Grammar parses for passage 9.13.6
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τότε δὲ ὁ Ἐπαμινώνδας Σκεδάσῳ καὶ ταῖς παισὶν ἐνήγιζέ τε καὶ εὔχετο, ὡς οὐ μᾶλλον ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας Θηβαίων ἢ καὶ τιμωρίας ἐκείνων τὸν ἀγῶνα ἐσόμενον.
The sentence has coordinated finite verbs ἐνήγιζε and εὔχετο with dative complements; the ὡς-clause contains an elliptical construction in which τὸν ἀγῶνα ἐσόμενον is understood as the contest being destined to be, or intended as, not more for the safety of the Thebans than for punishment of those persons. The exact attachment of Σκεδάσῳ is lexically and syntactically uncertain; it is treated as a dative complement/name.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D-Adverb | PronType=Dem | 9 ἐνήγιζέ | advmod | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἐνήγιζέ | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | DA | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 Ἐπαμινώνδας | det | high | |
| 4 | Ἐπαμινώνδας | Ἐπαμεινώνδας | PROPN | NEPMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐνήγιζέ | nsubj | high | Proper name; normalized lemma spelling. |
| 5 | Σκεδάσῳ | Σκεδάσος | PROPN | NEPMS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐνήγιζέ | iobj | low | Proper name and syntactic role are uncertain; retained as a dative complement. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 παισὶν | cc | high | |
| 7 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | DADPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 8 παισὶν | det | high | |
| 8 | παισὶν | παῖς | NOUN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 9 ἐνήγιζέ | iobj | high | Dative plural feminine, coordinated with Σκεδάσῳ. |
| 9 | ἐνήγιζέ | ἐναγίζω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Finite verb; lexical sense and complement structure are somewhat uncertain. |
| 10 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἐνήγιζέ | cc | high | Correlative coordination with καί before εὔχετο. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 12 εὔχετο | cc | high | Correlative coordinator with preceding τε. |
| 12 | εὔχετο | εὔχομαι | VERB | V-IMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 9 ἐνήγιζέ | conj | high | |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 9 ἐνήγιζέ | punct | high | |
| 14 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 26 ἐσόμενον | mark | medium | Introduces the explanatory/content clause. |
| 15 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 μᾶλλον | advmod | high | |
| 16 | μᾶλλον | μᾶλλον | ADV | D-Adverb | Degree=Cmp | 26 ἐσόμενον | advmod | high | Comparative adverb in οὐ μᾶλλον ... ἢ construction. |
| 17 | ὑπὲρ | ὑπέρ | ADP | PREP | _ | 18 σωτηρίας | case | high | |
| 18 | σωτηρίας | σωτηρία | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ἐσόμενον | obl | high | |
| 19 | Θηβαίων | Θηβαῖος | PROPN | NE-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 σωτηρίας | nmod | high | Ethnic proper-name adjective used substantivally. |
| 20 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 τιμωρίας | cc | high | Coordinates the second member of the comparison. |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 τιμωρίας | cc | medium | Scalar/additive καί within the second coordinated phrase. |
| 22 | τιμωρίας | τιμωρία | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ἐσόμενον | obl | high | Parallel genitive complement, with implied ὑπέρ. |
| 23 | ἐκείνων | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | RD-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 22 τιμωρίας | nmod | high | |
| 24 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | DAMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 ἀγῶνα | det | high | |
| 25 | ἀγῶνα | ἀγών | NOUN | N-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 ἐσόμενον | obj | medium | Accusative subject of the infinitival/predicative expression is understood with ἐσόμενον. |
| 26 | ἐσόμενον | εἰμί | VERB | V-FPM-AccS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 12 εὔχετο | ccomp | medium | Future participle, agreeing with τὸν ἀγῶνα; clause is elliptical or dependent on an understood infinitival/predicative construction. |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 9 ἐνήγιζέ | punct | high |
Ἐπαμινώνδᾳ μὲν γὰρ ἤρεσκε καὶ Μάλγιδι καὶ Ξενοκράτει κατὰ τάχος πρὸς τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους ποιεῖσθαι μάχην,
ἤρεσκε is impersonal/experiencer-oriented: the coordinated datives are experiencer/subject-like arguments, with ποιεῖσθαι μάχην as its infinitival complement; κατὰ τάχος is an adverbial accusative phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἐπαμινώνδᾳ | Ἐπαμεινώνδας | PROPN | N--DSM-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ἤρεσκε | iobj | high | Experiencer/subject-like dative of ἀρέσκω. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | Df | _ | 4 ἤρεσκε | discourse | high | Correlative particle; counterpart is understood or supplied by context. |
| 3 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 ἤρεσκε | discourse | high | Explanatory connective. |
| 4 | ἤρεσκε | ἀρέσκω | VERB | V3SIAI--- | Mood=Indicative|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal or semi-impersonal verb, ‘it pleased/was agreeable’. |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 6 Μάλγιδι | cc | high | Coordinates the second dative with the first. |
| 6 | Μάλγιδι | Μάλγις | PROPN | N--DSM-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ἤρεσκε | iobj | high | Coordinated experiencer dative. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 8 Ξενοκράτει | cc | high | Coordinates Ξενοκράτει with Μάλγιδι. |
| 8 | Ξενοκράτει | Ξενοκράτης | PROPN | N--DSM-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 Μάλγιδι | conj | high | Third coordinated experiencer dative. |
| 9 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 τάχος | case | high | Preposition governing the accusative τάχος. |
| 10 | τάχος | τάχος | NOUN | N--SAN-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ποιεῖσθαι | advmod | high | Accusative of manner/speed in the phrase κατὰ τάχος. |
| 11 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R-------- | _ | 13 Λακεδαιμονίους | case | high | Preposition governing the accusative. |
| 12 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | P---AAM-- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 Λακεδαιμονίους | det | high | Article modifying Λακεδαιμονίους. |
| 13 | Λακεδαιμονίους | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | A---AМP-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 μάχην | obl | high | Substantivized ethnic adjective, object of πρός in the sense ‘against’. |
| 14 | ποιεῖσθαι | ποιέω | VERB | V--PMN--- | Mood=Infinitive|Tense=Present|Voice=Middle | 4 ἤρεσκε | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive; middle ποιεῖσθαι with μάχην means ‘make/engage in battle’. |
| 15 | μάχην | μάχη | NOUN | N--SΑN-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ποιεῖσθαι | obj | high | Object of ποιεῖσθαι. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 ἤρεσκε | punct | high |
Δαμοκλείδας δὲ καὶ Δαμόφιλος καὶ Σιμάγγελος συμβάλλειν μὲν οὐκ εἴων, ἐκέλευον δὲ ὑπεκθεμένους ἐς τὴν Ἀττικὴν γυναῖκας καὶ παῖδας ὡς πολιορκησομένους αὐτοὺς παρασκευάζεσθαι.
