Grammar parses for passage 10.13.8
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λέγεται δὲ ὑπὸ Δελφῶν Ἡρακλεῖ τῷ Ἀμφιτρύωνος ἐλθόντι ἐπὶ τὸ χρηστήριον τὴν πρόμαντιν Ξενόκλειαν οὐκ ἐθελῆσαί οἱ χρᾶν διὰ τοῦ Ἰφίτου τὸν φόνον·
The main difficulty is the embedded infinitival/oracular syntax, especially the dative Ἡρακλεῖ and the accusative subject πρóμαντιν Ξενόκλειαν with ἐθελῆσαί.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγεται | λέγω | VERB | V-PPM/P-I3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb, impersonal passive sense 'it is said'. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 λέγεται | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 4 Δελφῶν | case | high | Introduces agent phrase. |
| 4 | Δελφῶν | Δελφοί | PROPN | Ne-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 λέγεται | obl:agent | high | Agent of passive verb. |
| 5 | Ἡρακλεῖ | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | Ne-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 λέγεται | iobj | medium | Dative recipient/experiencer with infinitival content. |
| 6 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | l-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 Ἀμφιτρύωνος | det | high | Article modifying Ἀμφιτρύωνος. |
| 7 | Ἀμφιτρύωνος | Ἀμφιτρύων | PROPN | Ne-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐλθόντι | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἐλθόντι. |
| 8 | ἐλθόντι | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-AAP-SMD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 5 Ἡρακλεῖ | acl | high | Attributive participle modifying Ἡρακλεῖ. |
| 9 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 11 χρηστήριον | case | high | Preposition with accusative. |
| 10 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---an- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 χρηστήριον | det | high | Article modifying χρηστήριον. |
| 11 | χρηστήριον | χρηστήριον | NOUN | N-s---an- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἐλθόντι | obl | high | Goal of motion with ἐπὶ. |
| 12 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 13 πρόμαντιν | det | high | Article modifying πρόμαντιν. |
| 13 | πρόμαντιν | πρόμαντις | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἐθελῆσαί | obj | medium | Accusative subject of infinitive. |
| 14 | Ξενόκλειαν | Ξενόκλεια | PROPN | Ne-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 πρόμαντιν | appos | high | Appositive proper name. |
| 15 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 16 ἐθελῆσαί | advmod | high | Negates infinitive. |
| 16 | ἐθελῆσαί | ἐθέλω | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 λέγεται | ccomp | high | Complement infinitive of λέγεται. |
| 17 | οἱ | ἐγώ | PRON | P-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 18 χρᾶν | iobj | low | Likely dative of the person for whom the oracle is spoken; form is ambiguous in isolation. |
| 18 | χρᾶν | χράω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 16 ἐθελῆσαί | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on ἐθελῆσαί. |
| 19 | διὰ | διά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 23 φόνον | case | high | Preposition with genitive. |
| 20 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 Ἰφίτου | det | high | Article modifying Ἰφίτου. |
| 21 | Ἰφίτου | Ἴφιτος | PROPN | Ne-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 φόνον | nmod | high | Genitive object of διά. |
| 22 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 23 φόνον | det | high | Article modifying φόνον. |
| 23 | φόνον | φόνος | NOUN | N-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 χρᾶν | obl | high | Complement of χρᾶν with διά phrase. |
| 24 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγεται | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τὸν δὲ ἀράμενον τὸν τρίποδα ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ φέρειν ἔξω, εἰπεῖν τε δὴ τὴν πρόμαντιν· ἄλλος ἄρʼ Ἡρακλέης Τιρύνθιος, οὐχὶ Κανωβεύς· πρότερον γὰρ ἔτι ὁ Αἰγύπτιος Ἡρακλῆς ἀφίκετο ἐς Δελφούς.
The sentence is a loose sequence with two main clauses and an indirect statement; the first segment is difficult because the infinitive chain (φέρειν, εἰπεῖν) lacks an explicit finite matrix verb.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 ἀράμενον | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | g--------- | _ | 12 εἰπεῖν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | ἀράμενον | αἴρω | VERB | r-s---mpp- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 9 φέρειν | advcl | medium | Participial phrase depending on φέρειν; accusative agrees with implicit object or participial control in indirect style. |
| 4 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 τρίποδα | det | high | |
| 5 | τρίποδα | τρίπους | NOUN | n-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἀράμενον | obj | high | |
| 6 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | r--------- | _ | 8 ναοῦ | case | high | |
| 7 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 ναοῦ | det | high | |
| 8 | ναοῦ | ναός | NOUN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 φέρειν | obl | high | |
| 9 | φέρειν | φέρω | VERB | v--pna--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main infinitival predicate of the indirect statement. |
| 10 | ἔξω | ἔξω | ADV | d--------- | _ | 9 φέρειν | advmod | high | |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 φέρειν | punct | high | |
| 12 | εἰπεῖν | λέγω | VERB | v--ana--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 9 φέρειν | conj | medium | Likely coordinated infinitive with φέρειν; lemma uncertain between εἶπον/λέγω conventions. |
| 13 | τε | τε | PART | g--------- | _ | 12 εἰπεῖν | discourse | high | |
| 14 | δὴ | δή | PART | g--------- | _ | 12 εἰπεῖν | discourse | high | |
| 15 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 πρόμαντιν | det | high | |
| 16 | πρόμαντιν | πρόμαντις | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 εἰπεῖν | obj | high | Object of εἰπεῖν. |
| 17 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 φέρειν | punct | high | |
| 18 | ἄλλος | ἄλλος | ADJ | a-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 Ἡρακλέης | amod | high | |
| 19 | ἄρʼ | ἄρα | PART | g--------- | _ | 18 ἄλλος | discourse | high | |
