Grammar parses for passage 2.19.8
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τὰ μὲν οὖν ἐς τοῦτον οἰκειότερα ὄντα ἑτέρῳ λόγῳ παρίημι τῷδε, τὰ δὲ ἐς τὸν Ψαμάθης ἡ Μεγαρική μοι συγγραφὴ προεδήλωσεν.
Two correlative clauses (τὰ μὲν ... τὰ δὲ ...) each with a participial/prepositional phrase; the second clause is syntactically straightforward despite the anomalous Ψαμάθης form.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 ὄντα | obj | high | Article with implied neuter plural substantive. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 τὰ | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | G-------- | _ | 10 παρίημι | discourse | high | Inferential/transition particle. |
| 4 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 5 τοῦτον | case | high | Governed by τοῦτον. |
| 5 | τοῦτον | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 6 οἰκειότερα | obl | high | Object of preposition ἐς. |
| 6 | οἰκειότερα | οἰκειότερος | ADJ | A--APN | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 ὄντα | obj | high | Comparative adjective functioning substantively. |
| 7 | ὄντα | εἰμί | VERB | PAPAPN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 10 παρίημι | advcl | high | Participial clause modifying παρίημι. |
| 8 | ἑτέρῳ | ἕτερος | ADJ | A-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 λόγῳ | amod | high | Attributive modifier of λόγῳ. |
| 9 | λόγῳ | λόγος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ὄντα | obl | high | Dative with participle/verb, likely 'to another account'. |
| 10 | παρίημι | παρίημι | VERB | V1SPIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of first clause. |
| 11 | τῷδε | ὅδε | PRON | Pd-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 10 παρίημι | obl | high | Dative of reference/means with παρίημι. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 παρίημι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 13 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 22 προεδήλωσεν | obj | high | Article with implied neuter plural substantive. |
| 14 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 13 τὰ | discourse | high | Adversative/correlative particle. |
| 15 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 17 Ψαμάθης | case | high | Governed by Ψαμάθης. |
| 16 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | L-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 Ψαμάθης | det | high | Article with proper name phrase. |
| 17 | Ψαμάθης | Ψαμάθη | PROPN | N-PRI | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 προεδήλωσεν | obl | low | Form is textually odd for expected place/name; analyzed as accusative object of εἰς. |
| 18 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | L-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 Μεγαρική | det | high | Article with Μεγαρική. |
| 19 | Μεγαρική | Μεγαρικός | ADJ | A-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 συγγραφὴ | amod | high | Substantivized adjective, 'the Megarian [woman/writer]'. |
| 20 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | P1-DS | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 22 προεδήλωσεν | iobj | high | Dative of recipient/interest. |
| 21 | συγγραφὴ | συγγραφή | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 προεδήλωσεν | nsubj | high | Subject of προεδήλωσεν. |
| 22 | προεδήλωσεν | προδηλόω | VERB | V3SAIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of second clause. |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 22 προεδήλωσεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
ἐπὶ τούτοις ἐστὶν Ἀπόλλων Ἀγυιεὺς καὶ βωμὸς Ὑετίου Διός, ἔνθα οἱ συσπεύδοντες Πολυνείκει τὴν ἐς Θήβας κάθοδον ἀποθανεῖσθαι συνώμοσαν, ἢν μὴ τὰς Θήβας γένηταί σφισιν ἑλεῖν.
The syntax is a main existential/copular clause followed by a relative clause with an infinitival complement, then a conditional clause; attachment of σφισιν is somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R--------- | AdpType=Prep | 3 ἐστὶν | case | high | Preposition governing τούτοις. |
| 2 | τούτοις | οὗτος | DET | PD-DPM--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 1 ἐπὶ | obl | high | Dative object of ἐπί. |
| 3 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | VERB | V3SPIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/existential predicate. |
| 4 | Ἀπόλλων | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | n-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστὶν. |
| 5 | Ἀγυιεὺς | Ἀγυιεύς | ADJ | a-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Ἀπόλλων | amod | high | Epithet/adjectival modifier of Ἀπόλλων. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 3 ἐστὶν | cc | high | Links the two coordinated predicates/nominals. |
| 7 | βωμὸς | βωμός | NOUN | n-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἐστὶν | conj | high | Coordinated with Ἀπόλλων as another nominative predicand. |
| 8 | Ὑετίου | Ὑέτιος | ADJ | a-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 Διός | amod | high | Attributive modifier of Διός. |
| 9 | Διός | Ζεύς | PROPN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 βωμὸς | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of βωμὸς. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 11 | ἔνθα | ἔνθα | ADV | d-------- | _ | 20 συνώμοσαν | advmod | high | Relative adverb introducing clause. |
| 12 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | l-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 13 συσπεύδοντες | det | high | Article with participle functioning substantively. |
| 13 | συσπεύδοντες | συσπεύδω | VERB | v-papamn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 20 συνώμοσαν | nsubj | high | Subject of συνώμοσαν. |
| 14 | Πολυνείκει | Πολυνείκης | PROPN | n-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 συνώμοσαν | iobj | high | Dative with the infinitival content clause / hostile dative. |
| 15 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 κάθοδον | det | high | Article with κάθοδον. |
| 16 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R--------- | AdpType=Prep | 18 κάθοδον | case | high | Preposition governing Θήβας. |
| 17 | Θήβας | Θῆβαι | PROPN | n-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 18 κάθοδον | nmod | high | Object of ἐς. |
| 18 | κάθοδον | κάθοδος | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 ἀποθανεῖσθαι | obj | high | Accusative object of ἀποθανεῖσθαι. |
| 19 | ἀποθανεῖσθαι | ἀποθνῄσκω | VERB | v--anep--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 20 συνώμοσαν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive dependent on συνώμοσαν. |
| 20 | συνώμοσαν | συνομόω | VERB | v3paia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the relative clause; ἔνθα modifies it. |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 συνώμοσαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 22 | ἢν | ἐάν | SCONJ | c-------- | _ | 26 γένηταί | mark | high | Conditional marker. |
| 23 | μὴ | μή | PART | d-------- | _ | 26 γένηταί | advmod | high | Negation in conditional clause. |
| 24 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | l-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 25 Θήβας | det | high | Article with Θήβας. |
| 25 | Θήβας | Θῆβαι | PROPN | n-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 26 γένηταί | obj | high | Object of γένηταί in the condition. |
| 26 | γένηταί | γίγνομαι | VERB | v3saas--- | Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 20 συνώμοσαν | advcl | high | Conditional dependent clause headed by ἢν. |
| 27 | σφισιν | σφεῖς | PRON | p-p---md- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 28 ἑλεῖν | iobj | medium | Dative ethical/recipient with infinitive; attachment somewhat uncertain. |
| 28 | ἑλεῖν | αἱρέω | VERB | v--ana--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 26 γένηταί | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement to γένηταί. |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 συνώμοσαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |