Grammar parses for passage 9.1.6
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Νεοκλῆς δὲ ὃς τότε βοιωταρχῶν ἔτυχεν ἐν Θήβαις---οὐ γὰρ αὐτὸν οἱ Πλαταιεῖς ἐλελήθεσαν ἐπὶ τῇ τέχνῃ--- προεῖπε τῶν Θηβαίων ἕκαστόν τέ τινα ἰέναι πρὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν ὁμοῦ τοῖς ὅπλοις καὶ σφᾶς αὐτίκα οὐ τὴν εὐθεῖαν ἀπὸ τῶν Θηβῶν τὴν πεδιάδα, τὴν δὲ ἐπὶ Ὑσιῶν ἦγε πρὸς Ἐλευθερῶν τε καὶ τῆς Ἀττικῆς, ᾗ μηδὲ σκοπὸς ἐτέτακτο ὑπὸ τῶν Πλαταιέων·
The sentence contains several parenthetical and paratactic clauses; the most difficult parts are the indirect statement after προεῖπε and the relative clause introduced by ᾗ.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Νεοκλῆς | Νεοκλῆς | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἔτυχεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔτυχεν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 6 ἔτυχεν | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | ὃς | ὅς | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἔτυχεν | nsubj | high | Introduces relative clause referring to Νεοκλῆς. |
| 4 | τότε | τότε | ADV | _ | _ | 6 ἔτυχεν | advmod | high | Temporal modifier. |
| 5 | βοιωταρχῶν | βοιωταρχέω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 6 ἔτυχεν | advcl | medium | Circumstantial participle, likely with ἔτυχεν. |
| 6 | ἔτυχεν | τυγχάνω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the relative clause. |
| 7 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 8 Θήβαις | case | high | Preposition. |
| 8 | Θήβαις | Θῆβαι | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 6 ἔτυχεν | obl | high | Locative oblique. |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἔτυχεν | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἔτυχεν | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἔτυχεν | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 12 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 17 ἐλελήθεσαν | advmod | high | Negation of ἐλελήθεσαν. |
| 13 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 17 ἐλελήθεσαν | discourse | high | Explanatory particle. |
| 14 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3 | 17 ἐλελήθεσαν | obj | high | Object of ἐλελήθεσαν. |
| 15 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 Πλαταιεῖς | det | high | Article with Πλαταιεῖς. |
| 16 | Πλαταιεῖς | Πλαταιεύς | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 ἐλελήθεσαν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐλελήθεσαν. |
| 17 | ἐλελήθεσαν | λανθάνω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 6 ἔτυχεν | parataxis | high | Parenthetical clause dependent on the main narrative verb. |
| 18 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | _ | 20 τέχνῃ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 19 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 τέχνῃ | det | high | Article. |
| 20 | τέχνῃ | τέχνη | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 ἐλελήθεσαν | obl | high | Likely instrumental/dative with ἐπὶ. |
| 21 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 ἐλελήθεσαν | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 22 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 ἐλελήθεσαν | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 23 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 ἐλελήθεσαν | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 24 | προεῖπε | προλέγω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 6 ἔτυχεν | parataxis | high | Narrative verb introducing indirect statement. |
| 25 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 Θηβαίων | det | high | Article. |
| 26 | Θηβαίων | Θηβαῖος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 ἕκαστόν | nmod | high | Partitive/genitive modifier of ἕκαστόν. |
| 27 | ἕκαστόν | ἕκαστος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 ἰέναι | obj | medium | Likely object within indirect statement; syntax somewhat compressed. |
| 28 | τέ | τε | PART | _ | _ | 27 ἕκαστόν | discourse | high | Enclitic connector. |
| 29 | τινα | τις | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 30 ἰέναι | obj | medium | Indefinite pronoun with ἕκαστον, forming each one/someone. |
| 30 | ἰέναι | εἶμι | VERB | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 24 προεῖπε | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of προεῖπε. |
| 31 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 33 ἐκκλησίαν | case | high | Preposition. |
| 32 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 33 ἐκκλησίαν | det | high | Article. |
| 33 | ἐκκλησίαν | ἐκκλησία | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 ἰέναι | obl | high | Goal of motion. |
| 34 | ὁμοῦ | ὁμοῦ | ADV | _ | _ | 30 ἰέναι | advmod | high | Adverb modifying ἰέναι. |
| 35 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 36 ὅπλοις | det | high | Article. |
| 36 | ὅπλοις | ὅπλον | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 30 ἰέναι | obl | high | Accompaniment/instrument. |
| 37 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 38 σφᾶς | cc | high | Coordination. |
| 38 | σφᾶς | σφεῖς | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 24 προεῖπε | obj | medium | Refers to the Thebans; construction is somewhat difficult. |
| 39 | αὐτίκα | αὐτίκα | ADV | _ | _ | 53 ἦγε | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 40 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 42 εὐθεῖαν | advmod | high | Negation. |
| 41 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 42 εὐθεῖαν | det | high | Article. |
| 42 | εὐθεῖαν | εὐθεῖα | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 53 ἦγε | obj | medium | Accusative of direction/route. |
| 43 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | _ | _ | 45 Θηβῶν | case | high | Preposition. |
| 44 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 45 Θηβῶν | det | high | Article. |
| 45 | Θηβῶν | Θῆβαι | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 42 εὐθεῖαν | nmod | high | Source/starting point. |
| 46 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 47 πεδιάδα | det | high | Article. |
| 47 | πεδιάδα | πεδιάς | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 42 εὐθεῖαν | appos | medium | Appositive specifying the route; syntax uncertain. |
| 48 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 53 ἦγε | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 49 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 47 πεδιάδα | det | medium | Could also modify an implied noun phrase; attached to πεδιάδα as most plausible. |
| 50 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 47 πεδιάδα | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 51 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | _ | 52 Ὑσιῶν | case | high | Preposition. |
| 52 | Ὑσιῶν | Ὑσίαι | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 53 ἦγε | obl | high | Place complement with ἐπί. |
| 53 | ἦγε | ἄγω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 6 ἔτυχεν | parataxis | high | Main verb of the narrative sequence. |
| 54 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 55 Ἐλευθερῶν | case | high | Preposition. |
| 55 | Ἐλευθερῶν | Ἐλευθεραί | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 53 ἦγε | obl | high | Directional complement. |
| 56 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 55 Ἐλευθερῶν | discourse | high | Correlative/enclitic particle. |
| 57 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 59 Ἀττικῆς | cc | high | Coordination. |
| 58 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 59 Ἀττικῆς | det | high | Article. |
| 59 | Ἀττικῆς | Ἀττική | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 55 Ἐλευθερῶν | conj | high | Coordinated with Ἐλευθερῶν. |
| 60 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 53 ἦγε | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 61 | ᾗ | ὅς | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 64 ἐτέτακτο | obl | high | Relative pronoun, likely locative/dative. |
| 62 | μηδὲ | μηδέ | PART | _ | _ | 64 ἐτέτακτο | advmod | high | Negative connective particle. |
| 63 | σκοπὸς | σκοπός | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 64 ἐτέτακτο | nsubj:pass | high | Subject of passive pluperfect. |
| 64 | ἐτέτακτο | τάσσω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Plup|Voice=Mid | 53 ἦγε | advcl | medium | Relative clause depending on ἦγε; form likely stative/pluperfect middle-passive. |
| 65 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | _ | _ | 67 Πλαταιέων | case | high | Agentive preposition. |
| 66 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 67 Πλαταιέων | det | high | Article. |
| 67 | Πλαταιέων | Πλαταιεύς | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 64 ἐτέτακτο | obl | high | Agent of passive verb. |
| 68 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 53 ἦγε | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
γενήσεσθαι δὲ περὶ τὰ τείχη περὶ μεσοῦσαν μάλιστα ἔμελλε τὴν ἡμέραν.
The syntax is centered on ἔμελλε with an infinitival complement γενήσεσθαι; both περί-phrases are prepositional modifiers, and μεσοῦσαν is taken as a participial adjective modifying ἡμέραν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | γενήσεσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-FMN-- | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 9 ἔμελλε | xcomp | high | Future middle infinitive, complementary to ἔμελλε. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PART | _ | 9 ἔμελλε | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | περὶ | περί | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 τείχη | case | high | Preposition governing τείχη. |
| 4 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 5 τείχη | det | high | Article modifying τείχη. |
| 5 | τείχη | τεῖχος | NOUN | N-APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 9 ἔμελλε | obl | high | Object of περί. |
| 6 | περὶ | περί | ADP | PREP | _ | 7 μεσοῦσαν | case | high | Preposition governing μεσοῦσαν. |
| 7 | μεσοῦσαν | μεσόω | ADJ | A-APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 11 ἡμέραν | amod | medium | Form may be participial adjectival modifier of ἡμέραν; tense/voice inferred. |
| 8 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D | _ | 9 ἔμελλε | advmod | high | Adverb modifying ἔμελλε. |
| 9 | ἔμελλε | μέλλω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 10 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 ἡμέραν | det | high | Article modifying ἡμέραν. |
| 11 | ἡμέραν | ἡμέρα | NOUN | N-ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἔμελλε | obl | high | Accusative time expression with ἔμελλε. |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἔμελλε | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |