Grammar parses for passage 9.25.9
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τὰ γὰρ δὴ δρώμενα ἐν Θήβαις ἐτόλμησαν ἐν Ναυπάκτῳ κατὰ ταὐτὰ ἰδιῶται δρᾶσαι, καὶ σφᾶς οὐ μετὰ πολὺ ἐπέλαβεν ἡ δίκη.
The neuter plural subject τὰ δρώμενα is fronted and resumed conceptually by the infinitive δρᾶσαι as the complement of ἐτόλμησαν; ἰδιῶται is the infinitival subject. In the second clause, σφᾶς is the accusative object of ἐπέλαβεν, with ἡ δίκη as subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T------NPA | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 4 δρώμενα | det | high | |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | Df | _ | 7 ἐτόλμησαν | cc | high | Postpositive causal particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | Df | _ | 7 ἐτόλμησαν | discourse | high | |
| 4 | δρώμενα | δράω | VERB | V-PPP-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 7 ἐτόλμησαν | obj | medium | Neuter participle substantivized; functions as the thing dared to be done. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 6 Θήβαις | case | high | |
| 6 | Θήβαις | Θῆβαι | PROPN | Ne-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 δρώμενα | obl | high | |
| 7 | ἐτόλμησαν | τολμάω | VERB | V-AAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 9 Ναυπάκτῳ | case | high | |
| 9 | Ναυπάκτῳ | Ναύπακτος | PROPN | Ne-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἐτόλμησαν | obl | high | |
| 10 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 11 ταὐτὰ | case | high | |
| 11 | ταὐτὰ | ὁ αὐτός | PRON | P-A---NPA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 13 δρᾶσαι | obl | high | Contraction of τὰ αὐτά; idiom κατὰ ταὐτά, 'in the same way'. |
| 12 | ἰδιῶται | ἰδιώτης | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 δρᾶσαι | nsubj | high | Accusative-and-infinitive understood subject is formally nominative here only if construed with finite verb; syntactically treated as infinitival subject with nominative exceptional usage/coordination ambiguity. |
| 13 | δρᾶσαι | δράω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 7 ἐτόλμησαν | xcomp | high | |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐτόλμησαν | punct | high | |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 20 ἐπέλαβεν | cc | high | |
| 16 | σφᾶς | σφεῖς | PRON | P-3AP--- | Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 20 ἐπέλαβεν | obj | high | |
| 17 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 20 ἐπέλαβεν | advmod | high | |
| 18 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 19 πολὺ | case | high | |
| 19 | πολὺ | πολύς | ADJ | A-SNA | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 ἐπέλαβεν | obl | high | Adverbial accusative with μετά: 'not long afterward'. |
| 20 | ἐπέλαβεν | ἐπιλαμβάνω | VERB | V-2AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Second coordinated finite clause; subject follows. |
| 21 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T----NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 δίκη | det | high | |
| 22 | δίκη | δίκη | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 ἐπέλαβεν | nsubj | high | |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἐπέλαβεν | punct | high |
ὅσοι δὲ ὁμοῦ Μαρδονίῳ τῆς στρατιᾶς τῆς Ξέρξου περὶ Βοιωτίαν ἐλείφθησαν, τοῖς παρελθοῦσιν αὐτῶν ἐς τὸ ἱερὸν τῶν Καβείρων τάχα μέν που καὶ χρημάτων μεγάλων ἐλπίδι, τὸ πλέον δὲ ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν τῇ ἐς τὸ θεῖον ὀλιγωρίᾳ, τούτοις παραφρονῆσαί τε συνέπεσεν αὐτίκα καὶ ἀπώλοντο ἐς θάλασσάν τε καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν κρημνῶν ἑαυτοὺς ῥίπτοντες.
