Grammar parses for passage 1.18.5
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πλησίον δὲ ᾠκοδόμητο ναὸς Εἰλειθυίας, ἣν ἐλθοῦσαν ἐξ Ὑπερβορέων ἐς Δῆλον γενέσθαι βοηθὸν ταῖς Λητοῦς ὠδῖσι,
The relative clause has an accusative subject/complement construction depending on an elided or understood infinitival report: ἣν ... γενέσθαι βοηθόν, ‘whom ... to become a helper’; ἐλθοῦσαν is a supplementary circumstantial participle agreeing with ἣν. The final comma reflects continuation in the source.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πλησίον | πλησίον | ADV | ADV | _ | 3 ᾠκοδόμητο | advmod | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 ᾠκοδόμητο | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ᾠκοδόμητο | οἰκοδομέω | VERB | V-LMI-3S-PI-MP | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Middle | 0 ROOT | root | high | Imperfect middle/passive-form verb, ‘had been built’. |
| 4 | ναὸς | ναός | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ᾠκοδόμητο | nsubj:pass | high | |
| 5 | Εἰλειθυίας | Εἰλείθυια | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ναὸς | nmod | high | Divine name; genitive dependent on ναός. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ᾠκοδόμητο | punct | high | |
| 7 | ἣν | ὅς | PRON | P-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 γενέσθαι | obj | medium | Relative pronoun is the accusative subject of the infinitival construction γενέσθαι βοηθόν; parsers may attach it as an exxpl/csubj-like element. |
| 8 | ἐλθοῦσαν | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-2AAP-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Active | 7 ἣν | acl | high | Circumstantial participle agreeing with ἣν. |
| 9 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 10 Ὑπερβορέων | case | high | |
| 10 | Ὑπερβορέων | Ὑπερβόρεος | PROPN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 ἐλθοῦσαν | obl | high | Ethnic name used substantivally. |
| 11 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 12 Δῆλον | case | high | Epic/poetic form of εἰς. |
| 12 | Δῆλον | Δῆλος | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ἐλθοῦσαν | obl | high | Place name. |
| 13 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2AMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Middle | 3 ᾠκοδόμητο | ccomp | medium | Infinitival complement is syntactically somewhat elliptical; governed by an understood reporting predicate or coordinated narrative structure. |
| 14 | βοηθὸν | βοηθός | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 γενέσθαι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with γενέσθαι; masculine form despite feminine referent is a textual/lexical anomaly or agreement irregularity. |
| 15 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 17 ὠδῖσι | det | high | |
| 16 | Λητοῦς | Λητώ | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 ὠδῖσι | nmod | high | |
| 17 | ὠδῖσι | ὠδίς | NOUN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 14 βοηθὸν | obl | high | Dative of reference/association: ‘in Leto’s labor pains’. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ᾠκοδόμητο | punct | high |
τοὺς δὲ ἄλλους παρʼ αὐτῶν φασι τῆς Εἰλειθυίας μαθεῖν τὸ ὄνομα·
Infinitival construction: φασι governs μαθεῖν, with τοὺς ἄλλους as its accusative subject; τὸ ὄνομα is the object of μαθεῖν, and παρʼ αὐτῶν marks the source. The infinitive is aorist active; the omitted content of φασι is understood from context.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 ἄλλους | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C- | _ | 6 φασι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἄλλους | ἄλλος | ADJ | A- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 μαθεῖν | nsubj | medium | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 4 | παρʼ | παρά | ADP | R- | _ | 5 αὐτῶν | case | high | Elided form of παρά. |
| 5 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | P- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 μαθεῖν | obl | high | Source with παρά. |
| 6 | φασι | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 7 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 Εἰλειθυίας | det | high | |
| 8 | Εἰλειθυίας | Εἰλείθυια | PROPN | Ne-FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 μαθεῖν | obl | high | Genitive with μαθεῖν indicating what is learned from/about the deity; syntactic attachment is somewhat context-sensitive. |
| 9 | μαθεῖν | μανθάνω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 6 φασι | ccomp | high | |
| 10 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 ὄνομα | det | high | |
| 11 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 μαθεῖν | obj | high | |
| 12 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 φασι | punct | high |
καὶ θύουσί τε Εἰλειθυίᾳ Δήλιοι καὶ ὕμνον ᾄδουσιν Ὠλῆνος.
The sentence has two coordinated present-tense predicates; Δήλιοι is their shared nominative subject, and Ὠλῆνος is a genitive attributing the hymn to Olen.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 2 θύουσί | cc | high | |
| 2 | θύουσί | θύω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 3 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 2 θύουσί | cc | high | Correlative enclitic coordinating the two predicates. |
| 4 | Εἰλειθυίᾳ | Εἰλείθυια | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 2 θύουσί | iobj | high | Dative recipient/deity of sacrifice. |
| 5 | Δήλιοι | Δήλιος | PROPN | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 2 θύουσί | nsubj | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘the Delians’. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ᾄδουσιν | cc | high | |
| 7 | ὕμνον | ὕμνος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ᾄδουσιν | obj | high | |
| 8 | ᾄδουσιν | ἀείδω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 2 θύουσί | conj | high | Second coordinated finite predicate. |
| 9 | Ὠλῆνος | Ὠλῆν | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ᾄδουσιν | nmod | medium | Genitive of authorship/attribution: hymn of Olen. |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 2 θύουσί | punct | high |
Κρῆτες δὲ χώρας τῆς Κνωσσίας ἐν Ἀμνισῷ γενέσθαι νομίζουσιν Εἰλείθυιαν καὶ παῖδα Ἥρας εἶναι·
Κρῆτες is the matrix subject; νομίζουσιν takes coordinated infinitival complements γενέσθαι and εἶναι, with Εἰλείθυιαν as their shared accusative subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Κρῆτες | Κρής | PROPN | N--PMN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 νομίζουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 νομίζουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | χώρας | χώρα | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 Κνωσσίας | nmod | high | |
| 4 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 Κνωσσίας | det | high | |
| 5 | Κνωσσίας | Κνωσσία | ADJ | A-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 Ἀμνισῷ | amod | high | Adjectival modifier of χώρας in the locative phrase. |
| 6 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 7 Ἀμνισῷ | case | high | |
| 7 | Ἀμνισῷ | Ἀμνισός | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 γενέσθαι | obl | high | Place name governed by ἐν. |
| 8 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V--AMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 9 νομίζουσιν | xcomp | medium | Infinitive dependent on νομίζουσιν; understood subject is Εἰλείθυιαν. |
| 9 | νομίζουσιν | νομίζω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 10 | Εἰλείθυιαν | Εἰλείθυια | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 γενέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive γενέσθαι. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 εἶναι | cc | high | |
| 12 | παῖδα | παῖς | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with εἶναι. |
| 13 | Ἥρας | Ἥρα | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 παῖδα | nmod | high | Possessive/genitival complement of παῖδα. |
| 14 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 8 γενέσθαι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive sharing the accusative subject Εἰλείθυιαν. |
| 15 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 νομίζουσιν | punct | high |
μόνοις δὲ Ἀθηναίοις τῆς Εἰλειθυίας κεκάλυπται τὰ ξόανα ἐς ἄκρους τοὺς πόδας.