| 20 | Ἡρακλέης | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | n-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 32 ἀφίκετο | nsubj | high | |
| 21 | Τιρύνθιος | Τιρύνθιος | ADJ | a-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 Ἡρακλέης | amod | high | |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 Ἡρακλέης | punct | high | |
| 23 | οὐχὶ | οὐχί | PART | g--------- | _ | 24 Κανωβεύς | advmod | high | |
| 24 | Κανωβεύς | Κανωβεύς | PROPN | n-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 Ἡρακλέης | orphan | medium | Elliptical contrastive nominal in apposition-like contrast. |
| 25 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 32 ἀφίκετο | punct | high | |
| 26 | πρότερον | πρότερον | ADV | d--------- | _ | 32 ἀφίκετο | advmod | high | |
| 27 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | g--------- | _ | 32 ἀφίκετο | discourse | high | |
| 28 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | d--------- | _ | 32 ἀφίκετο | advmod | high | |
| 29 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 31 Ἡρακλῆς | det | high | |
| 30 | Αἰγύπτιος | Αἰγύπτιος | ADJ | a-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 Ἡρακλῆς | amod | high | Substantivized adjective modifying Ἡρακλῆς. |
| 31 | Ἡρακλῆς | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | n-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 32 ἀφίκετο | nsubj | high | |
| 32 | ἀφίκετο | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | v3saim--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 33 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | r--------- | _ | 34 Δελφούς | case | high | |
| 34 | Δελφούς | Δελφοί | PROPN | n-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 32 ἀφίκετο | obl | high | |
| 35 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 32 ἀφίκετο | punct | high |
τότε δὲ ὁ Ἀμφιτρύωνος τόν τε τρίποδα ἀποδίδωσι τῷ Ἀπόλλωνι καὶ παρὰ τῆς Ξενοκλείας ὁπόσα ἐδεῖτο ἐδιδάχθη.
The clause after καὶ is coordinated to the main predicate; ὁπόσα ἐδεῖτο is treated as a subordinate complement clause under ἐδιδάχθη, though the exact attachment is somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τότε | τότε | ADV | _ | _ | 8 ἀποδίδωσι | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 8 ἀποδίδωσι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 Ἀμφιτρύωνος | det | high | Article with noun used as genitive modifier construction. |
| 4 | Ἀμφιτρύωνος | Ἀμφιτρύων | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 τρίποδα | nmod | high | Genitive possessor modifying τρίποδα. |
| 5 | τόν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 τρίποδα | det | high | Article. |
| 6 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 5 τόν | discourse | medium | Enclitic connective particle; attached to article/noun phrase. |
| 7 | τρίποδα | τρίπους | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀποδίδωσι | obj | high | Direct object of ἀποδίδωσι. |
| 8 | ἀποδίδωσι | ἀποδίδωμι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of first clause. |
| 9 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 Ἀπόλλωνι | det | high | Article. |
| 10 | Ἀπόλλωνι | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀποδίδωσι | iobj | high | Dative recipient. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 17 ἐδιδάχθη | cc | high | Coordinates the second clause. |
| 12 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | _ | _ | 14 Ξενοκλείας | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 13 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 Ξενοκλείας | det | high | Article. |
| 14 | Ξενοκλείας | Ξενοκλεία | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἐδεῖτο | obl | medium | Genitive complement of παρὰ; syntax somewhat uncertain with following relative clause. |
| 15 | ὁπόσα | ὁπόσος | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 16 ἐδεῖτο | obj | high | Relative/interrogative pronoun object of ἐδεῖτο. |
| 16 | ἐδεῖτο | δέομαι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imperf|Voice=Mid | 17 ἐδιδάχθη | ccomp | medium | Subordinate clause dependent on ἐδιδάχθη; middle/deponent morphology. |
| 17 | ἐδιδάχθη | διδάσκω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 8 ἀποδίδωσι | conj | high | Second coordinated predicate. |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἀποδίδωσι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
παραδεξάμενοι δὲ οἱ ποιηταὶ τὸν λόγον μάχην Ἡρακλέους πρὸς Ἀπόλλωνα ὑπὲρ τρίποδος ᾄδουσιν.
The accusative μάχην with two prepositional modifiers is syntactically somewhat elliptical; treat it as the sung content/subject matter of ᾄδουσιν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | παραδεξάμενοι | παραδέχομαι | VERB | V-PAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 13 ᾄδουσιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle modifying the main verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 13 ᾄδουσιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 ποιηταὶ | det | high | Article with ποιηταὶ. |
| 4 | ποιηταὶ | ποιητής | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 ᾄδουσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of ᾄδουσιν. |
| 5 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 λόγον | det | high | Article with λόγον. |
| 6 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ᾄδουσιν | obj | high | Direct object of ᾄδουσιν. |
| 7 | μάχην | μάχη | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ᾄδουσιν | obj | medium | Likely appositional/second object in accusative; syntax somewhat loose. |
| 8 | Ἡρακλέους | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 μάχην | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of μάχην. |
| 9 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 Ἀπόλλωνα | case | high | Preposition governing accusative. |
| 10 | Ἀπόλλωνα | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 μάχην | nmod | high | Prepositional complement of μάχην. |
| 11 | ὑπὲρ | ὑπέρ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 τρίποδος | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 12 | τρίποδος | τρίπους | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 μάχην | nmod | high | Prepositional complement of μάχην. |
| 13 | ᾄδουσιν | ᾄδω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ᾄδουσιν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |