Grammar parses for passage 8.35.4
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λέγουσι μὲν δὴ οἱ Ἀρκάδες τὴν Βελεμίναν τῆς σφετέρας οὖσαν τὸ ἀρχαῖον ἀποτεμέσθαι Λακεδαιμονίους·
Construction with λέγω + accusative subject + participle + infinitive; τὸ ἀρχαῖον is interpreted as an adverbial accusative.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of reported speech. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 λέγουσι | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 λέγουσι | discourse | high | Assertive particle. |
| 4 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | L-3-AP--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 5 Ἀρκάδες | det | high | Article with Ἀρκάδες. |
| 5 | Ἀρκάδες | Ἀρκάς | PROPN | N-P---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 λέγουσι | nsubj | high | Subject of λέγουσι. |
| 6 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-3-SF--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 Βελεμίναν | det | high | Article with Βελεμίναν. |
| 7 | Βελεμίναν | Βελεμίνα | PROPN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ἀποτεμέσθαι | obj | medium | Accusative object of infinitive; proper name of place, treated as feminine. |
| 8 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-3-SF--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 σφετέρας | det | high | Article with σφετέρας. |
| 9 | σφετέρας | σφέτερος | ADJ | A-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 οὖσαν | amod | high | Attributive possessive adjective. |
| 10 | οὖσαν | εἰμί | VERB | PAP-SAF--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 Βελεμίναν | acl | high | Participle agreeing with Βελεμίναν. |
| 11 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-3-SA--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 ἀρχαῖον | det | high | Article with ἀρχαῖον. |
| 12 | ἀρχαῖον | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ἀποτεμέσθαι | obl | medium | Likely adverbial accusative 'in ancient times'. |
| 13 | ἀποτεμέσθαι | ἀποτέμνω | VERB | V-ANM--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 1 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Complement infinitive governed by λέγουσι. |
| 14 | Λακεδαιμονίους | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | A-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 ἀποτεμέσθαι | nsubj | high | Subject of the infinitive. |
| 15 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
λέγειν δὲ οὐκ εἰκότα ἐφαίνοντό μοι καὶ ἄλλων ἕνεκα καὶ μάλιστα ὅτι μοι δοκοῦσι Θηβαῖοι μηδʼ ἂν τοῦτο ἐλασσουμένους περιιδεῖν τοὺς Ἀρκάδας, εἴ σφισιν ἔσεσθαι σὺν τῷ δικαίῳ τὸ ἐπανόρθωμα ἔμελλεν.
The syntax is layered: a main evaluative clause with infinitival content, followed by a ὅτι-complement and a conditional clause with future infinitive; some participial/infinitival attachments are uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγειν | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-INF | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 5 ἐφαίνοντό | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive with ἐφαίνοντό. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PART | _ | 5 ἐφαίνοντό | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | NEG | _ | 4 εἰκότα | advmod | high | Negation of εἰκότα. |
| 4 | εἰκότα | εἰκός | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 ἐφαίνοντό | xcomp | medium | Likely predicative complement with infinitive, though form/role is somewhat idiomatic. |
| 5 | ἐφαίνοντό | φαίνομαι | VERB | V-IXI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 6 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | P-P---D | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 5 ἐφαίνοντό | iobj | high | Dative of reference/experiencer. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἕνεκα | cc | high | Correlative with καὶ at 10. |
| 8 | ἄλλων | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 ἕνεκα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἕνεκα. |
| 9 | ἕνεκα | ἕνεκα | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 ἐφαίνοντό | obl | medium | Postposition governing genitive; marks cause/reason. |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 μάλιστα | cc | high | Correlative with preceding καὶ. |
| 11 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | B | _ | 5 ἐφαίνοντό | advmod | high | Sentence-level emphasis. |
| 12 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 δοκοῦσι | mark | high | Introduces causal/complement clause. |
| 13 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | P-P---D | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 14 δοκοῦσι | iobj | high | Dative with δοκοῦσι. |
| 14 | δοκοῦσι | δοκέω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 5 ἐφαίνοντό | ccomp | high | Finite embedded clause. |
| 15 | Θηβαῖοι | Θηβαῖος | PROPN | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 δοκοῦσι | nsubj | high | Subject of δοκοῦσι. |
| 16 | μηδʼ | μηδέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 20 περιιδεῖν | cc | high | Negative coordinating particle. |
| 17 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | PRT | _ | 20 περιιδεῖν | advmod | high | Modal particle with infinitive. |
| 18 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 20 περιιδεῖν | obj | high | Object of περιιδεῖν. |
| 19 | ἐλασσουμένους | ἐλασσόω | VERB | V-PPP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 20 περιιδεῖν | advcl | low | Participle dependent on infinitive; syntax is somewhat uncertain. |
| 20 | περιιδεῖν | περιορᾶν | VERB | V-AAI-INF | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 14 δοκοῦσι | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of δοκοῦσι. |
| 21 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 22 Ἀρκάδας | det | high | Article with Ἀρκάδας. |
| 22 | Ἀρκάδας | Ἀρκάς | PROPN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 περιιδεῖν | obj | high | Object of περιιδεῖν. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 περιιδεῖν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 24 | εἴ | εἰ | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 32 ἔμελλεν | mark | high | Conditional marker. |
| 25 | σφισιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P-P---D | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 26 ἔσεσθαι | iobj | medium | Dative pronoun; likely indirect object with ἔσεσθαι. |
| 26 | ἔσεσθαι | εἰμί | VERB | V-FM-INF | Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 32 ἔμελλεν | xcomp | high | Future infinitive dependent on ἔμελλεν. |
| 27 | σὺν | σύν | ADP | PREP | _ | 29 δικαίῳ | case | high | Preposition governing dative. |
| 28 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | A-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 δικαίῳ | det | high | Article with δικαίῳ. |
| 29 | δικαίῳ | δίκαιος | ADJ | A-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 ἔσεσθαι | obl | medium | Likely instrumental/comitative phrase with σὺν. |
| 30 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | A-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 31 ἐπανόρθωμα | det | high | Article with ἐπανόρθωμα. |
| 31 | ἐπανόρθωμα | ἐπανόρθωμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 32 ἔμελλεν | nsubj | medium | Accusative subject of the infinitival/compound future construction; analysis uncertain. |
| 32 | ἔμελλεν | μέλλω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 14 δοκοῦσι | ccomp | high | Main verb of conditional clause content. |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐφαίνοντό | punct | high | Punctuation. |