Grammar parses for passage 10.28.2
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ἐπηκολούθησε δὲ ὁ Πολύγνωτος ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν ποιήσει Μινυάδι· ἔστι γὰρ δὴ ἐν τῇ Μινυάδι ἐς Θησέα ἔχοντα καὶ Πειρίθουν ἔνθʼ ἤτοι νέα μὲν νεκυάμβατον, ἣν ὁ γεραιός πορθμεὺς ἦγε Χάρων, οὐκ ἔλαβον ἔνδοθεν ὅρμου.
The opening has an elliptical/uncertain construction: Πολύγνωτος is the subject of ἐπηκολούθησε, with ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν parenthetical and ποιήσει Μινυάδι likely an understood comparison or reference. The later clause describes a passage in the Minyas; ἔχοντα is an accusative participle linked to Θησέα and Πειρίθουν, while νέα νεκυάμβατον is difficult and conservatively analyzed as an accusative nominal phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπηκολούθησε | ἐπακολουθέω | VERB | V--AAI3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 1 ἐπηκολούθησε | cc | high | |
| 3 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | S---NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 Πολύγνωτος | det | high | |
| 4 | Πολύγνωτος | Πολύγνωτος | PROPN | Nb--NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 ἐπηκολούθησε | nsubj | high | |
| 5 | ἐμοὶ | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp1-S-D-- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 6 δοκεῖν | iobj | medium | Dative with δοκεῖν; parenthetical viewpoint expression. |
| 6 | δοκεῖν | δοκέω | VERB | V--PAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 ἐπηκολούθησε | parataxis | medium | Parenthetical infinitive, 'as it seems to me'. |
| 7 | ποιήσει | ποίησις | NOUN | Nb--DFS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 ἐπηκολούθησε | obl | low | Form is ambiguous; analyzed as dative of ποιήσις, though a textual/orthographic issue is possible. |
| 8 | Μινυάδι | Μινυάς | PROPN | Nb--DFS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ποιήσει | nmod | medium | Title/name of the Minyas; dependent on the difficult ποιήσει/ποιήσει reading. |
| 9 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἐπηκολούθησε | punct | high | |
| 10 | ἔστι | εἰμί | VERB | V--PAI3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 ἐπηκολούθησε | parataxis | high | Existential clause, coordinated by γάρ. |
| 11 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 ἔστι | cc | high | |
| 12 | δὴ | δή | PART | Df-------- | _ | 10 ἔστι | discourse | high | |
| 13 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 15 Μινυάδι | case | high | |
| 14 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | S---DFS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 15 Μινυάδι | det | high | |
| 15 | Μινυάδι | Μινυάς | PROPN | Nb--DFS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἔστι | obl | high | Title/name of the poem. |
| 16 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 17 Θησέα | case | high | |
| 17 | Θησέα | Θησεύς | PROPN | Nb--AMS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 ἔχοντα | obl | high | |
| 18 | ἔχοντα | ἔχω | VERB | V-PAPAMS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 15 Μινυάδι | acl | medium | Accusative participle with coordinated accusative complements Θησέα and Πειρίθουν; construction is elliptical. |
| 19 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 20 Πειρίθουν | cc | high | |
| 20 | Πειρίθουν | Πειρίθοος | PROPN | Nb--AMS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 ἔχοντα | obj | high | Coordinated accusative with Θησέα. |
| 21 | ἔνθʼ | ἔνθα | ADV | D-------- | _ | 25 νεκυάμβατον | advmod | medium | Locative/temporal adverb introducing the following description. |
| 22 | ἤτοι | ἤτοι | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 25 νεκυάμβατον | cc | low | Particles/conjunction difficult in context; retained as coordinator. |
| 23 | νέα | ναῦς | NOUN | Nb--AFS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 νεκυάμβατον | compound | low | Likely accusative of ναῦς, agreeing with or forming a phrase with νεκυάμβατον; syntax uncertain. |
| 24 | μὲν | μέν | PART | Df-------- | _ | 25 νεκυάμβατον | discourse | medium | |
| 25 | νεκυάμβατον | νεκυάμβατον | NOUN | Nb--AFS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 ἔχοντα | obj | low | Rare/uncertain form; conservatively treated as an accusative noun, likely object within the participial description. |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 νεκυάμβατον | punct | high | |
| 27 | ἣν | ὅς | PRON | Pr---AFS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 31 ἦγε | obj | high | Relative pronoun referring to the preceding feminine accusative noun/phrase. |
| 28 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | S---NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 30 πορθμεὺς | det | high | |
| 29 | γεραιός | γεραιός | ADJ | A--NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 πορθμεὺς | amod | high | Substantivized/adjectival modifier of πορθμεύς. |
| 30 | πορθμεὺς | πορθμεύς | NOUN | Nb--NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 ἦγε | nsubj | high | |
| 31 | ἦγε | ἄγω | VERB | V--IAI3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 25 νεκυάμβατον | acl:relcl | high | |
| 32 | Χάρων | Χάρων | PROPN | Nb--NMS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 ἦγε | appos | high | Appositive identification of the ferryman. |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 31 ἦγε | punct | high | |
| 34 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 35 ἔλαβον | advmod | high | |
| 35 | ἔλαβον | λαμβάνω | VERB | V-AAI1S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 1 ἐπηκολούθησε | parataxis | medium | First-person verb; subject is the narrator, with omitted object/contextual complement. |
| 36 | ἔνδοθεν | ἔνδοθεν | ADV | D-------- | _ | 35 ἔλαβον | advmod | high | |
| 37 | ὅρμου | ὅρμος | NOUN | Nb--GMS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 36 ἔνδοθεν | obl | medium | Genitive dependent on ἔνδοθεν, 'from/within the harbor'. |
| 38 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 ἔλαβον | punct | high |
ἐπὶ τούτῳ οὖν καὶ Πολύγνωτος γέροντα ἔγραψεν ἤδη τῇ ἡλικίᾳ τὸν Χάρωνα.
The sentence means that, for this reason, Polygnotus too painted Charon as already old in age; γέροντα is a predicative accusative adjective agreeing with Χάρωνα, while τῇ ἡλικίᾳ is a dative of respect.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 2 τούτῳ | case | high | |
| 2 | τούτῳ | οὗτος | PRON | PD--DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 7 ἔγραψεν | obl | high | Neuter dative demonstrative, referring anaphorically to the preceding point. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | ADV | ADV | _ | 7 ἔγραψεν | advmod | high | |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 Πολύγνωτος | cc | high | Additive particle/conjunction modifying the subject. |
| 5 | Πολύγνωτος | Πολύγνωτος | PROPN | NP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 7 ἔγραψεν | nsubj | high | |
| 6 | γέροντα | γέρων | ADJ | A----ASM | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 Χάρωνα | amod | medium | Predicative accusative adjective with Χάρωνα; UD representation attaches it to the object. |
| 7 | ἔγραψεν | γράφω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | ADV | _ | 6 γέροντα | advmod | medium | Semantically scopes over the predication γέροντα ... τῇ ἡλικίᾳ; attached locally to γέροντα. |
| 9 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | RA--DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 ἡλικίᾳ | det | high | |
| 10 | ἡλικίᾳ | ἡλικία | NOUN | N--DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 γέροντα | obl | high | Dative of respect: old in age. |
| 11 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RA--ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 Χάρωνα | det | high | |
| 12 | Χάρωνα | Χάρων | PROPN | NP-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 7 ἔγραψεν | obj | high | |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 7 ἔγραψεν | punct | high |