Grammar parses for passage 2.16.4
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ταύτην εἶναι θυγατέρα Ἰνάχου γυναῖκα δὲ Ἀρέστορος τὰ ἔπη λέγει, ἃ δὴ Ἕλληνες καλοῦσιν Ἠοίας μεγάλας· ἀπὸ ταύτης οὖν γεγονέναι καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῇ πόλει φασίν.
Two indirect statements are present: one governed by λέγει and another by φασίν; the relative clause ἃ δὴ Ἕλληνες καλοῦσιν Ἠοίας μεγάλας is attached to ἔπη.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταύτην | οὗτος | PRON | PD--SF-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 2 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Subject of infinitive εἶναι in indirect statement. |
| 2 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 10 λέγει | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of λέγει. |
| 3 | θυγατέρα | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N--SF-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 2 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Predicative complement in indirect statement. |
| 4 | Ἰνάχου | Ἴναχος | PROPN | N--SM-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 θυγατέρα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of θυγατέρα. |
| 5 | γυναῖκα | γυνή | NOUN | N--SF-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 2 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Second predicative noun in the infinitival clause. |
| 6 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 5 γυναῖκα | cc | high | Connective particle. |
| 7 | Ἀρέστορος | Ἀρέστωρ | PROPN | N--SM-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 γυναῖκα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of γυναῖκα. |
| 8 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-AP-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 ἔπη | det | high | Article with ἔπη. |
| 9 | ἔπη | ἔπος | NOUN | N--NP-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 λέγει | obj | high | Object of λέγει. |
| 10 | λέγει | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of first clause. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 λέγει | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 12 | ἃ | ὅς | PRON | P-AP-N-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 15 καλοῦσιν | obj | high | Relative pronoun, object of καλοῦσιν. |
| 13 | δὴ | δή | PART | G-------- | _ | 15 καλοῦσιν | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 14 | Ἕλληνες | Ἕλλην | PROPN | N--MP-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 καλοῦσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of καλοῦσιν. |
| 15 | καλοῦσιν | καλέω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 10 λέγει | acl:relcl | high | Relative clause modifying ἔπη. |
| 16 | Ἠοίας | Ἠώς | NOUN | N--SF-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 15 καλοῦσιν | obj | low | Likely object complement phrase in title/expression; form is syntactically and morphologically difficult. |
| 17 | μεγάλας | μέγας | ADJ | A--AFP-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 16 Ἠοίας | amod | low | Adjective agreeing with Ἠοίας if taken as plural accusative; text may preserve a fixed phrase. |
| 18 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 λέγει | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 19 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 20 ταύτης | case | high | Preposition. |
| 20 | ταύτης | οὗτος | PRON | PD--SF-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 22 γεγονέναι | obl | high | Object of ἀπό; source/starting point. |
| 21 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | G-------- | _ | 22 γεγονέναι | discourse | high | Inferential particle. |
| 22 | γεγονέναι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-RAN | Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 28 φασίν | ccomp | high | Infinitive in indirect statement with φασίν. |
| 23 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 25 ὄνομα | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 24 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NS-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 ὄνομα | det | high | Article with ὄνομα. |
| 25 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N---NS-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 γεγονέναι | nsubj | high | Subject of γεγονέναι in indirect statement. |
| 26 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-DS-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 πόλει | det | high | Article with πόλει. |
| 27 | πόλει | πόλις | NOUN | N--SF-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 ὄνομα | iobj | high | Dative of interest/recipient with ὄνομα. |
| 28 | φασίν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of second clause. |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 28 φασίν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
ὃν δὲ προσποιοῦσιν Ἀκουσιλάῳ λόγον, Μυκηνέα υἱὸν εἶναι Σπάρτωνος, Σπάρτωνα δὲ Φορωνέως, οὐκ ἂν ἔγωγε ἀποδεξαίμην, διότι μηδὲ αὐτοὶ Λακεδαιμόνιοι.
The final causal phrase is elliptical and textually difficult; I treat Λακεδαιμόνιοι as an adjectival predicate with an implied copular relation.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὃν | ὅς | PRON | Pd-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 3 προσποιοῦσιν | obj | high | Object of προσποιοῦσιν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 3 προσποιοῦσιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | προσποιοῦσιν | προσποιέω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | ccomp | high | Finite verb of the indirect statement-like clause. |
| 4 | Ἀκουσιλάῳ | Ἀκουσίλαος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 προσποιοῦσιν | iobj | high | Dative with προσποιοῦσιν, ‘to Acusilaus’. |
| 5 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 προσποιοῦσιν | obj | medium | Accusative object/predicate-like noun with προσποιοῦσιν; syntax somewhat loose. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 προσποιοῦσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 7 | Μυκηνέα | Μυκηνεύς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Subject of εἶναι in the infinitival clause. |
| 8 | υἱὸν | υἱός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative in infinitival clause. |
| 9 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PNN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 5 λόγον | xcomp | high | Infinitive clause dependent on λόγον. |
| 10 | Σπάρτωνος | Σπάρτων | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 υἱὸν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on υἱόν. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 εἶναι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 12 | Σπάρτωνα | Σπάρτων | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | obj | medium | Likely another accusative subject/object of the same reported genealogy; attachment is approximate. |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 12 Σπάρτωνα | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 14 | Φορωνέως | Φορωνεύς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 Σπάρτωνα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on Σπάρτωνα, ‘of Phoroneus’. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 16 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | advmod | high | Negation of ἀποδεξαίμην. |
| 17 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | G-------- | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | advmod | high | Modal particle. |
| 18 | ἔγωγε | ἐγώ | PRON | P-P1NS | Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | nsubj | high | First person singular subject with γε. |
| 19 | ἀποδεξαίμην | ἀποδέχομαι | VERB | V-AMI-1S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 21 | διότι | διότι | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | mark | high | Introduces causal clause. |
| 22 | μηδὲ | μηδέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | advmod | low | Likely elliptical negative particle; syntax unclear without supplied verb. |
| 23 | αὐτοὶ | αὐτός | PRON | A-PNM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 Λακεδαιμόνιοι | nsubj | high | Subject of implied/copular predicate. |
| 24 | Λακεδαιμόνιοι | Λακεδαιμόνιος | ADJ | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | advcl | low | Elliptical clause; likely ‘since the Lacedaemonians themselves [are/claim ...]’. |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἀποδεξαίμην | punct | high | Punctuation. |