Grammar parses for passage 10.37.4
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καταβάντι δὲ ἐς τὸ πεδίον ἱππόδρομός τέ ἐστι καὶ ἀγῶνα Πύθια ἄγουσιν ἐνταῦθα τὸν ἱππικόν.
The dative καταβάντι is an absolute/temporal participial construction (‘on descending’); ἱππόδρομος is coordinated with an implicit existential ἐστί, while ἀγῶνα ... τὸν ἱππικόν is its object under ἄγουσιν. Πύθια is a neuter plural festival name in apposition to ἀγῶνα (or a title-like accusative).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καταβάντι | καταβαίνω | VERB | V-2Aor-Act-Ptcp-Dat-Sg-Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 8 ἐστι | advcl | medium | Dative participle, likely temporal absolute with an implicit masculine referent. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G-PostPos | _ | 8 ἐστι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 πεδίον | case | high | Variant of εἰς. |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA-Acc-Sg-Neut | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 πεδίον | det | high | |
| 5 | πεδίον | πεδίον | NOUN | N-Acc-Sg-Neut | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 καταβάντι | obl | high | Object of ἐς with καταβάντι. |
| 6 | ἱππόδρομός | ἱππόδρομος | NOUN | N-Nom-Sg-Masc | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐστι | nsubj | medium | Predicate/existential subject; accentuation reflects the supplied token. |
| 7 | τέ | τε | CCONJ | G-PostPos | _ | 6 ἱππόδρομός | cc | high | Correlative connective, paired loosely with καί. |
| 8 | ἐστι | εἰμί | AUX | V-Pres-Act-Ind-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Existential/copular verb; ἀγῶνα clause is coordinated below. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | G-Coord | _ | 12 ἄγουσιν | cc | high | Coordinates the second predication. |
| 10 | ἀγῶνα | ἀγών | NOUN | N-Acc-Sg-Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἄγουσιν | obj | high | Accusative object of ἄγουσιν. |
| 11 | Πύθια | Πύθια | PROPN | N-Acc-Pl-Neut | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 ἀγῶνα | appos | medium | Festival name in apposition to ἀγῶνα; could also be analyzed as a title-like complement. |
| 12 | ἄγουσιν | ἄγω | VERB | V-Pres-Act-Ind-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 8 ἐστι | conj | high | Finite coordinated predicate; subject is implicit/generalized. |
| 13 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | D | _ | 12 ἄγουσιν | advmod | high | Locative adverb modifying ἄγουσιν. |
| 14 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RA-Acc-Sg-Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἱππικόν | det | high | |
| 15 | ἱππικόν | ἱππικός | ADJ | A-Acc-Sg-Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἀγῶνα | amod | high | Adjective with substantival/modifying force, agreeing with ἀγῶνα. |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐστι | punct | high |
τὰ μὲν δὴ ἐς τὸν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ Ταράξιππον ἐδήλωσέ μοι τὰ ἐς Ἠλείους τοῦ λόγου, ὁ δὲ ἱππόδρομος ἔοικε τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος τάχα μέν που καὶ αὐτὸς τῶν ἱππευόντων τινὰ ἀνιᾶσαι, ἅτε ἀνθρώποις τοῦ δαίμονος ὁμοίως ἐπὶ ἔργῳ παντὶ καὶ ἀμείνω καὶ τὰ χείρω νέμοντος·
First clause: τὰ ... τὰ ἐς Ἠλείους τοῦ λόγου is an object-fronted summary of what was disclosed, with τοῦ λόγου as a partitive/topic genitive. Second clause: ὁ ἱππόδρομος is subject of ἔοικε, governing the infinitive ἀνιᾶσαι; τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος is a possessive genitive, and νέμοντος is genitive absolute with τοῦ δαίμονος, ἅτε introducing the explanatory circumstance.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T---NA-P- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 ἐδήλωσέ | obj | high | |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | X-------- | _ | 9 ἐδήλωσέ | discourse | high | |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | X-------- | _ | 9 ἐδήλωσέ | discourse | high | |
| 4 | ἐς | ἐς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 8 Ταράξιππον | case | high | Epic/Ionic form of εἰς. |
| 5 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T---AM-S- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 Ταράξιππον | det | high | |
| 6 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 7 Ὀλυμπίᾳ | case | high | |
| 7 | Ὀλυμπίᾳ | Ὀλυμπία | PROPN | Ne---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|NameType=Geo|Number=Sing | 8 Ταράξιππον | nmod | high | Locative dative within ἐν-phrase. |
| 8 | Ταράξιππον | Ταράξιππος | PROPN | Ne----S- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Oth|Number=Sing | 9 ἐδήλωσέ | obl | high | Object of ἐς; ὁ ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ is attributive. |
| 9 | ἐδήλωσέ | δηλόω | VERB | V-AAI-3S- | Aspect=Perf|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 10 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | P1---SD- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 9 ἐδήλωσέ | iobj | high | |
| 11 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T---NA-P- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 ἐδήλωσέ | obj | high | Second coordinated/topic object, resumed by τοῦ λόγου. |
| 12 | ἐς | ἐς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 13 Ἠλείους | case | high | Epic/Ionic form of εἰς. |
| 13 | Ἠλείους | Ἠλεῖος | PROPN | Ae----P- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Nat|Number=Plur | 11 τὰ | nmod | high | Accusative object of ἐς, specifying the subject matter. |
| 14 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T---MG-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 15 λόγου | det | high | |
| 15 | λόγου | λόγος | NOUN | N----MG-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 τὰ | nmod | medium | Genitive of the discourse/topic: 'of the account'. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _________ | _ | 9 ἐδήλωσέ | punct | high | |
| 17 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T---NM-S- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 ἱππόδρομος | det | high | |
| 18 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 19 ἱππόδρομος | cc | high | |
| 19 | ἱππόδρομος | ἱππόδρομος | NOUN | N---NM-S- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ἔοικε | nsubj | high | |
| 20 | ἔοικε | ἔοικα | VERB | V-RMI-3S- | Aspect=Perf|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 9 ἐδήλωσέ | conj | high | Perfect form with present meaning, 'seems/appears'. |
| 21 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T---MG-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 Ἀπόλλωνος | det | high | |
| 22 | Ἀπόλλωνος | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | Ne----S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|NameType=Oth|Number=Sing | 19 ἱππόδρομος | nmod | medium | Possessive genitive modifying ἱππόδρομος. |
| 23 | τάχα | τάχα | ADV | D-------- | _ | 31 ἀνιᾶσαι | advmod | high | |
| 24 | μέν | μέν | PART | X-------- | _ | 31 ἀνιᾶσαι | discourse | high | |
| 25 | που | που | PART | X-------- | _ | 31 ἀνιᾶσαι | discourse | medium | Indefinite/approximating particle, 'perhaps/somehow'. |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 27 αὐτὸς | cc | high | |
| 27 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | P---NM-S- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 31 ἀνιᾶσαι | nsubj | high | Intensive pronoun, referring to Apollo. |
| 28 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T---MG-P- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 29 ἱππευόντων | det | high | |
| 29 | ἱππευόντων | ἱππεύω | VERB | V-PAPMG-P- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 30 τινὰ | nmod | high | Substantivized participle, 'of those riding'. |
| 30 | τινὰ | τις | PRON | P---AM-S- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 31 ἀνιᾶσαι | obj | high | |
| 31 | ἀνιᾶσαι | ἀνιάω | VERB | V-AAN---- | Aspect=Aor|Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 20 ἔοικε | xcomp | high | Infinitive complementary to ἔοικε. |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _________ | _ | 31 ἀνιᾶσαι | punct | high | |
| 33 | ἅτε | ἅτε | SCONJ | G-------- | _ | 46 νέμοντος | mark | high | Introduces explanatory causal/circumstantial participial construction. |
| 34 | ἀνθρώποις | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N---MD-P- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 46 νέμοντος | iobj | high | Dative of reference with νέμοντος. |
| 35 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T---MG-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 36 δαίμονος | det | high | |
| 36 | δαίμονος | δαίμων | NOUN | N---MG-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 46 νέμοντος | nsubj | high | Subject of genitive absolute with νέμοντος. |
| 37 | ὁμοίως | ὁμοίως | ADV | D-------- | _ | 46 νέμοντος | advmod | high | |
| 38 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 39 ἔργῳ | case | high | Here with dative, 'in/for every deed'. |
| 39 | ἔργῳ | ἔργον | NOUN | N----ND-S- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 46 νέμοντος | obl | high | |
| 40 | παντὶ | πᾶς | ADJ | A---ND-S- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 39 ἔργῳ | amod | high | |
| 41 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 42 ἀμείνω | cc | high | |
| 42 | ἀμείνω | ἀμείνων | ADJ | A--NAN-P- | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 46 νέμοντος | obj | medium | Substantivized neuter plural, coordinated with τὰ χείρω; object of νέμοντος. |
| 43 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 45 χείρω | cc | high | |
| 44 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T---NA-P- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 45 χείρω | det | high | |
| 45 | χείρω | χείρων | ADJ | A--NAN-P- | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 42 ἀμείνω | conj | high | Substantivized neuter plural, 'the worse things'. |
| 46 | νέμοντος | νέμω | VERB | V-PAPMG-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 31 ἀνιᾶσαι | advcl | high | Genitive absolute with τοῦ δαίμονος; subject is the deity understood as Apollo. |
| 47 | · | · | PUNCT | _________ | _ | 9 ἐδήλωσέ | punct | high |
οὐ μέντοι καὶ αὐτὸς ταραχὴν τοῖς ἵπποις ὁ ἱππόδρομος οὔτε κατὰ αἰτίαν ἥρωος οὔτε ἐπʼ ἄλλῃ πέφυκεν ἐργάζεσθαι προφάσει.
The predicate πέφυκεν ἐργάζεσθαι means ‘is naturally constituted to produce’; ὁ ἱππόδρομος is its subject, ταραχήν the object, and τοῖς ἵπποις the dative affected participant. The coordinated οὔτε phrases modify the manner/circumstances: neither because of a hero’s cause nor on another pretext.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D—— | Polarity=Neg | 17 πέφυκεν | advmod | high | |
| 2 | μέντοι | μέντοι | ADV | D—— | _ | 17 πέφυκεν | advmod | high | Adversative/discourse adverb. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | ADV | D—— | _ | 4 αὐτὸς | advmod | high | Focus particle modifying αὐτός. |
| 4 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | P———NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 9 ἱππόδρομος | nsubj | medium | Intensive pronoun, agreeing with ὁ ἱππόδρομος; potentially appositional emphasis. |
| 5 | ταραχὴν | ταραχή | NOUN | N———ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 ἐργάζεσθαι | obj | high | |
| 6 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | L----DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 ἵπποις | det | high | |
| 7 | ἵπποις | ἵππος | NOUN | N———DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 ταραχὴν | iobj | high | Dative of affected participant. |
| 8 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | L----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 ἱππόδρομος | det | high | |
| 9 | ἱππόδρομος | ἱππόδρομος | NOUN | N-----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 πέφυκεν | nsubj | high | |
| 10 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | C——— | Polarity=Neg | 12 αἰτίαν | cc | high | Coordinates the first causal/prepositional phrase with the second οὔτε phrase. |
| 11 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-----A-- | _ | 12 αἰτίαν | case | high | κατά with accusative: ‘because of/on account of’. |
| 12 | αἰτίαν | αἰτία | NOUN | N-----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 πέφυκεν | obl | medium | Prepositional circumstance/cause modifying ἐργάζεσθαι or the predicate. |
| 13 | ἥρωος | ἥρως | NOUN | N-----GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 αἰτίαν | nmod | high | Possessive/genitival modifier: ‘of a hero’. |
| 14 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | C——— | Polarity=Neg | 19 προφάσει | cc | high | Coordinates with the first οὔτε phrase. |
| 15 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | R-----D-- | _ | 16 ἄλλῃ | case | high | Elided ἐπί with dative. |
| 16 | ἄλλῃ | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-----DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 19 προφάσει | obl | medium | Substantivized adjective, likely ‘another [pretext]’; modifies προφάσει. |
| 17 | πέφυκεν | φύω | VERB | V—-RAI-3S- | Aspect=Perf|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Perfect with present force: ‘is naturally constituted/has the nature’. |
| 18 | ἐργάζεσθαι | ἐργάζομαι | VERB | V—-PΝM- | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 17 πέφυκεν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of πέφυκεν. |
| 19 | προφάσει | πρόφασις | NOUN | N-----DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 πέφυκεν | obl | medium | Dative with ἐπί: ‘on another pretext’; ἄλλῃ agrees with it. |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 πέφυκεν | punct | high |