Grammar parses for passage 1.43.8
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ἐς μὲν δὴ τὸ Ἄργος ἀναστρέφειν οὐκ εἴα Κόροιβον ἡ Πυθία, τρίποδα δὲ ἀράμενον φέρειν ἐκέλευεν ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, καὶ ἔνθα ἂν ἐκπέσῃ οἱ φέροντι ὁ τρίπους, ἐνταῦθα Ἀπόλλωνος οἰκοδομῆσαι ναὸν καὶ αὐτὸν οἰκῆσαι.
The syntax is primarily a chain of indirect commands/complements under εἴα and ἐκέλευεν, with a relative-local clause ἔνθα ἂν ἐκπέσῃ introducing the later infinitival directives.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 Ἄργος | case | high | Preposition governing motion toward Argos. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 8 εἴα | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | _ | _ | 8 εἴα | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 Ἄργος | det | high | Article with Ἄργος. |
| 5 | Ἄργος | Ἄργος | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 ἀναστρέφειν | obl | high | Goal of motion. |
| 6 | ἀναστρέφειν | ἀναστρέφω | VERB | V-PAI | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 εἴα | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive with εἴα. |
| 7 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 8 εἴα | advmod | high | Negation. |
| 8 | εἴα | ἐάω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of first clause. |
| 9 | Κόροιβον | Κόροιβος | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 εἴα | obj | high | Object of εἴα. |
| 10 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Πυθία | det | high | Article with Πυθία. |
| 11 | Πυθία | Πυθία | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 εἴα | nsubj | high | Subject of εἴα and ἐκέλευεν. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 εἴα | punct | high | Comma. |
| 13 | τρίποδα | τρίπους | NOUN | NOUN | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 φέρειν | obj | high | Object of φέρειν. |
| 14 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 17 ἐκέλευεν | discourse | high | Mild adversative/continuative particle. |
| 15 | ἀράμενον | αἴρω | VERB | V-AMP | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 13 τρίποδα | amod | medium | Participial modifier of τρίποδα. |
| 16 | φέρειν | φέρω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 17 ἐκέλευεν | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive with ἐκέλευεν. |
| 17 | ἐκέλευεν | κελεύω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 8 εἴα | conj | high | Coordinated main verb. |
| 18 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 20 ἱεροῦ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 19 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 ἱεροῦ | det | high | Article with ἱεροῦ. |
| 20 | ἱεροῦ | ἱερόν | NOUN | NOUN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 ἐκέλευεν | obl | high | Source phrase dependent on φέρειν. |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 ἐκέλευεν | punct | high | Comma. |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 33 οἰκοδομῆσαι | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 23 | ἔνθα | ἔνθα | ADV | _ | _ | 25 ἐκπέσῃ | advmod | high | Relative/locative adverb. |
| 24 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | _ | _ | 25 ἐκπέσῃ | advmod | high | Potential particle. |
| 25 | ἐκπέσῃ | ἐκπίπτω | VERB | V-AAS-3S | Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 33 οἰκοδομῆσαι | advcl | high | Subordinate clause with ἔνθα ἄν. |
| 26 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 φέροντι | det | medium | Likely article with the participle; dative form in context. |
| 27 | φέροντι | φέρω | VERB | V-PAP-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 25 ἐκπέσῃ | obl | medium | Dative participle; likely indirect object/interest with ἐκπέσῃ. |
| 28 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 τρίπους | det | high | Article with τρίπους. |
| 29 | τρίπους | τρίπους | NOUN | NOUN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ἐκπέσῃ | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐκπέσῃ. |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 ἐκπέσῃ | punct | high | Comma. |
| 31 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | _ | _ | 33 οἰκοδομῆσαι | advmod | high | Locative adverb. |
| 32 | Ἀπόλλωνος | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | NOUN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 ναὸν | nmod | high | Possessor/genitive modifier of ναόν. |
| 33 | οἰκοδομῆσαι | οἰκοδομέω | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 25 ἐκπέσῃ | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive under the directive clause. |
| 34 | ναὸν | ναός | NOUN | NOUN | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 33 οἰκοδομῆσαι | obj | high | Object of οἰκοδομῆσαι. |
| 35 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 37 οἰκῆσαι | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 36 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 37 οἰκῆσαι | obj | high | Object of οἰκῆσαι. |
| 37 | οἰκῆσαι | οἰκέω | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 33 οἰκοδομῆσαι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive. |
| 38 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 εἴα | punct | high | Final punctuation. |
καὶ ὁ τρίπους κατὰ τὸ ὄρος τὴν Γερανίαν ἀπολισθὼν ἔλαθεν αὐτοῦ ἐκπεσών· καὶ Τριποδίσκους κώμην ἐνταῦθα οἰκῆσαι.
The first clause uses two circumstantial participles with ἔλαθεν; the second clause is an infinitival continuation coordinated by καί.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 10 ἔλαθεν | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction linking the two clauses. |
| 2 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 τρίπους | det | high | Article modifying τρίπους. |
| 3 | τρίπους | τρίπους | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἔλαθεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔλαθεν. |
| 4 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | _ | _ | 6 ὄρος | case | high | Preposition governing ὄρος. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 ὄρος | det | high | Article modifying ὄρος. |
| 6 | ὄρος | ὄρος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἀπολισθὼν | obl | medium | Object of κατά in a directional/path phrase. |
| 7 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 Γερανίαν | det | high | Article modifying Γερανίαν. |
| 8 | Γερανίαν | Γερανία | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ὄρος | appos | medium | Likely apposition to ὄρος, naming the mountain/district. |
| 9 | ἀπολισθὼν | ἀπολισθάνω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 10 ἔλαθεν | advcl | high | Aorist participle, circumstantial to the main verb. |
| 10 | ἔλαθεν | λανθάνω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the first clause. |
| 11 | αὐτοῦ | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 10 ἔλαθεν | nsubj | low | Likely genitive with ἔλαθεν in the sense 'escape notice of him'; syntax is somewhat uncertain. |
| 12 | ἐκπεσών | ἐκπίπτω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 10 ἔλαθεν | advcl | high | Second circumstantial participle modifying the main clause. |
| 13 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἔλαθεν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 18 οἰκῆσαι | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction for the infinitival clause. |
| 15 | Τριποδίσκους | Τριποδίσκοι | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 κώμην | compound | medium | Likely part of a place-name or name of inhabitants; form is unusual. |
| 16 | κώμην | κώμη | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 οἰκῆσαι | obj | high | Object/complement of the infinitive οἰκῆσαι. |
| 17 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | _ | _ | 18 οἰκῆσαι | advmod | high | Locative adverb modifying the infinitive. |
| 18 | οἰκῆσαι | οἰκέω | VERB | _ | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 10 ἔλαθεν | conj | high | Coordinated infinitival clause dependent on the first clause. |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἔλαθεν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
Κοροίβῳ δέ ἐστι τάφος ἐν τῇ Μεγαρέων ἀγορᾷ· γέγραπται δὲ ἐλεγεῖα τὰ ἐς Ψαμάθην καὶ τὰ ἐς αὐτὸν ἔχοντα Κόροιβον, καὶ δὴ καὶ ἐπίθημά ἐστι τῷ τάφῳ Κόροιβος φονεύων τὴν Ποινήν.
The third clause is syntactically compressed: ἐπίθημά ἐστι takes a participial apposition/predicative modifier, with Κόροιβος as the implicit agent of φονεύων.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Κοροίβῳ | Κόροιβος | PROPN | N-S---DV- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἐστι | obl | high | Dative of reference with ἐστι. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 3 ἐστι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐστι | εἰμί | VERB | V3SPIAI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main copular verb of first clause. |
| 4 | τάφος | τάφος | NOUN | N----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἐστι | nsubj | high | Subject complement with ἐστι. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 8 ἀγορᾷ | case | high | Preposition governing ἀγορᾷ. |
| 6 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | L-DSF- | Case=Dat|Definite=Definite|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 ἀγορᾷ | det | high | Article modifying ἀγορᾷ. |
| 7 | Μεγαρέων | Μεγαρεύς | PROPN | N-P---GM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 ἀγορᾷ | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ἀγορᾷ. |
| 8 | ἀγορᾷ | ἀγορά | NOUN | N-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἐστι | obl | high | Locative oblique with ἐν. |
| 9 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐστι | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
| 10 | γέγραπται | γράφω | VERB | V3SRPI-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | Root of second clause. |
| 11 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 10 γέγραπται | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 12 | ἐλεγεῖα | ἐλεγεῖον | NOUN | N-P---NA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 γέγραπται | nsubj:pass | high | Passive subject, understood as 'elegiac verses'. |
| 13 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-PNA- | Case=Acc|Definite=Definite|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 20 ἔχοντα | det | high | Article modifying participle ἔχοντα. |
| 14 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 15 Ψαμάθην | case | high | Preposition governing Ψαμάθην. |
| 15 | Ψαμάθην | Ψαμάθη | PROPN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 ἔχοντα | obl | high | Object of ἐς. |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 20 ἔχοντα | cc | high | Coordinator. |
| 17 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-PNA- | Case=Acc|Definite=Definite|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 20 ἔχοντα | det | high | Article modifying second ἐς-phrase. |
| 18 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 19 αὐτὸν | case | high | Preposition governing αὐτόν. |
| 19 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | A-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 20 ἔχοντα | obl | high | Object of ἐς. |
| 20 | ἔχοντα | ἔχω | VERB | V--PAPMNA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 12 ἐλεγεῖα | amod | high | Participial modifier of ἐλεγεῖα; agreement likely neuter plural by sense, though form is ambiguous. |
| 21 | Κόροιβον | Κόροιβος | PROPN | N-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ἔχοντα | obj | high | Object of ἔχοντα. |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 γέγραπται | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 23 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 27 ἐστι | cc | high | Coordinator of final clause. |
| 24 | δὴ | δή | PART | G-------- | _ | 27 ἐστι | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 27 ἐστι | cc | high | Coordinator. |
| 26 | ἐπίθημά | ἐπίθημα | NOUN | N-S---NNA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 27 ἐστι | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστι. |
| 27 | ἐστι | εἰμί | VERB | V3SPIAI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 γέγραπται | conj | high | Second copular clause coordinated to γέγραπται. |
| 28 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | L-DSM- | Case=Dat|Definite=Definite|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 τάφῳ | det | high | Article modifying τάφῳ. |
| 29 | τάφῳ | τάφος | NOUN | N-S---MD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 ἐστι | obl | high | Dative with ἐστι. |
| 30 | Κόροιβος | Κόροιβος | PROPN | N-S---NM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 ἐπίθημά | nsubj | high | Subject of participle φονεύων. |
| 31 | φονεύων | φονεύω | VERB | V--PAPMSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 26 ἐπίθημά | amod | high | Participial modifier of ἐπίθημα; agreeing with Κόροιβος. |
| 32 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-SFA- | Case=Acc|Definite=Definite|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 33 Ποινήν | det | high | Article modifying Ποινήν. |
| 33 | Ποινήν | Ποινή | PROPN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 31 φονεύων | obj | high | Object of φονεύων. |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 γέγραπται | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |