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb in optative with ἄν. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἀναδέξαιτο | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 13 | καθὰ | καθά | SCONJ | _ | _ | 18 χειμασθείη | mark | medium | Comparative/subordinating marker; likely introduces comparison. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 15 ναῦς | cc | high | Coordination with implied comparison. |
| 15 | ναῦς | ναῦς | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 χειμασθείη | nsubj:pass | medium | Subject of χειμασθείη; comparison clause syntax is somewhat compressed. |
| 16 | ἧσσον | ἧσσον | ADV | _ | Degree=Cmp | 18 χειμασθείη | advmod | high | Comparative adverb modifying the passive verb. |
| 17 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | _ | _ | 18 χειμασθείη | advmod | high | Modal particle. |
| 18 | χειμασθείη | χειμάζω | VERB | _ | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 11 ἀναδέξαιτο | advcl | high | Comparative clause dependent on the main statement. |
| 19 | νεὼς | ναῦς | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ναῦς | nmod | high | Genitive of comparison/association with ναῦς. |
| 20 | ἄλλης | ἄλλος | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 νεὼς | amod | high | Modifies νεὼς. |
| 21 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἀναδέξαιτο | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |