Grammar parses for passage 10.4.6
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Κλέων δὲ ἀνὴρ Μάγνης, οἳ τῷ Ἕρμῳ προσοικοῦσιν, ἔφασκεν ἐς τὰ παράδοξα ἀπίστους εἶναι τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἷς ἂν μὴ παρὰ τὸν αὐτῶν γένηται βίον θεάμασιν ἐπιτυχεῖν λόγου μείζοσιν·
The infinitival chain is ἔφασκεν ... ἀπίστους εἶναι ... ἐπιτυχεῖν; the relative/conditional material around οἷς ἂν μὴ ... γένηται is syntactically compressed, so attachment of its implicit subject and the exact scope of ἐς τὰ παράδοξα remain somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Κλέων | Κλέων | PROPN | Neut? | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἔφασκεν | nsubj | high | Personal name. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 ἔφασκεν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἀνὴρ | ἀνήρ | NOUN | Noun_Nom_Sg_Masc | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Κλέων | appos | high | Apposition to Κλέων. |
| 4 | Μάγνης | Μάγνης | PROPN | Noun_Nom_Sg_Masc | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἀνὴρ | appos | medium | Ethnic/geographical identification in apposition. |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἔφασκεν | punct | high | |
| 6 | οἳ | ὅς | PRON | Pron_Dat_Pl_Masc | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 9 προσοικοῦσιν | nsubj | high | Relative subject; plural refers to the Magnesians. |
| 7 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | Art_Dat_Sg_Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 Ἕρμῳ | det | high | |
| 8 | Ἕρμῳ | Ἕρμος | PROPN | Noun_Dat_Sg_Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 προσοικοῦσιν | obl | high | Dative with προσοικέω. |
| 9 | προσοικοῦσιν | προσοικέω | VERB | V- Pres Act Ind 3Pl | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 3 ἀνὴρ | acl:relcl | high | Relative clause modifying Μάγνης/its plural referent. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἔφασκεν | punct | high | |
| 11 | ἔφασκεν | φάσκω | VERB | V- Impf Act Ind 3Sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb introducing an infinitival complement. |
| 12 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | Prep_Acc | _ | 14 παράδοξα | case | high | Preposition governing τὰ παράδοξα. |
| 13 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | Art_Acc_Pl_Neut | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 14 παράδοξα | det | high | |
| 14 | παράδοξα | παράδοξος | ADJ | Adj_Acc_Pl_Neut | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 15 ἀπίστους | obl | medium | Substantivized adjective, likely ‘in matters contrary to expectation’; construction with ἀπίστους. |
| 15 | ἀπίστους | ἄπιστος | ADJ | Adj_Acc_Pl_Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with εἶναι. |
| 16 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V- Pres Act Inf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 ἔφασκεν | ccomp | high | Infinitive complement of ἔφασκεν. |
| 17 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | Art_Gen_Pl_Masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 ἀνθρώπων | det | high | |
| 18 | ἀνθρώπων | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | Noun_Gen_Pl_Masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 ἀπίστους | nmod | high | Genitive of respect/reference with ἀπίστους. |
| 19 | οἷς | ὅς | PRON | Pron_Dat_Pl_Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 25 γένηται | obl | medium | Relative dative, probably referring to people for whom the condition holds. |
| 20 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | Particle | _ | 25 γένηται | advmod | high | Modal particle with subjunctive. |
| 21 | μὴ | μή | PART | Particle_Neg | Polarity=Neg | 25 γένηται | advmod | high | Negator of the conditional subjunctive. |
| 22 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | Prep_Acc | _ | 23 τὸν | case | high | Preposition governing τὸν αὐτῶν βίον. |
| 23 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | Art_Acc_Sg_Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 26 βίον | det | high | |
| 24 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | Pron_Gen_Pl | Case=Gen|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 26 βίον | nmod:poss | high | Possessive genitive. |
| 25 | γένηται | γίγνομαι | VERB | V- Aor Mid Subj 3Sg | Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 28 ἐπιτυχεῖν | advcl | medium | Conditional/eventual subjunctive; subject is implicit or supplied by the relative construction. |
| 26 | βίον | βίος | NOUN | Noun_Acc_Sg_Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 γένηται | obl | high | Accusative with παρά. |
| 27 | θεάμασιν | θέαμα | NOUN | Noun_Dat_Pl_Neut | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 28 ἐπιτυχεῖν | obl | high | Dative with ἐπιτυχεῖν. |
| 28 | ἐπιτυχεῖν | ἐπιτυγχάνω | VERB | V- Aor Act Inf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 16 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Infinitive dependent on εἶναι; construed with dative θεάμασιν. |
| 29 | λόγου | λόγος | NOUN | Noun_Gen_Sg_Masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 μείζοσιν | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent on μείζοσιν, ‘greater than speech/description’. |
| 30 | μείζοσιν | μέγας | ADJ | Adj_Dat_Pl_Neut | Case=Dat|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 27 θεάμασιν | amod | medium | Comparative adjective agreeing with θεάμασιν. |
| 31 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἔφασκεν | punct | high |
αὐτὸς δὲ καὶ Τιτυὸν καὶ ἄλλους ἔφη πείθεσθαι γεγονέναι κατὰ τὴν φήμην·
The subject αὐτός is the experiencer/agent of ἔφη; the infinitive chain πείθεσθαι γεγονέναι is reported speech, with κατὰ τὴν φήμην modifying γεγονέναι. The exact semantic scope of πείθεσθαι over γεγονέναι is somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | P-S---NM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 7 ἔφη | nsubj | high | Explicit nominative subject of ἔφη. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 7 ἔφη | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 Τιτυὸν | cc | high | Coordinates Τιτυόν with ἄλλους. |
| 4 | Τιτυὸν | Τιτυώς | PROPN | N-S---AM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 πείθεσθαι | obj | high | Accusative object of πείθεσθαι. |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 6 ἄλλους | cc | high | Coordinates ἄλλους with Τιτυόν. |
| 6 | ἄλλους | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-P---AM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 πείθεσθαι | obj | high | Substantivized accusative adjective, coordinated with Τιτυόν. |
| 7 | ἔφη | φημί | VERB | V-IAI-3S-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Matrix verb of saying. |
| 8 | πείθεσθαι | πείθω | VERB | V-PMN- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 7 ἔφη | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of ἔφη; middle voice means obey/trust or be persuaded. |
| 9 | γεγονέναι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-RAN- | Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 πείθεσθαι | xcomp | medium | Perfect infinitive dependent on πείθεσθαι; semantic scope is syntactically compressed. |
| 10 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | AdpType=Prep | 12 φήμην | case | high | Accusative-governing preposition. |
| 11 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-S---AF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 φήμην | det | high | Article modifying φήμην. |
| 12 | φήμην | φήμη | NOUN | N-S---AF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 γεγονέναι | obl | high | Prepositional phrase modifying γεγονέναι: according to report/reputation. |
| 13 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἔφη | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |