Grammar parses for passage 9.13.12
Open translation for this passage
ὡς δὲ τῶν συμμάχων οἱ μὲν οὐδὲ ἀρχὴν ἀνῃροῦντο ἅτε οὐ τεθνεῶτός σφισιν οὐδενός, τῶν δὲ ὀλίγον ἐφαίνετο εἶναι τὸ διεφθαρμένον, οὕτω Λακεδαιμόνιοί τε ἔθαπτον τοὺς αὑτῶν καὶ ἤδη Σπαρτιάτας ἐξελήλεγκτο εἶναι τοὺς κειμένους.
The sentence has two comparative/contrastive subordinate clauses leading to a main clause, with the final reported infinitival construction (ἐξελήλεγκτο εἶναι...) somewhat compressed and syntactically ambiguous.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 9 ἀνῃροῦντο | mark | high | Introduces comparative/causal clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 9 ἀνῃροῦντο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 συμμάχων | det | high | Article with συμμάχων. |
| 4 | συμμάχων | σύμμαχος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 ἀνῃροῦντο | nsubj | medium | Genitive phrase; subject of ἀνῃροῦντο in partitive/genitive construction. |
| 5 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 ἀνῃροῦντο | det | high | Correlative article with μὲν. |
| 6 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 5 οἱ | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 7 | οὐδὲ | οὐδέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 8 ἀρχὴν | advmod | medium | Negating additive particle modifying ἀρχὴν. |
| 8 | ἀρχὴν | ἀρχή | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἀνῃροῦντο | obj | high | Accusative object/adverbial accusative with ἀνῃροῦντο. |
| 9 | ἀνῃροῦντο | ἀναιρέω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 24 οὕτω | advcl | medium | Main verb of first subordinate clause. |
| 10 | ἅτε | ἅτε | SCONJ | _ | _ | 12 τεθνεῶτός | mark | high | Causal/comparative marker. |
| 11 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 12 τεθνεῶτός | advmod | high | Negation. |
| 12 | τεθνεῶτός | θνῄσκω | VERB | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 14 οὐδενός | acl | medium | Participle agreeing with οὐδενός. |
| 13 | σφισιν | σφεῖς | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 12 τεθνεῶτός | iobj | high | Dative of reference/possession. |
| 14 | οὐδενός | οὐδείς | PRON | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 τεθνεῶτός | nsubj | medium | Genitive with perfect participle; negated existential sense. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἀνῃροῦντο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 16 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 ὀλίγον | det | high | Article with ὀλίγον. |
| 17 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 19 ἐφαίνετο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 18 | ὀλίγον | ὀλίγος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 ἐφαίνετο | obj | medium | Likely adverbial accusative 'a little'. |
| 19 | ἐφαίνετο | φαίνω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 24 οὕτω | conj | high | Parallel verb in second clause. |
| 20 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 19 ἐφαίνετο | xcomp | high | Complement of ἐφαίνετο. |
| 21 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 διεφθαρμένον | det | high | Article with διεφθαρμένον. |
| 22 | διεφθαρμένον | διαφθείρω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 20 εἶναι | nsubj | medium | Participial subject of εἶναι. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἐφαίνετο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 24 | οὕτω | οὕτω | ADV | _ | _ | 27 ἔθαπτον | advmod | high | Correlative adverb modifying main clause. |
| 25 | Λακεδαιμόνιοί | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 ἔθαπτον | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔθαπτον. |
| 26 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 25 Λακεδαιμόνιοί | cc | high | Enclitic coordinating particle. |
| 27 | ἔθαπτον | θάπτω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb of the sentence. |
| 28 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 29 αὑτῶν | det | high | Article with αὑτῶν. |
| 29 | αὑτῶν | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes | 27 ἔθαπτον | obj | medium | Reflexive possessive/object use: 'their own [dead].' |
| 30 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 27 ἔθαπτον | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 31 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | _ | _ | 33 ἐξελήλεγκτο | advmod | high | Adverb modifying ἐξελήλεγκτο. |
| 32 | Σπαρτιάτας | Σπαρτιάτης | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 36 κειμένους | obj | medium | Accusative with infinitive, subject-like within reported infinitive clause. |
| 33 | ἐξελήλεγκτο | ἐξελέγχω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Plup|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 27 ἔθαπτον | conj | medium | Pluperfect form; likely part of indirect statement, though syntax is somewhat compressed. |
| 34 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 33 ἐξελήλεγκτο | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement. |
| 35 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 36 κειμένους | det | high | Article with κειμένους. |
| 36 | κειμένους | κεῖμαι | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 34 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Participial complement within infinitival clause. |
| 37 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἔθαπτον | punct | high | Punctuation. |