The perfect passive κεκάλυπται has neuter plural ξόανα as subject; τῆς Εἰλειθυίας is a genitive of possession/content, and ἐς ἄκρους τοὺς πόδας specifies the extent of the covering. μόνοις Ἀθηναίοις is a dative of restriction/interest.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μόνοις | μόνος | ADJ | A-DPM | Case=Dat|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 Ἀθηναίοις | amod | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 Ἀθηναίοις | cc | high | |
| 3 | Ἀθηναίοις | Ἀθηναῖος | PROPN | A-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 κεκάλυπται | iobj | medium | Dative of restriction/interest; μόνοις agrees. |
| 4 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 Εἰλειθυίας | det | high | |
| 5 | Εἰλειθυίας | Εἰλείθυια | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 κεκάλυπται | nmod | medium | Divine name; genitive dependent on κεκάλυπται, likely possessive/content. |
| 6 | κεκάλυπται | καλύπτω | VERB | V-RPI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | Form is singular despite neuter plural subject, as permitted with neuter plurals. |
| 7 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 8 ξόανα | det | high | |
| 8 | ξόανα | ξόανον | NOUN | N-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 κεκάλυπται | nsubj:pass | high | |
| 9 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 10 ἄκρους | case | high | |
| 10 | ἄκρους | ἄκρος | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 πόδας | amod | high | |
| 11 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 12 πόδας | det | high | |
| 12 | πόδας | πούς | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 κεκάλυπται | obl | high | Accusative object of εἰς, expressing endpoint/extent. |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 κεκάλυπται | punct | high |
τὰ μὲν δὴ δύο εἶναι Κρητικὰ καὶ Φαίδρας ἀναθήματα ἔλεγον αἱ γυναῖκες, τὸ δὲ ἀρχαιότατον Ἐρυσίχθονα ἐκ Δήλου κομίσαι.
Reported speech with two coordinated accusative-plus-infinitive clauses: τὰ δύο ... ἀναθήματα εἶναι and τὸ ἀρχαιότατον ... Ἐρυσίχθονα ... κομίσαι; the women are the subject of ἔλεγον. Κρητικά is taken as a substantivized adjective modifying τὰ δύο, while Φαίδρας and Ἐρυσίχθονα are accusative possessive/appositional names.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-_--NA-P | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 ἀναθήματα | det | high | |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | Df | _ | 9 ἀναθήματα | discourse | high | Correlative μέν; paired with δέ. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | Df | _ | 10 ἔλεγον | discourse | high | |
| 4 | δύο | δύο | NUM | M----NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|NumType=Card|Number=Plur | 9 ἀναθήματα | nummod | high | Accusative neuter numeral modifying ἀναθήματα. |
| 5 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V--PAN-- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 10 ἔλεγον | ccomp | high | Infinitive of reported speech. |
| 6 | Κρητικὰ | Κρητικός | ADJ | A----NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 9 ἀναθήματα | amod | medium | Substantivized or predicative adjective, coordinated with Φαίδρας. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 8 Φαίδρας | cc | high | |
| 8 | Φαίδρας | Φαίδρα | PROPN | Ne----A- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἀναθήματα | nmod | medium | Likely genitival possessive in form syncretic with accusative; linked to ἀναθήματα. |
| 9 | ἀναθήματα | ἀνάθημα | NOUN | Nb----NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Accusative subject/predicate nominal of εἶναι. |
| 10 | ἔλεγον | λέγω | VERB | V3PIIAI- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 11 | αἱ | ὁ | DET | T----NF-P | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 12 γυναῖκες | det | high | |
| 12 | γυναῖκες | γυνή | NOUN | Nb----NF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 10 ἔλεγον | nsubj | high | |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἔλεγον | punct | high | |
| 14 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-_--NA-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 ἀρχαιότατον | det | high | |
| 15 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 20 κομίσαι | cc | high | Correlative second member of μέν ... δέ. |
| 16 | ἀρχαιότατον | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A----NS-S | Case=Acc|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 κομίσαι | obj | high | Accusative neuter adjective substantivized as the object of κομίσαι. |
| 17 | Ἐρυσίχθονα | Ἐρυσίχθων | PROPN | Ne----AS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 κομίσαι | obj | medium | Accusative proper name, object of κομίσαι; syntactically coordinated second accusative constituent. |
| 18 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 19 Δήλου | case | high | |
| 19 | Δήλου | Δῆλος | PROPN | Ne----GS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 κομίσαι | obl | high | Genitive of source with ἐκ. |
| 20 | κομίσαι | κομίζω | VERB | V--AAN-- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 10 ἔλεγον | conj | high | Second infinitival reported clause, coordinated with εἶναι. |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἔλεγον | punct | high |