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. |
τυχεῖν γὰρ δὴ ὢν ἐν Γαδείροις, καὶ ἐκπλεῦσαι μὲν αὐτός τε καὶ τὸν ἄλλον πάντα ὄχλον ἐκ τῆς νήσου κατὰ τὸ Ἡρακλέους πρόσταγμα, ὡς δὲ αὖθις ἐπανήκειν ἐς τὰ Γάδειρα, ἄνδρα εὑρεῖν θαλάσσιον ἐκπεπτωκότα ἐς τὴν γῆν·
The excerpt is an infinitival narrative sequence; εὑρεῖν is treated as the local root, while τυχεῖν, ἐκπλεῦσαι, and ἐπανήκειν are coordinated or subordinate infinitives whose ultimate governor lies in preceding context.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τυχεῖν | τυγχάνω | VERB | V- inf a act | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 35 εὑρεῖν | ccomp | medium | Aorist infinitive coordinated with ἐκπλεῦσαι and dependent on εὑρεῖν in the larger construction. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | PART | _ | 1 τυχεῖν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | PART | _ | 1 τυχεῖν | discourse | high | |
| 4 | ὢν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PPA-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 τυχεῖν | advcl | high | Concessive/temporal participle with understood subject. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 6 Γαδείροις | case | high | |
| 6 | Γαδείροις | Γάδειρα | PROPN | N-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 4 ὢν | obl | high | Locative dative plural place-name. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 1 τυχεῖν | punct | high | |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἐκπλεῦσαι | cc | high | |
| 9 | ἐκπλεῦσαι | ἐκπλέω | VERB | V- inf a act | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 35 εὑρεῖν | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive. |
| 10 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PART | _ | 9 ἐκπλεῦσαι | discourse | high | Correlative μέν, answered by δέ at token 27. |
| 11 | αὐτός | αὐτός | PRON | P-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 9 ἐκπλεῦσαι | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐκπλεῦσαι. |
| 12 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 αὐτός | cc | high | |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 17 ὄχλον | cc | high | |
| 14 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἄλλον | det | high | |
| 15 | ἄλλον | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ὄχλον | amod | high | |
| 16 | πάντα | πᾶς | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ὄχλον | amod | high | Predeterminer-like adjective modifying ὄχλον. |
| 17 | ὄχλον | ὄχλος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐκπλεῦσαι | obj | high | |
| 18 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 20 νήσου | case | high | |
| 19 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 νήσου | det | high | |
| 20 | νήσου | νῆσος | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἐκπλεῦσαι | obl | high | |
| 21 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | PREP | _ | 24 πρόσταγμα | case | high | Here with accusative in the sense ‘according to’. |
| 22 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 πρόσταγμα | det | high | |
| 23 | Ἡρακλέους | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 πρόσταγμα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on πρόσταγμα. |
| 24 | πρόσταγμα | πρόσταγμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἐκπλεῦσαι | obl | high | Accusative object of κατά in the idiom ‘according to the command’. |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 9 ἐκπλεῦσαι | punct | high | |
| 26 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 29 ἐπανήκειν | mark | high | Introduces the temporal clause. |
| 27 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 29 ἐπανήκειν | cc | high | Correlative with μέν at token 10. |
| 28 | αὖθις | αὖθις | ADV | ADV | _ | 29 ἐπανήκειν | advmod | high | |
| 29 | ἐπανήκειν | ἐπανήκω | VERB | V- inf p act | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 35 εὑρεῖν | advcl | high | Temporal infinitive clause under ὡς, coordinated in the larger infinitival sequence. |
| 30 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 32 Γάδειρα | case | high | |
| 31 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 32 Γάδειρα | det | high | |
| 32 | Γάδειρα | Γάδειρα | PROPN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 29 ἐπανήκειν | obl | high | Destination accusative plural place-name. |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 29 ἐπανήκειν | punct | high | |
| 34 | ἄνδρα | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 35 εὑρεῖν | obj | high | |
| 35 | εὑρεῖν | εὑρίσκω | VERB | V- inf a act | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Root infinitive of the sentence's reported narrative construction; syntactic governor is outside the excerpt. |
| 36 | θαλάσσιον | θαλάσσιος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 ἄνδρα | amod | high | |
| 37 | ἐκπεπτωκότα | ἐκπίπτω | VERB | V-PAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 34 ἄνδρα | acl | high | Perfect active participle agreeing with ἄνδρα. |
| 38 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 40 γῆν | case | high | |
| 39 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 40 γῆν | det | high | |
| 40 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 37 ἐκπεπτωκότα | obl | high | Destination/complement of ἐκπεπτωκότα. |
| 41 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 35 εὑρεῖν | punct | high |
τοῦτον πλέθρα μὲν πέντε μάλιστα ἐπέχειν, κεραυνωθέντα δὲ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ καίεσθαι.
The sentence is an accusative-and-infinitive construction with τοῦτον as shared accusative subject; κεραυνωθέντα is an accusative passive participle referring to that subject and καίεσθαι is coordinated with ἐπέχειν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτον | οὗτος | PRON | D-PRON | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 6 ἐπέχειν | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitives in an accusative-and-infinitive construction. |
| 2 | πλέθρα | πλέθρον | NOUN | N----NPA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 ἐπέχειν | obl | medium | Measure expression, accusative of extent with ἐπέχειν. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 6 ἐπέχειν | discourse | high | Correlative particle introducing the first member of a contrast. |
| 4 | πέντε | πέντε | NUM | M-------- | NumType=Card | 2 πλέθρα | nummod | high | Cardinal modifying πλέθρα. |
| 5 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D-------- | Degree=Sup | 6 ἐπέχειν | advmod | high | Approximating adverb, ‘about/at most’. |
| 6 | ἐπέχειν | ἐπέχω | VERB | V-PAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | First coordinated infinitive of the reported description. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐπέχειν | punct | high | |
| 8 | κεραυνωθέντα | κεραυνόω | VERB | V-APPASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 13 καίεσθαι | advcl | medium | Accusative participle agreeing with τοῦτον; temporal/causal relation to καίεσθαι. |
| 9 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 καίεσθαι | cc | high | Second member of the μέν...δέ contrast. |
| 10 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 θεοῦ | case | high | Agent-marking preposition with the genitive. |
| 11 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L-GS-M-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 θεοῦ | det | high | |
| 12 | θεοῦ | θεός | NOUN | N-GSM--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 κεραυνωθέντα | obl:agent | high | Agent of the passive participle κεραυνωθέντα. |
| 13 | καίεσθαι | καίω | VERB | V-PMN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 6 ἐπέχειν | conj | high | Second infinitive coordinated with ἐπέχειν; shares the accusative subject τοῦτον. |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐπέχειν | punct | high |