The main construction is τούτοις παραφρονῆσαί τε συνέπεσεν καὶ ἀπώλοντο: an impersonal συνέπεσεν with infinitival subject, followed by a coordinated finite consequence; the motivation datives explain the madness.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὅσοι | ὅσος | PRON | A--NPMP | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 ἐλείφθησαν | nsubj | high | Free relative subject of ἐλείφθησαν; substantivized. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 ἐλείφθησαν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ὁμοῦ | ὁμοῦ | ADV | ADV | _ | 11 ἐλείφθησαν | advmod | high | |
| 4 | Μαρδονίῳ | Μαρδόνιος | PROPN | N--DSMS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ὁμοῦ | obl | medium | Dative complement of ὁμοῦ. |
| 5 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L--GFS | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 στρατιᾶς | det | high | |
| 6 | στρατιᾶς | στρατιά | NOUN | N--GFS | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἐλείφθησαν | obl | high | Genitive of separation/source with ἐλείφθησαν. |
| 7 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L--GFS | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 Ξέρξου | det | high | |
| 8 | Ξέρξου | Ξέρξης | PROPN | N--GMS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 στρατιᾶς | nmod | high | |
| 9 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R | _ | 10 Βοιωτίαν | case | high | |
| 10 | Βοιωτίαν | Βοιωτία | PROPN | N--AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἐλείφθησαν | obl | high | Accusative of place with περί. |
| 11 | ἐλείφθησαν | λείπω | VERB | V--API-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 43 συνέπεσεν | advcl | high | Finite verb governing the relative clause. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐλείφθησαν | punct | high | |
| 13 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | L--DPMP | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 παρελθοῦσιν | det | high | |
| 14 | παρελθοῦσιν | παρέρχομαι | VERB | V--AAP-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 43 συνέπεσεν | iobj | high | Substantivized dative participle, coreferential with the survivors. |
| 15 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | P--GMP | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 14 παρελθοῦσιν | nmod | high | Possessive/genitive with παρελθοῦσιν. |
| 16 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 18 ἱερὸν | case | high | |
| 17 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L--NAS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 ἱερὸν | det | high | |
| 18 | ἱερὸν | ἱερόν | NOUN | N--NAS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 παρελθοῦσιν | obl | high | |
| 19 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L--GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 Καβείρων | det | high | |
| 20 | Καβείρων | Καβείρος | PROPN | N--GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 ἱερὸν | nmod | medium | Ethnic/divine name; lemma and gender are conventional. |
| 21 | τάχα | τάχα | ADV | ADV | _ | 27 ἐλπίδι | advmod | high | |
| 22 | μέν | μέν | PART | PRT | _ | 27 ἐλπίδι | discourse | high | |
| 23 | που | που | PART | PRT | _ | 27 ἐλπίδι | advmod | medium | Indefinite/modal particle. |
| 24 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 27 ἐλπίδι | cc | medium | Coordinating/emphatic καί in the motivation phrase. |
| 25 | χρημάτων | χρῆμα | NOUN | N--GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 27 ἐλπίδι | nmod | high | Partitive/attributive genitive with μεγάλων ἐλπίδι. |
| 26 | μεγάλων | μέγας | ADJ | A--GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 25 χρημάτων | amod | high | |
| 27 | ἐλπίδι | ἐλπίς | NOUN | N--DFS | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 41 παραφρονῆσαί | obl | high | Dative of motive/cause with παραφρονῆσαι. |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἐλπίδι | punct | high | |
| 29 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L--NAS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 30 πλέον | det | high | |
| 30 | πλέον | πλείων | ADJ | A--NAS | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 41 παραφρονῆσαί | advmod | high | Substantivized accusative adverbial phrase, ‘for the most part’. |
| 31 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 30 πλέον | cc | high | |
| 32 | ἐμοὶ | ἐγώ | PRON | P--DS | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1 | 33 δοκεῖν | obl | high | Dative of opinion with δοκεῖν. |
| 33 | δοκεῖν | δοκέω | VERB | V--PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 30 πλέον | parataxis | medium | Parenthetical infinitive, ‘as it seems to me’. |
| 34 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | L--DFS | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 38 ὀλιγωρίᾳ | det | high | |
| 35 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 37 θεῖον | case | high | |
| 36 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L--NAS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 37 θεῖον | det | high | |
| 37 | θεῖον | θεῖος | NOUN | N--NAS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 38 ὀλιγωρίᾳ | nmod | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘the divine’. |
| 38 | ὀλιγωρίᾳ | ὀλιγωρία | NOUN | N--DFS | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 41 παραφρονῆσαί | obl | high | Dative of cause/manner. |
| 39 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 38 ὀλιγωρίᾳ | punct | high | |
| 40 | τούτοις | οὗτος | PRON | D--DPMP | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 43 συνέπεσεν | iobj | high | Resumptive dative, ‘to these men’. |
| 41 | παραφρονῆσαί | παραφρονέω | VERB | V--AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 43 συνέπεσεν | csubj | high | Infinitival subject of συνέπεσεν. |
| 42 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 41 παραφρονῆσαί | cc | high | First member of τε...καί coordination. |
| 43 | συνέπεσεν | συμπίπτω | VERB | V--AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate; singular agrees with impersonal construction. |
| 44 | αὐτίκα | αὐτίκα | ADV | ADV | _ | 43 συνέπεσεν | advmod | high | |
| 45 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 46 ἀπώλοντο | cc | high | Coordinates the second consequence. |
| 46 | ἀπώλοντο | ἀπόλλυμι | VERB | V--AMI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 43 συνέπεσεν | conj | high | Second coordinated predicate; middle ‘perished’. |
| 47 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 48 θάλασσάν | case | high | |
| 48 | θάλασσάν | θάλασσα | NOUN | N--AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 46 ἀπώλοντο | obl | high | Goal/direction complement of ἀπώλοντο. |
| 49 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 48 θάλασσάν | cc | high | Coordinates θάλασσαν with the following ἀπό phrase. |
| 50 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 51 ἀπὸ | cc | high | |
| 51 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R | _ | 53 κρημνῶν | case | high | |
| 52 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L--GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 53 κρημνῶν | det | high | |
| 53 | κρημνῶν | κρημνός | NOUN | N--GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 46 ἀπώλοντο | obl | high | Source/separation complement of ἀπώλοντο. |
| 54 | ἑαυτοὺς | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | P--AMPM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|Reflex=Yes | 55 ῥίπτοντες | obj | high | Reflexive object of ῥίπτοντες. |
| 55 | ῥίπτοντες | ῥίπτω | VERB | V-PAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 46 ἀπώλοντο | advcl | high | Participial manner/circumstance clause modifying ἀπώλοντο. |
| 56 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 43 συνέπεσεν | punct | high |