Grammar parses for passage 1.16.3
Open translation for this passage
Σέλευκον δὲ βασιλέων ἐν τοῖς μάλιστα πείθομαι καὶ ἄλλως γενέσθαι δίκαιον καὶ πρὸς τὸ θεῖον εὐσεβῆ.
The syntax is somewhat compressed: πείθομαι governs an infinitival complement γενέσθαι, with coordinated predicate complements (δίκαιον ... εὐσεβῆ) and a prepositional phrase πρὸς τὸ θεῖον.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Σέλευκον | Σελεύκος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 πείθομαι | obj | high | Object of πείθομαι with accusative form. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 7 πείθομαι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | βασιλέων | βασιλεύς | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 Σέλευκον | nmod | medium | Likely genitive dependent of Σέλευκον, sense 'of kings'. |
| 4 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 5 τοῖς | case | high | Preposition. |
| 5 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 πείθομαι | obl | high | Part of prepositional phrase ἐν τοῖς μάλιστα. |
| 6 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | _ | _ | 5 τοῖς | advmod | high | Superlative adverb modifying the dative article phrase. |
| 7 | πείθομαι | πείθω | VERB | _ | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 10 γενέσθαι | cc | high | Coordination marker. |
| 9 | ἄλλως | ἄλλως | ADV | _ | _ | 10 γενέσθαι | advmod | high | Modifies γενέσθαι. |
| 10 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | _ | Aspect=Perf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 7 πείθομαι | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive to πείθομαι. |
| 11 | δίκαιον | δίκαιος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 γενέσθαι | xcomp | medium | Predicative complement with infinitive; could be adverbial in sense. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 16 εὐσεβῆ | cc | high | Links second adjective phrase. |
| 13 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 16 εὐσεβῆ | case | high | Preposition governing θεῖον. |
| 14 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 θεῖον | det | high | Determiner. |
| 15 | θεῖον | θεῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 εὐσεβῆ | obl | medium | Substantivized adjective as object of πρός. |
| 16 | εὐσεβῆ | εὐσεβής | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 γενέσθαι | xcomp | medium | Likely coordinated predicative complement of γενέσθαι; agreement is somewhat uncertain. |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 πείθομαι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τοῦτο δὲ Σελεύκειαν οἰκίσας ἐπὶ Τίγρητι ποταμῷ καὶ Βαβυλωνίους οὗτος ἐπαγόμενος ἐς αὐτὴν συνοίκους ὑπελ ε ίπετο μὲν τὸ τεῖχος Βαβυλῶνος, ὑπελ ε ίπετο δὲ.
The sentence contains an elliptical/fragmented transmission of ὑπελείπετο, so the finite verb is tokenized across several pieces; dependencies for the split tokens are necessarily uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 17 ίπετο | obj | high | Object of the elided/understood verb in the second clause; referring to the action just mentioned. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 17 ίπετο | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | Σελεύκειαν | Σελεύκεια | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 οἰκίσας | obj | high | Accusative object of οἰκίσας. |
| 4 | οἰκίσας | οἰκίζω | VERB | V-AAP-NSM | Aspect=Perf|Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 17 ίπετο | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle modifying the main subject. |
| 5 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 7 ποταμῷ | case | high | Introduces prepositional phrase. |
| 6 | Τίγρητι | Τίγρις | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ποταμῷ | nmod | medium | Likely proper name in dative after ἐπί; Greek form is irregular/uncertain. |
| 7 | ποταμῷ | ποταμός | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 οἰκίσας | obl | high | Object of ἐπί, governing locative relation. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 11 ἐπαγόμενος | cc | high | Coordinates participles. |
| 9 | Βαβυλωνίους | Βαβυλώνιος | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 συνοίκους | amod | medium | Substantivized/adjectival use with συνοίκους. |
| 10 | οὗτος | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 11 ἐπαγόμενος | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐπαγόμενος. |
| 11 | ἐπαγόμενος | ἐπάγομαι | VERB | V-PNP-NSM | Aspect=Imp|Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 17 ίπετο | advcl | high | Participial clause coordinated with οἰκίσας. |
| 12 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 17 ίπετο | case | high | Introduces goal phrase. |
| 13 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 17 ίπετο | obl | medium | Likely refers to Seleucia; head taken as main verb due to ellipsis. |
| 14 | συνοίκους | σύνοικος | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 ίπετο | obj | medium | Predicate/object complement with implied people brought as co-inhabitants. |
| 15 | ὑπελ | ὑπελίσσω | VERB | V-AAS-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 17 ίπετο | compound | low | Token split in transmission; interpreted as part of finite verb ὑπελείπετο. |
| 16 | ε | ὑπελίσσω | VERB | V-AAS-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 17 ίπετο | compound | low | Token split in transmission; interpreted as part of finite verb ὑπελείπετο. |
| 17 | ίπετο | ὑπελίσσω | VERB | V-IIM-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | low | Likely intended as ὑπελείπετο; root of the sentence. |
| 18 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 17 ίπετο | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 19 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 τεῖχος | det | high | Article with τεῖχος. |
| 20 | τεῖχος | τεῖχος | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 ίπετο | nsubj | medium | Subject of the second ὑπελείπετο clause. |
| 21 | Βαβυλῶνος | Βαβυλών | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 τεῖχος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of τεῖχος. |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 ίπετο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 23 | ὑπελ | ὑπελίσσω | VERB | V-IIM-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 17 ίπετο | conj | low | Continuation of the split finite verb. |
| 24 | ε | ὑπελίσσω | VERB | V-IIM-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 17 ίπετο | conj | low | Continuation of the split finite verb. |
| 25 | ίπετο | ὑπελίσσω | VERB | V-IIM-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 17 ίπετο | conj | low | Continuation of the split finite verb. |
| 26 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 23 ὑπελ | discourse | high | Postpositive particle attached to second finite clause. |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 ίπετο | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τοῦ Βὴλ τὸ ἱερὸν καὶ περὶ αὐτὸ τοὺς Χαλδαίους οἰκεῖν.
The syntax is fragmentary/report-like: an infinitival statement with coordinated accusative complements, where ἱερὸν and τοὺς Χαλδαίους are both dependent on οἰκεῖν, and περὶ αὐτὸ likely forms a prepositional phrase within the first reported element.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 2 Βὴλ | det | high | Article modifying Βὴλ in a genitive phrase. |
| 2 | Βὴλ | Βήλ | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ἱερὸν | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent of ἱερὸν; likely possessive/attributive relation. |
| 3 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 ἱερὸν | det | high | Article modifying ἱερὸν. |
| 4 | ἱερὸν | ἱερόν | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 οἰκεῖν | obj | medium | Best taken as object/complement of οἰκεῖν in reported content. |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 10 οἰκεῖν | cc | high | Connects the two coordinated complements/reported clauses. |
| 6 | περὶ | περί | ADP | _ | AdpType=Prep | 7 αὐτὸ | case | high | Preposition governing αὐτό. |
| 7 | αὐτὸ | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 10 οἰκεῖν | obl | medium | Prepositional object of περὶ, probably part of the reported spatial phrase. |
| 8 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 Χαλδαίους | det | high | Article modifying Χαλδαίους. |
| 9 | Χαλδαίους | Χαλδαῖος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 οἰκεῖν | obj | high | Accusative subject/object of infinitive οἰκεῖν. |
| 10 | οἰκεῖν | οἰκέω | VERB | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Infinitive serving as the syntactic root of the sentence. |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 οἰκεῖν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |