Grammar parses for passage 10.32.16
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μετὰ δὲ μεσοῦσαν τὴν ἡμέραν τρέπονται πρὸς θυσίαν.
μετά with the accusative temporal phrase modifies τρέπονται; μεσοῦσαν agrees attributively with ἡμέραν. The subject of τρέπονται is implicit plural.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 5 ἡμέραν | case | high | Takes the accusative in a temporal expression. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 τρέπονται | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | μεσοῦσαν | μεσόω | VERB | V-PPP-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 5 ἡμέραν | amod | low | Participial form meaning ‘being midday/being in the middle’; morphologically analyzed as a present active participle, though lexical treatment may vary. |
| 4 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 ἡμέραν | det | high | |
| 5 | ἡμέραν | ἡμέρα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 τρέπονται | obl | high | Accusative temporal object of μετά. |
| 6 | τρέπονται | τρέπω | VERB | V-3PPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite verb with implicit plural subject. |
| 7 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 8 θυσίαν | case | high | Introduces the goal/purpose phrase. |
| 8 | θυσίαν | θυσία | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 τρέπονται | obl | high | Accusative complement of πρός, indicating the destination or purpose of turning. |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 6 τρέπονται | punct | high |
θύουσι δὲ καὶ βοῦς καὶ ἐλάφους οἱ εὐδαιμονέστεροι, ὅσοι δέ εἰσιν ἀποδέοντες πλούτῳ, καὶ χῆνας καὶ ὄρνιθας τὰς μελεαγρίδας·
The sentence contrasts the wealthier worshippers, who sacrifice cattle and deer, with those deficient in wealth, whose coordinated objects are understood under θύουσι: geese and guinea fowl.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | θύουσι | θύω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 θύουσι | cc | high | |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 βοῦς | cc | high | |
| 4 | βοῦς | βοῦς | NOUN | N-A--FAP | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 1 θύουσι | obj | high | Accusative plural of βοῦς, coordinated with ἐλάφους. |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 ἐλάφους | cc | high | |
| 6 | ἐλάφους | ἔλαφος | NOUN | N-A--MAP | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 βοῦς | conj | high | |
| 7 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 εὐδαιμονέστεροι | det | high | |
| 8 | εὐδαιμονέστεροι | εὐδαίμων | ADJ | A-NPM-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 θύουσι | nsubj | high | Substantivized comparative adjective. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 θύουσι | punct | high | |
| 10 | ὅσοι | ὅσος | PRON | P-RNM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 ἀποδέοντες | nsubj | high | Relative pronoun introducing the contrasting relative clause. |
| 11 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 12 εἰσιν | cc | high | |
| 12 | εἰσιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 13 ἀποδέοντες | cop | high | |
| 13 | ἀποδέοντες | ἀποδέω | VERB | V-PAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 θύουσι | acl:relcl | high | Predicate participle with εἰσιν; means being deficient/less by. |
| 14 | πλούτῳ | πλοῦτος | NOUN | N-D---MS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ἀποδέοντες | obl | high | Dative of respect or measure with ἀποδέοντες. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἀποδέοντες | punct | high | |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 17 χῆνας | cc | high | |
| 17 | χῆνας | χήν | NOUN | N-A---P | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 θύουσι | obj | high | Second coordinated object, applying to the contrasted group. |
| 18 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 19 ὄρνιθας | cc | high | |
| 19 | ὄρνιθας | ὄρνις | NOUN | N-A---P | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 χῆνας | conj | high | |
| 20 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-AFP | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 21 μελεαγρίδας | det | high | |
| 21 | μελεαγρίδας | μελεαγρίς | NOUN | N-AFP | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 19 ὄρνιθας | appos | medium | Appositional specification of ὄρνιθας; feminine form may reflect an understood feminine noun or lexical gender variation. |
| 22 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 θύουσι | punct | high |
οἰσὶ δὲ ἐς τὴν θυσίαν οὐ νομίζουσιν οὐδὲ ὑσὶ χρῆσθαι καὶ αἰξίν.
The construction is νομίζουσιν χρῆσθαι: they do not customarily use sheep, pigs, or a goat for the sacrifice; the first dative οἰσί is coordinated semantically with ὑσί and αἰξίν despite the intervening phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἰσὶ | οἶς | NOUN | N--DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 νομίζουσιν | obl | high | Dative plural of οἶς, coordinated with ὑσί and αἰξίν as sacrificial animals. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 νομίζουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive coordinating particle. |
| 3 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 θυσίαν | case | high | Epic/poetic form of εἰς. |
| 4 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 θυσίαν | det | high | |
| 5 | θυσίαν | θυσία | NOUN | N--ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 νομίζουσιν | obl | high | Prepositional phrase ἐς τὴν θυσίαν. |
| 6 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | particle | Polarity=Neg | 7 νομίζουσιν | advmod | high | Negates νομίζουσιν. |
| 7 | νομίζουσιν | νομίζω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite predicate, with complementary infinitive χρῆσθαι. |
| 8 | οὐδὲ | οὐδέ | CCONJ | CONJ | Polarity=Neg | 10 χρῆσθαι | cc | medium | Negative coordinator joining the dative complements οἶσι and ὑσί; syntactically could also be analyzed as οὐδέ modifying the infinitive. |
| 9 | ὑσὶ | ὗς | NOUN | N--DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 χρῆσθαι | obl | high | Dative plural of ὗς, governed by χράομαι. |
| 10 | χρῆσθαι | χράομαι | VERB | V-PMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 7 νομίζουσιν | xcomp | high | Complementary present middle infinitive; χράομαι governs the dative. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 12 αἰξίν | cc | high | Coordinates αἰξίν with the preceding dative animal phrase. |
| 12 | αἰξίν | αἴξ | NOUN | N--DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 χρῆσθαι | obl | high | Dative singular of αἴξ, coordinated with ὑσί as complement of χρῆσθαι. |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 νομίζουσιν | punct | high |
ὅσοις μὲν δὴ καθαγίσασι τὰ ἱερεῖα ἐς τὸ ἄδυτον ἀποστεῖλαι πεποιημένους ἀρχήν, καθελίξαι δεῖ σφᾶς τὰ ἱερεῖα λίνου τελαμῶσιν ἢ βύσσου· τρόπος δὲ τῆς σκευασίας ἐστὶν ὁ Αἰγύπτιος.
The opening sequence is syntactically compressed and contains an uncertain participial/infinitival construction; δεῖ καθελίξαι is the clear instructional core, followed by a copular clarification of the method.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὅσοις | ὅσος | PRON | A-—-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 καθαγίσασι | obl | medium | Relative quantifier, dative; construed with καθαγίσασι. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G- | _ | 4 καθαγίσασι | discourse | high | |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | G- | _ | 4 καθαγίσασι | discourse | high | |
| 4 | καθαγίσασι | καθαγίζω | VERB | V-AAP-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 15 δεῖ | advcl | medium | Aorist active participle, dative plural masculine; temporal/conditional circumstance. |
| 5 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | S-—-NPA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 ἱερεῖα | det | high | |
| 6 | ἱερεῖα | ἱερεῖον | NOUN | N-—-NPA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 4 καθαγίσασι | obj | high | |
| 7 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R- | _ | 9 ἄδυτον | case | high | |
| 8 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | S-—-NSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἄδυτον | det | high | |
| 9 | ἄδυτον | ἄδυτον | NOUN | N-—-NSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 ἀποστεῖλαι | obl | high | |
| 10 | ἀποστεῖλαι | ἀποστέλλω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 11 πεποιημένους | xcomp | medium | Infinitive dependent on πεποιημένους; semantic construction is compressed. |
| 11 | πεποιημένους | ποιέω | VERB | V-RMP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|Voice=Pass | 12 ἀρχήν | amod | low | Perfect middle/passive participle, accusative masculine plural; likely substantivized or part of an elliptical construction. |
| 12 | ἀρχήν | ἀρχή | NOUN | N-—-A-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 δεῖ | obj | low | Accusative of respect/extent or compressed phrase; exact attachment is uncertain. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 δεῖ | punct | high | |
| 14 | καθελίξαι | καθελίσσω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 15 δεῖ | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement of δεῖ. |
| 15 | δεῖ | δεῖ | VERB | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 16 | σφᾶς | σφεῖς | PRON | P-—-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 καθελίξαι | obj | high | Accusative subject/object of the infinitive construction; refers to the persons involved. |
| 17 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | S-—-APA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 18 ἱερεῖα | det | high | |
| 18 | ἱερεῖα | ἱερεῖον | NOUN | N-—-NPA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 14 καθελίξαι | obj | high | |
| 19 | λίνου | λίνον | NOUN | N-—-G-SN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 τελαμῶσιν | nmod | high | |
| 20 | τελαμῶσιν | τελαμών | NOUN | N-—-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 καθελίξαι | obl | medium | Dative plural of means; spelling/form may reflect a variant for τελαμῶσι. |
| 21 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C- | _ | 22 βύσσου | cc | high | |
| 22 | βύσσου | βύσσος | NOUN | N-—-G-SF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 τελαμῶσιν | conj | medium | Genitive dependent on an understood τελαμῶσιν/τελαμῶσι; coordinated material. |
| 23 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 δεῖ | punct | high | |
| 24 | τρόπος | τρόπος | NOUN | N-—-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | |
| 25 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C- | _ | 28 ἐστὶν | cc | high | |
| 26 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | S-—-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 σκευασίας | det | high | |
| 27 | σκευασίας | σκευή | NOUN | N-—-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 τρόπος | nmod | high | |
| 28 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 15 δεῖ | parataxis | high | Copular clause coordinated after the preceding instruction. |
| 29 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | S-—-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 Αἰγύπτιος | det | high | |
| 30 | Αἰγύπτιος | Αἰγύπτιος | ADJ | A-—-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 τρόπος | xcomp | medium | Substantivized predicate adjective: ‘the Egyptian [one/manner]’; predicate of τρόπος ἐστίν. |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 28 ἐστὶν | punct | high |