Grammar parses for passage 8.27.13
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Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ αὐτοί τε πανδημεὶ καὶ ὁ τῆς οἰκίας βασιλεὺς τῆς ἑτέρας Ἆγις ὁ Εὐδαμίδου στρατεύουσιν ἐπὶ Μεγάλην πόλιν παρασκευῇ μείζονι καὶ ἀξιολογωτέρᾳ τῆς ὑπὸ Ἀκροτάτου συναχθείσης·
The sentence has coordinated subjects: the Lacedaemonians collectively and Agis, king of the other royal house; the final genitive participial phrase compares this preparation with that assembled by Acrotatus.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Λακεδαιμόνιοι | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | N--PNM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 στρατεύουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 16 στρατεύουσιν | cc | high | |
| 3 | αὐτοί | αὐτός | PRON | P--PNM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 Λακεδαιμόνιοι | appos | medium | Emphatic restrictive pronoun, ‘they themselves’. |
| 4 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 3 αὐτοί | cc | high | |
| 5 | πανδημεὶ | πανδημεί | ADV | D-------- | _ | 16 στρατεύουσιν | advmod | medium | Adverbial form meaning collectively/in full levy. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 βασιλεὺς | cc | high | |
| 7 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | L-SNM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 βασιλεὺς | det | high | |
| 8 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-SGF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 οἰκίας | det | high | |
| 9 | οἰκίας | οἰκία | NOUN | N-SGF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 βασιλεὺς | nmod | high | |
| 10 | βασιλεὺς | βασιλεύς | NOUN | N-SNM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 στρατεύουσιν | nsubj | high | Coordinated second subject, further specified by 13. |
| 11 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-SGF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 ἑτέρας | det | high | |
| 12 | ἑτέρας | ἕτερος | ADJ | A-SGF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 οἰκίας | amod | high | Substantivized adjective: the other house/family. |
| 13 | Ἆγις | Ἆγις | PROPN | N-SNM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 βασιλεὺς | appos | high | |
| 14 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | L-SNM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 Εὐδαμίδου | det | high | |
| 15 | Εὐδαμίδου | Εὐδάμιδος | PROPN | N-SGM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 Ἆγις | nmod | high | Patronymic/genitive identifier. |
| 16 | στρατεύουσιν | στρατεύω | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 17 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 19 πόλιν | case | high | With accusative, ‘against/toward’. |
| 18 | Μεγάλην | Μέγαλη | PROPN | N-SFA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 πόλιν | compound | medium | Place-name modifier. |
| 19 | πόλιν | πόλις | PROPN | N-SFA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 στρατεύουσιν | obl | high | Μεγάλη πόλις, Megalopolis. |
| 20 | παρασκευῇ | παρασκευή | NOUN | N-SFD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 στρατεύουσιν | obl | high | Dative of means/manner. |
| 21 | μείζονι | μέγας | ADJ | A-SFD-C | Case=Dat|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 παρασκευῇ | amod | high | |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 23 ἀξιολογωτέρᾳ | cc | high | |
| 23 | ἀξιολογωτέρᾳ | ἀξιολογώτερος | ADJ | A-SFD-C | Case=Dat|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 παρασκευῇ | amod | high | |
| 24 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-SGF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 συναχθείσης | det | high | |
| 25 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 26 Ἀκροτάτου | case | high | Agent phrase with passive participle. |
| 26 | Ἀκροτάτου | Ἀκρότατος | PROPN | N-SGM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 συναχθείσης | obl:agent | high | |
| 27 | συναχθείσης | συνάγω | VERB | V-APP-SGF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 23 ἀξιολογωτέρᾳ | nmod | medium | Genitive feminine participle agreeing with implied παρασκευῆς; comparative genitive of comparison. |
| 28 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 στρατεύουσιν | punct | high |
καὶ μάχῃ τε ἐπεξελθόντας τοὺς Μεγαλοπολίτας ἐνίκησαν καὶ μηχάνημα ἰσχυρὸν προσάγοντες τῷ τείχει τὸν πύργον τὸν ταύτῃ διʼ αὐτοῦ σείουσι καὶ ἐς τὴν ὑστεραίαν καταρρίψειν τῷ μηχανήματι ἤλπιζον.
The sentence coordinates the defeat of the Megalopolitans with a participial siege action; τοὺς Μεγαλοπολίτας is the accusative object of ἐνίκησαν and syntactic subject of ἐπεξελθόντας. In the final clause, τὸν πύργον is object of σείουσι and understood object of καταρρίψειν; τὸν ταύτῃ is attributive, with ταύτῃ adverbial. The subject of finite verbs is understood plural (the attackers).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 7 ἐνίκησαν | cc | high | |
| 2 | μάχῃ | μάχη | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ἐπεξελθόντας | obl | high | Dative of circumstance/engagement. |
| 3 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 2 μάχῃ | advmod | medium | Correlative τε, paired loosely with later καί. |
| 4 | ἐπεξελθόντας | ἐπέξειμι | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 ἐνίκησαν | advcl | high | Accusative participle agreeing with τοὺς Μεγαλοπολίτας; circumstantial. |
| 5 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 Μεγαλοπολίτας | det | high | |
| 6 | Μεγαλοπολίτας | Μεγαλοπολίτης | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ἐνίκησαν | obj | high | Object of ἐνίκησαν; also accusative subject of ἐπεξελθόντας. |
| 7 | ἐνίκησαν | νικάω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | First coordinated finite predicate. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 20 σείουσι | cc | high | Coordinates the second finite predicate. |
| 9 | μηχάνημα | μηχάνημα | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 προσάγοντες | obj | high | Object of προσάγοντες. |
| 10 | ἰσχυρὸν | ἰσχυρός | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 μηχάνημα | amod | high | |
| 11 | προσάγοντες | προσάγω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 20 σείουσι | advcl | high | Nominative circumstantial participle with understood attackers. |
| 12 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 13 τείχει | det | high | |
| 13 | τείχει | τεῖχος | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 προσάγοντες | obl | high | Goal/direction complement of προσάγοντες. |
| 14 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 15 πύργον | det | high | |
| 15 | πύργον | πύργος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 σείουσι | obj | high | Object of σείουσι. |
| 16 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 15 πύργον | det | high | Second article in an attributive phrase. |
| 17 | ταύτῃ | οὗτος | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 15 πύργον | advmod | medium | Adverbial dative, ‘here/in this place’; modifies the tower designation. |
| 18 | διʼ | διά | ADP | _ | _ | 19 αὐτοῦ | case | high | |
| 19 | αὐτοῦ | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 20 σείουσι | obl | high | Genitive object of διά, referring to the μηχάνημα. |
| 20 | σείουσι | σείω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 7 ἐνίκησαν | conj | high | Second coordinated finite predicate. |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 28 ἤλπιζον | cc | high | Coordinates ἤλπιζον with preceding action. |
| 22 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 24 ὑστεραίαν | case | high | |
| 23 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 24 ὑστεραίαν | det | high | |
| 24 | ὑστεραίαν | ὑστεραία | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 ἤλπιζον | obl | high | Time expression, ‘on the following day’. |
| 25 | καταρρίψειν | καταρρίπτω | VERB | _ | Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 28 ἤλπιζον | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement of ἤλπιζον; object τὸν πύργον is understood. |
| 26 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 μηχανήματι | det | high | |
| 27 | μηχανήματι | μηχάνημα | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 καταρρίψειν | obl | high | Instrumental dative with καταρρίψειν. |
| 28 | ἤλπιζον | ἐλπίζω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 20 σείουσι | conj | high | Finite predicate coordinated with σείουσι. |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐνίκησαν | punct | high |