Grammar parses for passage 8.49.3
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μέγεθος μὲν δὴ καὶ σώματος ῥώμην ἀπέδει Πελοποννησίων οὐδενός, τὸ δὲ εἶδος ἦν τοῦ προσώπου κακός·
The first clause is elliptical: μέγεθος and σώματος ῥώμην are coordinated accusative objects of ἀπέδει, with Πελοποννησίων οὐδενός an ablatival/genitive comparison phrase (‘of no Peloponnesian’). In the second clause, τὸ εἶδος is subject of ἦν, τοῦ προσώπου is a genitive dependent on εἶδος, and κακός is a predicate adjective, formally masculine despite neuter subject, likely attracted to the implied masculine person; the text may be corrupt or contain a mismatched form.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μέγεθος | μέγεθος | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἀπέδει | obj | high | |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | g-------- | _ | 7 ἀπέδει | discourse | high | Correlative particle, paired with δέ. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | g-------- | _ | 7 ἀπέδει | discourse | high | |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 6 ῥώμην | cc | high | Coordinates σώματος ῥώμην with μέγεθος. |
| 5 | σώματος | σῶμα | NOUN | n-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 ῥώμην | nmod | high | |
| 6 | ῥώμην | ῥώμη | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἀπέδει | obj | high | Coordinated accusative object with μέγεθος. |
| 7 | ἀπέδει | ἀποδείκνυμι | VERB | v3saia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Form is interpreted as ἀπέδειξε with final ξ omitted or a textual variant; exact morphology is uncertain. |
| 8 | Πελοποννησίων | Πελοποννήσιος | ADJ | a-p---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 οὐδενός | amod | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘of Peloponnesians’. |
| 9 | οὐδενός | οὐδείς | PRON | a-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἀπέδει | nmod | medium | Genitive of comparison/exclusion; coordinated conceptually with the first-clause objects. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἀπέδει | punct | high | |
| 11 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 εἶδος | det | high | |
| 12 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 14 ἦν | cc | high | Contrasts the second clause with the first. |
| 13 | εἶδος | εἶδος | NOUN | n-s---nn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ἦν | nsubj | high | |
| 14 | ἦν | εἰμί | VERB | v3siia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | parataxis | high | Second coordinated clause; treated as a second root-like predicate. |
| 15 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 προσώπου | det | high | |
| 16 | προσώπου | πρόσωπον | NOUN | n-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 εἶδος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on εἶδος: ‘appearance of the face’. |
| 17 | κακός | κακός | ADJ | a-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἦν | xcomp | low | Predicate adjective, but masculine form mismatches neuter τὸ εἶδος; possibly textual corruption or attraction to an implied masculine referent. |
| 18 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 ἦν | punct | high |
καὶ ἐπὶ μὲν τοὺς στεφανίτας ἀγῶνας ὑπερεφρόνησεν ἀσκῆσαι, γῆν δὲ ἣν ἐκέκτητο ἐργαζόμενος οὐδὲ τὰ θηρία ἠμέλει τὰ ἄγρια ἐξαίρειν.
Two coordinated predicates are understood with the same subject: he disdained training for crown contests, while not neglecting either working the land he possessed or removing wild animals; ἐπὶ + accusative marks the contests concerned.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 ὑπερεφρόνησεν | cc | high | |
| 2 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 6 ἀγῶνας | case | high | With accusative. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PRT | _ | 7 ὑπερεφρόνησεν | discourse | high | Correlative μὲν ... δὲ. |
| 4 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 στεφανίτας | det | high | |
| 5 | στεφανίτας | στεφανίτης | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ἀγῶνας | amod | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘crown-bearing/recognized’ contests. |
| 6 | ἀγῶνας | ἀγών | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ὑπερεφρόνησεν | obl | high | |
| 7 | ὑπερεφρόνησεν | ὑπεροφρονέω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | ἀσκῆσαι | ἀσκέω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 7 ὑπερεφρόνησεν | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement of ὑπερεφρόνησεν. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ὑπερεφρόνησεν | punct | high | |
| 10 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἐργαζόμενος | obj | high | Object of ἐργαζόμενος. |
| 11 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 ἠμέλει | cc | high | Correlative counterpart to μὲν. |
| 12 | ἣν | ὅς | PRON | R-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ἐκέκτητο | obj | high | Relative pronoun, antecedent γῆν. |
| 13 | ἐκέκτητο | κτάομαι | VERB | V-LMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Mid | 10 γῆν | acl:relcl | high | Perfect middle of κτάομαι, ‘possessed/acquired’. |
| 14 | ἐργαζόμενος | ἐργάζομαι | VERB | V-PMP-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 18 ἠμέλει | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle with the implicit subject. |
