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title: conspirator — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conspirator» in the Judaism dictionary: A person who joins with others in secret to plan something bad, such as overthrowing a ruler. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conspirator

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**Who acts:** person, one, Ahithophel, David, I, LORD · **What happens:** join, plan, overthrow, tell, say, be · **To what, where:** something, ruler, David, Thee, counsel, foolishness · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«conspirator» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [conspirator in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/conspirator.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who joins with others in secret to plan something bad, such as overthrowing a ruler.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:conspirator:m1:1
# text = A person who joins with others in secret to plan something bad, such as overthrowing a ruler.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	joins	join	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	plan	plan	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
12	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	16	mark	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	overthrowing	overthrow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | with others; in secret | vn cooperate-73.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with other=Co-Agent in secret=Theme |
| 2 | **plan** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 3 | **overthrow** | gerund | a person *not said here* | a ruler |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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And one told David, saying: 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' And David said: 'O LORD, I pray Thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.' (Prophets 2SA.15.31, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And one told David, saying: 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.'

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:conspirator:x1:1
# text = And one told David, saying: 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
8	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Ahithophel	Ahithophel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	among	among	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	conspirators	conspirator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Absalom	Absalom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | one |  | David |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent david=Recipient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | one *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | Ahithophel |  |  |  |  | among the conspirators; with Absalom | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* And David said: 'O LORD, I pray Thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.'

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:conspirator:x1:2
# text = And David said: 'O LORD, I pray Thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	_
7	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
11	Thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Ahithophel	Ahithophel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	foolishness	foolishness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | David |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pray** | present | I | Thee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **turn** | infinitive | LORD | the counsel of Ahithophel |  | foolishness |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent counsel=Theme into foolishness=Trajectory |

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*Sentence 3:* (Prophets 2SA.15.31, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:conspirator:x1:3
# text = (Prophets 2SA.15.31, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2SA.15.31	2SA.15.31	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guards caught three conspirators hiding in the cellar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:conspirator:x2:1
# text = The guards caught three conspirators hiding in the cellar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	conspirators	conspirator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | the guards | three conspirators |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conspirator=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | gerund | three conspirators *not said here* |  |  | the cellar |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cellar=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The conspirators whispered in the dark corridor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:conspirator:x3:1
# text = The conspirators whispered in the dark corridor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conspirators	conspirator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	corridor	corridor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past | the conspirators |  |  | the dark corridor |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A conspirator is someone who plots with others in secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:conspirator:x4:1
# text = A conspirator is someone who plots with others in secret.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conspirator	conspirator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	plots	plot	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a conspirator | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plot** | present |  |  |  | secret |  | with others | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with other=Co-Agent |

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