Grammar parses for passage 10.31.4
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τὸν δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ δαλῷ λόγον, ὡς δοθείη μὲν ὑπὸ Μοιρῶν τῇ Ἀλθαίᾳ, Μελεάγρῳ δὲ οὐ πρότερον ἔδει τὴν τελευτὴν συμβῆναι πρὶν ἢ ὑπὸ πυρὸς ἀφανισθῆναι τὸν δαλὸν καὶ ὡς ὑπὸ τοῦ θυμοῦ καταπρήσειεν αὐτὸν ἡ Ἀλθαία, τοῦτον τὸν λόγον Φρύνιχος ὁ Πολυφράδμονος πρῶτος ἐν δράματι ἔδειξε Πλευρωνίαις· κρυερὸν γὰρ οὐκ ἤλυξεν μόρον, ὠκεῖα δέ νιν φλὸξ κατεδαίσατο, δαλοῦ περθομένου ματρὸς ὑπʼ αἰνᾶς κακομηχάνου.
The opening ὡς clauses are content/relative-like expansions of λόγον, while the final poetic quotation is attached paratactically to ἔδειξε; Πλευρωνίαις is a difficult dative, likely locative or title-related.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | article-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 λόγον | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | part-conj | _ | 6 λόγον | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | prep-dat | _ | 5 δαλῷ | case | high | |
| 4 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | article-dat-neut-sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 δαλῷ | det | high | |
| 5 | δαλῷ | δαλός | NOUN | noun-dat-m-sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 λόγον | nmod | high | |
| 6 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | noun-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 50 ἔδειξε | obj | high | |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 λόγον | punct | high | |
| 8 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | conj | _ | 9 δοθείη | mark | high | |
| 9 | δοθείη | δίδωμι | VERB | verb-opt-aor-pass-3sg | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 6 λόγον | acl | high | |
| 10 | μὲν | μέν | PART | part | _ | 9 δοθείη | discourse | high | |
| 11 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | prep-gen | _ | 12 Μοιρῶν | case | high | |
| 12 | Μοιρῶν | Μοῖρα | PROPN | propn-gen-f-pl | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 9 δοθείη | obl:agent | high | |
| 13 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | article-dat-f-sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 Ἀλθαίᾳ | det | high | |
| 14 | Ἀλθαίᾳ | Ἀλθαία | PROPN | propn-dat-f-sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 δοθείη | iobj | high | |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 δοθείη | punct | high | |
| 16 | Μελεάγρῳ | Μελέαγρος | PROPN | propn-dat-m-sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ἔδει | iobj | high | |
| 17 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | part-conj | _ | 20 ἔδει | cc | high | |
| 18 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | adv-neg | Polarity=Neg | 20 ἔδει | advmod | high | |
| 19 | πρότερον | πρότερον | ADV | adv-comp | _ | 20 ἔδει | advmod | high | |
| 20 | ἔδει | δεῖ | VERB | verb-ind-imperf-act-3sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 6 λόγον | acl | high | Impersonal δεῖ with infinitival complement. |
| 21 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | article-acc-f-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 τελευτὴν | det | high | |
| 22 | τελευτὴν | τελευτή | NOUN | noun-acc-f-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 συμβῆναι | obj | high | |
| 23 | συμβῆναι | συμβαίνω | VERB | verb-inf-aor-act | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 20 ἔδει | xcomp | high | |
| 24 | πρὶν | πρίν | SCONJ | conj | _ | 28 ἀφανισθῆναι | mark | high | |
| 25 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | conj | _ | 24 πρὶν | fixed | high | Part of πρὶν ἢ construction. |
| 26 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | prep-gen | _ | 27 πυρὸς | case | high | |
| 27 | πυρὸς | πῦρ | NOUN | noun-gen-neut-sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 ἀφανισθῆναι | obl:agent | high | |
| 28 | ἀφανισθῆναι | ἀφανίζω | VERB | verb-inf-aor-pass | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 23 συμβῆναι | advcl | high | |
| 29 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | article-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 δαλὸν | det | high | |
| 30 | δαλὸν | δαλός | NOUN | noun-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 ἀφανισθῆναι | obj | high | |
| 31 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | conj | _ | 36 καταπρήσειεν | cc | high | |
| 32 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | conj | _ | 36 καταπρήσειεν | mark | high | |
| 33 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | prep-gen | _ | 35 θυμοῦ | case | high | |
| 34 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | article-gen-m-sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 35 θυμοῦ | det | high | |
| 35 | θυμοῦ | θυμός | NOUN | noun-gen-m-sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 36 καταπρήσειεν | obl:agent | high | |
| 36 | καταπρήσειεν | καταπίμπρημι | VERB | verb-opt-aor-act-3sg | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 6 λόγον | acl:relcl | medium | Optative in coordinated ὡς clause; subject follows. |
| 37 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | pron-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3 | 36 καταπρήσειεν | obj | high | |
| 38 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | article-nom-f-sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 39 Ἀλθαία | det | high | |
| 39 | Ἀλθαία | Ἀλθαία | PROPN | propn-nom-f-sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 36 καταπρήσειεν | nsubj | high | |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 50 ἔδειξε | punct | high | |
| 41 | τοῦτον | οὗτος | DET | demonstrative-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 43 λόγον | det | high | |
| 42 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | article-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 43 λόγον | det | high | |
| 43 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | noun-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 50 ἔδειξε | obj | high | |
| 44 | Φρύνιχος | Φρύνιχος | PROPN | propn-nom-m-sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 50 ἔδειξε | nsubj | high | |
| 45 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | article-nom-m-sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 46 Πολυφράδμονος | det | high | |
| 46 | Πολυφράδμονος | Πολυφράδμων | PROPN | propn-gen-m-sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 44 Φρύνιχος | nmod | high | Patronymic/identifying genitive. |
| 47 | πρῶτος | πρῶτος | ADJ | adj-nom-m-sg-superl | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 44 Φρύνιχος | amod | high | |
| 48 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | prep-dat | _ | 49 δράματι | case | high | |
| 49 | δράματι | δρᾶμα | NOUN | noun-dat-neut-sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 50 ἔδειξε | obl | high | |
| 50 | ἔδειξε | δείκνυμι | VERB | verb-ind-aor-act-3sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 51 | Πλευρωνίαις | Πλευρωνία | PROPN | propn-dat-f-pl | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 50 ἔδειξε | obl | medium | Likely locative/title-like dative; exact referent is uncertain. |
| 52 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 50 ἔδειξε | punct | high | |
| 53 | κρυερὸν | κρυερός | ADJ | adj-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 57 μόρον | amod | high | |
| 54 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | part-conj | _ | 56 ἤλυξεν | discourse | high | |
| 55 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | adv-neg | Polarity=Neg | 56 ἤλυξεν | advmod | high | |
| 56 | ἤλυξεν | ἀλύσκω | VERB | verb-ind-aor-act-3sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 50 ἔδειξε | parataxis | medium | Quoted/embedded lyric continuation; subject is understood. |
| 57 | μόρον | μόρος | NOUN | noun-acc-m-sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 56 ἤλυξεν | obj | high | |
| 58 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 56 ἤλυξεν | punct | high | |
| 59 | ὠκεῖα | ὠκύς | ADJ | adj-nom-f-sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 62 φλὸξ | amod | high | Agrees with φλόξ. |
| 60 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | part-conj | _ | 63 κατεδαίσατο | cc | high | |
| 61 | νιν | νιν | PRON | pron-acc-3sg | Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=3 | 63 κατεδαίσατο | obj | high | Epic/poetic third-person accusative pronoun. |
| 62 | φλὸξ | φλόξ | NOUN | noun-nom-f-sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 63 κατεδαίσατο | nsubj | high | |
| 63 | κατεδαίσατο | καταδαίομαι | VERB | verb-ind-aor-mid-3sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 56 ἤλυξεν | conj | medium | Poetic verb; middle morphology and lexical parsing are somewhat uncertain. |
| 64 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 63 κατεδαίσατο | punct | high | |
| 65 | δαλοῦ | δαλός | NOUN | noun-gen-m-sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 66 περθομένου | nsubj | medium | Genitive absolute construction. |
| 66 | περθομένου | πέρθω | VERB | verb-part-pres-midpass-gen-m-sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 63 κατεδαίσατο | advcl | medium | Genitive absolute; form may be understood as present middle/passive participle. |
| 67 | ματρὸς | μήτηρ | NOUN | noun-gen-f-sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 70 κακομηχάνου | nmod | high | |
| 68 | ὑπʼ | ὑπό | ADP | prep-gen | _ | 70 κακομηχάνου | case | high | |
| 69 | αἰνᾶς | αἰνός | ADJ | adj-gen-f-sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 70 κακομηχάνου | amod | high | |
| 70 | κακομηχάνου | κακομήχανος | ADJ | adj-gen-f-sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 66 περθομένου | obl:agent | medium | Agrees with ματρός; ὑπό phrase expresses agency/causal source. |
| 71 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 50 ἔδειξε | punct | high |
οὐ μὴν φαίνεταί γε ὁ Φρύνιχος προαγαγὼν τὸν λόγον ἐς πλέον ὡς εὕρημα ἄν τις οἰκεῖον, προσαψάμενος δὲ αὐτοῦ μόνον ἅτε ἐς ἅπαν ἤδη διαβεβοημένου τὸ Ἑλληνικόν.
The construction is elliptical: φαίνεται governs Φρύνιχος with a supplementary participle προαγαγών; ὡς εὕρημα ἄν τις οἰκεῖον is an evaluative/comparative clause, while προσαψάμενος is coordinated participially and τὸ Ἑλληνικόν is the subject of διαβεβοημένου (genitive absolute).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 3 φαίνεταί | advmod | high | |
| 2 | μὴν | μήν | PART | Df | _ | 3 φαίνεταί | discourse | high | |
| 3 | φαίνεταί | φαίνομαι | VERB | V3SPIIM | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 4 | γε | γε | PART | Df | _ | 3 φαίνεταί | discourse | high | |
| 5 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | Da-nsm | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 Φρύνιχος | det | high | |
| 6 | Φρύνιχος | Φρύνιχος | PROPN | Ne-msn | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 φαίνεταί | nsubj | high | |
| 7 | προαγαγὼν | προάγω | VERB | V-AAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 6 Φρύνιχος | xcomp | medium | Supplementary aorist participle with Φρύνιχος as understood subject. |
| 8 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | Da-asm | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 λόγον | det | high | |
| 9 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | N-asm | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 προαγαγὼν | obj | high | |
| 10 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 11 πλέον | case | high | |
| 11 | πλέον | πλέον | ADV | Df | _ | 7 προαγαγὼν | advmod | medium | Adverbial accusative meaning ‘further/more’. |
| 12 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C | _ | 13 εὕρημα | mark | medium | Introduces an evaluative/comparative clause. |
| 13 | εὕρημα | εὕρημα | NOUN | N-nsn | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 προαγαγὼν | xcomp | medium | Predicate/evaluative complement in the ὡς clause. |
| 14 | ἄν | ἄν | PART | Df | Mood=Potential | 16 οἰκεῖον | advmod | high | |
| 15 | τις | τις | PRON | Pi-nsm | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 16 οἰκεῖον | nsubj | high | |
| 16 | οἰκεῖον | οἰκεῖος | ADJ | A-asm | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 εὕρημα | amod | low | Form is morphologically accusative masculine singular; syntactic relation in the elliptical ὡς clause is uncertain. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 18 προσαψάμενος | punct | high | |
| 18 | προσαψάμενος | προσάπτω | VERB | V-AMP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 3 φαίνεταί | conj | high | Coordinated participle, sharing Φρύνιχος as subject. |
| 19 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C | _ | 18 προσαψάμενος | cc | high | |
| 20 | αὐτοῦ | αὐτός | PRON | Pp3nsg | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 18 προσαψάμενος | obj | medium | Genitive object of προσάπτομαι; antecedent is λόγον or the preceding formulation. |
| 21 | μόνον | μόνος | ADV | A--AS | Degree=Pos | 18 προσαψάμενος | advmod | high | Adverbial use, ‘only’. |
| 22 | ἅτε | ἅτε | SCONJ | C | _ | 26 διαβεβοημένου | mark | high | |
| 23 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 24 ἅπαν | case | high | |
| 24 | ἅπαν | ἅπας | ADJ | A-asn | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 διαβεβοημένου | obl | medium | Accusative extent phrase with ἐς. |
| 25 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | D-------- | _ | 26 διαβεβοημένου | advmod | high | |
| 26 | διαβεβοημένου | διαβοάω | VERB | V-RPP-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 18 προσαψάμενος | advcl | high | Genitive absolute with τὸ Ἑλληνικόν. |
| 27 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | Da-nsn | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 28 Ἑλληνικόν | det | high | |
| 28 | Ἑλληνικόν | Ἑλληνικός | ADJ | A-nsn | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 διαβεβοημένου | nsubj | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘the Greek world/Greek people’. |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 φαίνεταί | punct | high |