Grammar parses for passage 10.4.9
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θαυμάσαι δὲ ἄξιον ὅτι ἐν τῇ γῇ ταύτῃ χελιδόνες οὔτε τίκτουσιν οὔτε ἐκλέπουσί γε τὰ ᾠά, οὐδʼ ἂν ἀρχὴν πρὸς οἰκήματος ὀρόφῳ νεοσσιὰν χελιδὼν ποιήσαιτο·
Infinitival θαυμάσαι is an impersonal/exclamatory construction with ἄξιον; ὅτι introduces the factual complement. The final optative ποιήσαιτο is potential with ἄν, while οὐδʼ coordinates the negative continuation. The exact attachment of ἀρχὴν is somewhat idiomatic; it is treated as an adverbial accusative (‘at all’).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | θαυμάσαι | θαυμάζω | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 3 ἄξιον | csubj | high | Aorist infinitive in impersonal/exclamatory construction. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 ἄξιον | cc | high | Postpositive coordinator. |
| 3 | ἄξιον | ἄξιος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal neuter predicate, with infinitive as subject. |
| 4 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 τίκτουσιν | mark | high | Introduces the content clause. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 7 γῇ | case | high | Preposition governing dative. |
| 6 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 γῇ | det | high | |
| 7 | γῇ | γῆ | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 τίκτουσιν | obl | high | Locative dative within ἐν-phrase. |
| 8 | ταύτῃ | οὗτος | DET | D-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 7 γῇ | amod | high | Demonstrative modifying γῇ. |
| 9 | χελιδόνες | χελιδών | NOUN | N-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 11 τίκτουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 10 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 τίκτουσιν | cc | high | First member of οὔτε...οὔτε coordination. |
| 11 | τίκτουσιν | τίκτω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 3 ἄξιον | ccomp | high | Finite verb of the ὅτι-content clause. |
| 12 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 13 ἐκλέπουσί | cc | high | Second member of οὔτε...οὔτε coordination. |
| 13 | ἐκλέπουσί | ἐκλέπω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 11 τίκτουσιν | conj | high | Coordinated finite verb; subject is shared. |
| 14 | γε | γε | PART | PART | _ | 13 ἐκλέπουσί | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 15 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 ᾠά | det | high | |
| 16 | ᾠά | ᾠόν | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 13 ἐκλέπουσί | obj | high | |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 13 ἐκλέπουσί | punct | high | |
| 18 | οὐδʼ | οὐδέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 26 ποιήσαιτο | cc | high | Elided form οὐδέ; coordinates the following negative clause. |
| 19 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | PART | _ | 26 ποιήσαιτο | aux | high | Potential particle with the optative. |
| 20 | ἀρχὴν | ἀρχή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ποιήσαιτο | advmod | medium | Adverbial accusative, ‘at all/from the outset’; idiomatic attachment is uncertain. |
| 21 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | PREP | _ | 22 οἰκήματος | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 22 | οἰκήματος | οἴκημα | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 νεοσσιὰν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on πρὸς phrase; phrase modifies nest location. |
| 23 | ὀρόφῳ | ὀρόφος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 νεοσσιὰν | obl | medium | Dative of location/context, ‘on the roof’; exact relation to the nest phrase is idiomatic. |
| 24 | νεοσσιὰν | νεοσσιά | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ποιήσαιτο | obj | high | Object of ποιήσαιτο. |
| 25 | χελιδὼν | χελιδών | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ποιήσαιτο | nsubj | high | Subject of the potential optative. |
| 26 | ποιήσαιτο | ποιέω | VERB | V-AOM-3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 3 ἄξιον | conj | high | Potential aorist middle optative with ἄν; coordinated under the main impersonal construction. |
| 27 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 3 ἄξιον | punct | high |
λέγουσι δὲ οἱ Φωκεῖς ὡς τῇ Φιλομήλᾳ καὶ ὄρνιθι οὔσῃ Τηρέως δεῖμα ἐφάνη καὶ οὕτω τῆς πατρίδος ἀπέστη τῆς Τηρέως.
The ὡς-clause is the reported content of λέγουσι. Φιλομήλᾳ and ὄρνιθι are coordinated datives with οὔσῃ, while Τηρέως is a genitive dependent on ὄρνιθι; δεῖμα is the nominative subject of ἐφάνη. In the second clause, the repeated τῆς Τηρέως is a genitive complement with ἀπέστη, probably ‘withdrew from the homeland of Tereus’; the construction is semantically somewhat awkward, so attachment is marked medium confidence.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 1 λέγουσι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | RA-NPM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 Φωκεῖς | det | high | |
| 4 | Φωκεῖς | Φωκεύς | PROPN | N-NPM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 λέγουσι | nsubj | high | Ethnic name used substantivally. |
| 5 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 1 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Introduces reported content. |
| 6 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | RA-FDS--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 Φιλομήλᾳ | det | high | |
| 7 | Φιλομήλᾳ | Φιλομήλη | PROPN | N-FDS--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 οὔσῃ | nsubj | medium | Dative subject with participle οὔσῃ; coordinated with ὄρνιθι. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 ὄρνιθι | cc | high | |
| 9 | ὄρνιθι | ὄρνις | NOUN | N-FDS--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 οὔσῃ | conj | medium | Coordinated dative with Φιλομήλᾳ. |
| 10 | οὔσῃ | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAPFDS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 13 ἐφάνη | advcl | high | Dative circumstantial participle, ‘being’. |
| 11 | Τηρέως | Τηρεύς | PROPN | N-GMS--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ὄρνιθι | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent on ὄρνιθι, ‘Tereus’s bird’. |
| 12 | δεῖμα | δεῖμα | NOUN | N-NSN--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ἐφάνη | nsubj | high | |
| 13 | ἐφάνη | φαίνω | VERB | V-API-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 5 ὡς | ccomp | high | ‘Appeared’ in passive morphology. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 18 ἀπέστη | cc | high | |
| 15 | οὕτω | οὕτω | ADV | D-------- | PronType=Dem | 18 ἀπέστη | advmod | high | ‘Thus/thereupon’. |
| 16 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | RA-FGS--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 πατρίδος | det | high | |
| 17 | πατρίδος | πατρίς | NOUN | N-FGS--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 ἀπέστη | obl | medium | Genitive complement of ἀπέστημι, ‘from the homeland’. |
| 18 | ἀπέστη | ἀφίστημι | VERB | V-2AI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 5 ὡς | conj | high | Coordinated predicate within the ὡς-clause. |
| 19 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | RA-FGS--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 Τηρέως | det | high | |
| 20 | Τηρέως | Τηρεύς | PROPN | N-GMS--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 πατρίδος | nmod | medium | Genitive modifier of πατρίδος, or alternatively a further complement of ἀπέστη; attachment is syntactically uncertain. |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | punct | high |
τὸ δὲ ξόανον τὸ ἔτι παλαιότερον λέγουσιν ἐπαγαγέσθαι Πρόκνην ἐξ Ἀθηνῶν.
Infinitival indirect discourse after λέγουσιν: Πρόκνην is the accusative subject of ἐπαγαγέσθαι; τὸ ... ξόανον is its object, with the second article introducing a restrictive/attributive relative-like adjective phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T--NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 ξόανον | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C- | _ | 7 λέγουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ξόανον | ξόανον | NOUN | N-----NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἐπαγαγέσθαι | obj | medium | Object of ἐπαγαγέσθαι; the nominative form is also compatible with the accusative neuter syncretism. |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T--ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 παλαιότερον | det | high | Article with the attributive adjective phrase modifying ξόανον. |
| 5 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D- | _ | 6 παλαιότερον | advmod | high | |
| 6 | παλαιότερον | παλαιός | ADJ | A-SANS | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ξόανον | amod | medium | Comparative adjective agreeing with the neuter object ξόανον; form is syncretic with nominative. |
| 7 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | ἐπαγαγέσθαι | ἐπάγω | VERB | V-A--MNC | Form=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 7 λέγουσιν | ccomp | high | Infinitive of indirect statement dependent on λέγουσιν. |
| 9 | Πρόκνην | Πρόκνη | PROPN | N------SA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ἐπαγαγέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 10 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | R- | _ | 11 Ἀθηνῶν | case | high | |
| 11 | Ἀθηνῶν | Ἀθῆναι | PROPN | N------GP | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 ἐπαγαγέσθαι | obl | high | Source complement of ἐπαγαγέσθαι. |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 λέγουσιν | punct | high |