| 15 | οὐδὲ | οὐδέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 ἠμέλει | cc | high | Coordinates the two objects/infinitival complements under ἠμέλει. |
| 16 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 17 θηρία | det | high | |
| 17 | θηρία | θηρίον | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 21 ἐξαίρειν | obj | high | Object of ἐξαίρειν. |
| 18 | ἠμέλει | ἀμελέω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 7 ὑπερεφρόνησεν | conj | high | Coordinated with ὑπερεφρόνησεν; οὐδέ scopes over its infinitive complement. |
| 19 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 20 ἄγρια | det | high | |
| 20 | ἄγρια | ἄγριος | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 17 θηρία | amod | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘wild’. |
| 21 | ἐξαίρειν | ἐξαιρέω | VERB | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 18 ἠμέλει | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement of ἠμέλει. |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ὑπερεφρόνησεν | punct | high |
ἐπιλέγεσθαι δὲ καὶ βιβλία φασὶν αὐτὸν σοφιστῶν τε τῶν εὐδοκιμούντων παρʼ Ἕλλησι καὶ ὅσα ἐς πολέμων μνήμην καὶ εἰ δή τι ἔχει διδασκαλίαν στρατηγημάτων·
Infinitival subject of φασίν: ‘they say that he reads/chooses books’; βιβλία is the accusative subject of ἐπιλέγεσθαι, with αὐτόν as its understood/raising accusative agent or experiencer. The final εἰ-clause is elliptical and modifies the books: ‘and [books] if they contain any instruction in tactics.’
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπιλέγεσθαι | ἐπιλέγω | VERB | V-PNM/P | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 5 φασὶν | ccomp | medium | Present middle infinitive; semantic sense likely ‘read/select for reading’. Acts as complement of φασίν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 5 φασὶν | cc | high | |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 βιβλία | cc | high | Coordinates βιβλία with an understood parallel object/description. |
| 4 | βιβλία | βιβλίον | NOUN | N####NA--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 1 ἐπιλέγεσθαι | nsubj | medium | Accusative subject of the infinitive, with neuter plural agreement. |
| 5 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-S---MA-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 1 ἐπιλέγεσθαι | obj | medium | Accusative person associated with the infinitive; construed as its understood agent/experiencer. |
| 7 | σοφιστῶν | σοφιστής | NOUN | N-----MG-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 βιβλία | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on βιβλία: books of sophists. |
| 8 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 7 σοφιστῶν | cc | high | Coordinates the first genitive phrase with the following one. |
| 9 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T----MG--- | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 εὐδοκιμούντων | det | high | |
| 10 | εὐδοκιμούντων | εὐδοκιμέω | VERB | V-PAPMGP- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 σοφιστῶν | acl | high | Substantivized participle, agreeing with τῶν and specifying the sophists. |
| 11 | παρʼ | παρά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 εὐδοκιμούντων | obl | high | παρά with dative expresses standing/repute among. |
| 12 | Ἕλλησι | Ἕλλην | PROPN | N-----DP-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 παρʼ | obl | high | Dative complement of παρά. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 ὅσα | cc | high | Coordinates ὅσα with the preceding βιβλία phrase. |
| 14 | ὅσα | ὅσος | PRON | P--NNA--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 4 βιβλία | conj | medium | Relative/quantitative pronoun, substantivized: ‘whatever books’. |
| 15 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 17 μνήμην | case | high | |
| 16 | πολέμων | πόλεμος | NOUN | N-----MG-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 μνήμην | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on μνήμην. |
| 17 | μνήμην | μνήμη | NOUN | N-----FA-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ὅσα | obl | high | Accusative complement of the preposition ἐς; ‘for remembrance of wars’. |
| 18 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 22 ἔχει | cc | medium | Coordinates the εἰ-clause with the preceding relative content. |
| 19 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 22 ἔχει | mark | high | |
| 20 | δή | δή | PART | X-------- | _ | 22 ἔχει | advmod | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 21 | τι | τις | PRON | P---NA--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 23 διδασκαλίαν | det | medium | Indefinite τι, functioning as an attributive/indefinite modifier with διδασκαλίαν; alternatively object-like ‘anything’. |
| 22 | ἔχει | ἔχω | VERB | V-PAI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 14 ὅσα | acl | medium | Finite verb in an elliptical relative/conditional clause; subject is the understood book(s), with διδασκαλίαν as object. |
| 23 | διδασκαλίαν | διδασκαλία | NOUN | N-----FA-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 ἔχει | obj | high | |
| 24 | στρατηγημάτων | στρατήγημα | NOUN | N-----GN-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 23 διδασκαλίαν | nmod | high | Objective/content genitive: instruction in military stratagems. |
| 25 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 φασὶν | punct | high |