Grammar parses for passage 2.14.1
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τῆς δὲ πόλεως αἱ Κελεαὶ πέντε που σταδίους μάλιστα ἀπέχουσι, καὶ τῇ Δήμητρι ἐνταῦθα διʼ ἐνιαυτοῦ τετάρτου τὴν τελετὴν καὶ οὐ κατὰ ἔτος ἄγουσιν.
The second clause coordinates with ἀπέχουσι; τῇ Δήμητρι is a dative of dedication/recipient, and διʼ ἐνιαυτοῦ τετάρτου expresses the four-year interval, contrasted with κατὰ ἔτος.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T----GFS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 πόλεως | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 ἀπέχουσι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | πόλεως | πόλις | NOUN | N----GFS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἀπέχουσι | obl | high | Genitive of reference/separation with ἀπέχουσι. |
| 4 | αἱ | ὁ | DET | T----NFP- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 5 Κελεαὶ | det | high | |
| 5 | Κελεαὶ | Κελεαί | PROPN | N-----FP- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 10 ἀπέχουσι | nsubj | high | Place name, plural. |
| 6 | πέντε | πέντε | NUM | M-------- | NumType=Card | 8 σταδίους | nummod | high | |
| 7 | που | που | PART | D-------- | _ | 8 σταδίους | advmod | high | Indefinite/approximating particle. |
| 8 | σταδίους | στάδιον | NOUN | N----AMP- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 ἀπέχουσι | obl | high | Measure of distance. |
| 9 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D-------- | Degree=Sup | 8 σταδίους | advmod | medium | Approximating/intensifying adverb with the distance expression. |
| 10 | ἀπέχουσι | ἀπέχω | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἀπέχουσι | punct | high | |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 25 ἄγουσιν | cc | high | Coordinates the second finite clause. |
| 13 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T----DFS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 Δήμητρι | det | high | |
| 14 | Δήμητρι | Δημήτηρ | PROPN | N----DFS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 ἄγουσιν | iobj | high | Dative recipient/dedicatee. |
| 15 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | D-------- | PronType=Dem | 25 ἄγουσιν | advmod | high | Locative adverb. |
| 16 | διʼ | διά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 17 ἐνιαυτοῦ | case | high | Elided form διά before a genitive. |
| 17 | ἐνιαυτοῦ | ἐνιαυτός | NOUN | N----GMS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 τετάρτου | nmod | high | With τετάρτου: every fourth year. |
| 18 | τετάρτου | τέταρτος | ADJ | A----GMS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|NumType=Ord|Number=Sing | 25 ἄγουσιν | obl | high | Ordinal modifying ἐνιαυτοῦ. |
| 19 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T----A FS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 τελετὴν | det | high | |
| 20 | τελετὴν | τελετή | NOUN | N----AFS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 ἄγουσιν | obj | high | |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 24 ἔτος | cc | high | Coordinates the two temporal alternatives. |
| 22 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 25 ἄγουσιν | advmod | high | Negates the second temporal phrase. |
| 23 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 24 ἔτος | case | high | With accusative, distributive temporal sense. |
| 24 | ἔτος | ἔτος | NOUN | N----ANS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 ἄγουσιν | obl | high | Temporal/distributive accusative with κατά. |
| 25 | ἄγουσιν | ἄγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 ἀπέχουσι | conj | high | Coordinated finite verb; subject is implicit/understood. |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἀπέχουσι | punct | high |
ἱεροφάντης δὲ οὐκ ἐς τὸν βίον πάντα ἀποδέδεικται, κατὰ δὲ ἑκάστην τελετὴν ἄλλοτέ ἐστιν ἄλλος σφίσιν αἱρετός, λαμβάνων ἢν ἐθέλῃ καὶ γυναῖκα.
The sentence has two coordinated clauses: the hierophant is not appointed for life, but a different one is chosen for each rite; λαμβάνων introduces a participial adjunct with an indefinite relative ἢν (= ἥν) and optative ἐθέλῃ. The antecedent of σφίσιν is the participants/Eleusinians understood from context.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἱεροφάντης | ἱεροφάντης | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀποδέδεικται | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ἀποδέδεικται | cc | high | Postpositive coordinator. |
| 3 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | Q- | Polarity=Neg | 8 ἀποδέδεικται | advmod | high | |
| 4 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 6 βίον | case | high | Variant form of εἰς. |
| 5 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 βίον | det | high | |
| 6 | βίον | βίος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀποδέδεικται | obl | high | Duration/extent phrase: ‘for life’. |
| 7 | πάντα | πᾶς | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 βίον | amod | medium | Accusative adjective modifying βίον, used adverbially in the phrase ‘for the whole lifetime’. |
| 8 | ἀποδέδεικται | ἀποδείκνυμι | VERB | V-RMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Perfect middle/passive form: ‘has been appointed/designated’. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἀποδέδεικται | punct | high | |
| 10 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | P | _ | 13 τελετὴν | case | high | |
| 11 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 ἐστιν | cc | high | Postpositive coordinator introducing the contrasting clause. |
| 12 | ἑκάστην | ἕκαστος | ADJ | A-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 τελετὴν | amod | high | |
| 13 | τελετὴν | τελετή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἐστιν | obl | high | With κατά: ‘for each rite’. |
| 14 | ἄλλοτέ | ἄλλοτε | ADV | D | _ | 15 ἐστιν | advmod | high | ‘At one time/for one occasion’; paired contrastively with ἄλλος. |
| 15 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Coordinate verbal predicate; the first clause is understood as contrasted. |
| 16 | ἄλλος | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἐστιν | nsubj | high | Predicate subject: ‘another [man]’. |
| 17 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | RP-D3P | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 18 αἱρετός | iobj | medium | Dative of advantage/association: ‘chosen by/for them’; antecedent is contextual. |
| 18 | αἱρετός | αἱρετός | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἐστιν | xcomp | high | Verbal adjective functioning predicatively with ἐστίν: ‘is chosen’. |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἐστιν | punct | high | |
| 20 | λαμβάνων | λαμβάνω | VERB | V-PAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 15 ἐστιν | advcl | high | Nominative participle agreeing with ἄλλος/αἱρετός; manner or attendant circumstance. |
| 21 | ἢν | ὅς | PRON | RR-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 22 ἐθέλῃ | obj | medium | Crasis/contracted form of ἥν, indefinite relative ‘whichever [woman]’. |
| 22 | ἐθέλῃ | ἐθέλω | VERB | V-PAS-3S | Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 20 λαμβάνων | acl:relcl | medium | The form can be read as present active subjunctive; ἥν ἐθέλῃ means ‘whichever he wishes’. |
| 23 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 γυναῖκα | cc | high | |
| 24 | γυναῖκα | γυνή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 λαμβάνων | obj | high | Second object of λαμβάνων, coordinated with the relative object. |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἐστιν | punct | high |
καὶ ταῦτα μὲν διάφορα τῶν Ἐλευσῖνι νομίζουσι, τὰ δὲ ἐς αὐτὴν τὴν τελετὴν ἐκείνων ἐστὶν ἐς μίμησιν· ὁμολογοῦσι δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ μιμεῖσθαι Φλιάσιοι τὰ ἐν Ἐλευσῖνι δρώμενα.
The first clause has an elliptical predicate (ταῦτα ... διάφορα [ἐστίν]) with νομίζουσι as its governing verb; the second clause contrasts τὰ ... ἐκείνων, understood as the rites/practices of the Eleusinians, and the final clause has Φλιάσιοι as the subject of ὁμολογοῦσι and the accusative-and-infinitive μιμεῖσθαι τὰ ... δρώμενα.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 νομίζουσι | cc | high | |
| 2 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | RD-PNA | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plural | 4 διάφορα | nsubj | high | Subject of elliptical ἐστίν. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | X | _ | 7 νομίζουσι | discourse | high | |
| 4 | διάφορα | διάφορος | ADJ | A-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plural | 7 νομίζουσι | xcomp | medium | Predicate adjective with understood ἐστίν. |
| 5 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plural | 6 Ἐλευσῖνι | det | high | |
| 6 | Ἐλευσῖνι | Ἐλευσίς | PROPN | N-LPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 τῶν | nmod | low | Form is morphologically dative; syntactic attachment is uncertain, probably a compressed reference to the Eleusinian rites. |
| 7 | νομίζουσι | νομίζω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 νομίζουσι | punct | high | |
| 9 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plural | 16 ἐστὶν | nsubj | medium | Substantivized neuter plural, with ἐκείνων as genitive modifier. |
| 10 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 16 ἐστὶν | cc | high | |
| 11 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 14 τελετὴν | case | high | |
| 12 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 τελετὴν | amod | high | Intensive modifier of τελετήν. |
| 13 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 τελετὴν | det | high | |
| 14 | τελετὴν | τελετή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 μίμησιν | obl | high | Object of ἐς in the phrase ἐς αὐτὴν τὴν τελετήν. |
| 15 | ἐκείνων | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | RD-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plural | 9 τὰ | nmod | high | |
| 16 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 7 νομίζουσι | conj | high | Predicate of the contrasted second clause; plural neuter subject is compatible with singular copula. |
| 17 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 18 μίμησιν | case | high | |
| 18 | μίμησιν | μίμησις | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἐστὶν | obl | high | Purpose/result phrase ἐς μίμησιν. |
| 19 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 ἐστὶν | punct | high | |
| 20 | ὁμολογοῦσι | ὁμολογέω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 7 νομίζουσι | conj | high | |
| 21 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 20 ὁμολογοῦσι | cc | high | |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 23 αὐτοὶ | cc | high | Adverbial καί ('also') modifying the subject phrase. |
| 23 | αὐτοὶ | αὐτός | PRON | P-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 20 ὁμολογοῦσι | nsubj | high | Subject of ὁμολογοῦσι. |
| 24 | μιμεῖσθαι | μιμέομαι | VERB | V-PMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 20 ὁμολογοῦσι | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement in indirect assertion. |
| 25 | Φλιάσιοι | Φλιάσιος | PROPN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 24 μιμεῖσθαι | nsubj | high | Raised subject of the infinitive; formally nominative in the supplied text. |
| 26 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plural | 29 δρώμενα | det | high | |
| 27 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 28 Ἐλευσῖνι | case | high | |
| 28 | Ἐλευσῖνι | Ἐλευσίς | PROPN | N-LPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 δρώμενα | obl | high | Dative governed by ἐν. |
| 29 | δρώμενα | δράω | VERB | V-PPN-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plural|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 24 μιμεῖσθαι | obj | high | Substantivized accusative participle, object of μιμεῖσθαι. |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ὁμολογοῦσι | punct | high |