The coordinated subjects Δαμοκλείδας, Δαμόφιλος, and Σιμάγγελος govern εἴων and ἐκέλευον; both verbs take complementary infinitives. ὑπεκθεμένους is accusative agreeing with the understood subject of παρασκευάζεσθαι, while γυναῖκας καὶ παῖδας are its object; ὡς πολιορκησομένους is a prospective final/purpose construction, with αὐτούς as the understood object/patient of the future passive participle.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Δαμοκλείδας | Δαμοκλείδας | PROPN | Ne;Nom;Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 εἴων | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C;Coord | _ | 10 εἴων | cc | high | |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C;Coord | _ | 4 Δαμόφιλος | cc | high | |
| 4 | Δαμόφιλος | Δαμόφιλος | PROPN | Ne;Nom;Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 Σιμάγγελος | conj | high | |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C;Coord | _ | 6 Σιμάγγελος | cc | high | |
| 6 | Σιμάγγελος | Σιμάγγελος | PROPN | Ne;Nom;Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 εἴων | nsubj | high | Coordinates the subject with tokens 1 and 4. |
| 7 | συμβάλλειν | συμβάλλω | VERB | V;Pres;Act;Inf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 εἴων | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive after εἴων. |
| 8 | μὲν | μέν | PART | Df | _ | 7 συμβάλλειν | advmod | high | |
| 9 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D;Neg | Polarity=Neg | 10 εἴων | advmod | high | |
| 10 | εἴων | ἐάω | VERB | V;Ipf;Act;Ind;3;Pl | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 12 ἐκέλευον | conj | high | First coordinated finite verb. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 εἴων | punct | high | |
| 12 | ἐκέλευον | κελεύω | VERB | V;Ipf;Act;Ind;3;Pl | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C;Coord | _ | 12 ἐκέλευον | cc | high | |
| 14 | ὑπεκθεμένους | ὑπεκτίθημι | VERB | V;Aor;Mid;Part;Acc;Masc;Pl | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 24 παρασκευάζεσθαι | advcl | medium | Accusative participle, likely sharing the understood subject of the complementary infinitive παρασκευάζεσθαι; temporal/prior circumstantial force. |
| 15 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R;Acc | Case=Acc | 18 γυναῖκας | case | high | |
| 16 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | Art;Acc;Fem;Sg | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 Ἀττικὴν | det | high | |
| 17 | Ἀττικὴν | Ἀττικός | ADJ | A;Acc;Fem;Sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 γυναῖκας | amod | high | Substantivized/geographical adjective modifying γυναικας. |
| 18 | γυναῖκας | γυνή | NOUN | N;Acc;Fem;Pl | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 14 ὑπεκθεμένους | obj | high | Object of ὑπεκθεμένους. |
| 19 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C;Coord | _ | 20 παῖδας | cc | high | |
| 20 | παῖδας | παῖς | NOUN | N;Acc;Masc;Pl | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 γυναῖκας | conj | high | Coordinated with γυναῖκας. |
| 21 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C;Sub | _ | 22 πολιορκησομένους | mark | high | Introduces prospective purpose/result-like participial clause. |
| 22 | πολιορκησομένους | πολιορκέω | VERB | V;Fut;Pass;Part;Acc;Masc;Pl | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 24 παρασκευάζεσθαι | advcl | high | Future passive participle in ὡς construction. |
| 23 | αὐτοὺς | αὐτός | PRON | P;Acc;Masc;Pl | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 22 πολιορκησομένους | obj | medium | Accusative understood as the patient/object represented by the future passive participle; syntactic attachment is somewhat uncertain. |
| 24 | παρασκευάζεσθαι | παρασκευάζω | VERB | V;Pres;Mid;Inf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 12 ἐκέλευον | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive after ἐκέλευον. |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἐκέλευον | punct | high |