Grammar parses for passage 2.21.5
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τοῦ δὲ ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ τῶν Ἀργείων οἰκοδομήματος οὐ μακρὰν χῶμα γῆς ἐστιν· ἐν δὲ αὐτῷ κεῖσθαι τὴν Μεδούσης λέγουσι τῆς Γοργόνος κεφαλήν.
Two coordinated clauses: the first has χῶμα as subject of ἐστιν, with τοῦ ... οἰκοδομήματος a genitive dependent phrase; the second is an accusative-and-infinitive construction governed by λέγουσι, with κεφαλήν as the infinitive's subject and κεῖσθαι as predicate. The phrase οὐ μακρὰν is predicative/locative in sense; its exact attachment is somewhat interpretive.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T----GNS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 οἰκοδομήματος | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 ἐστιν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 5 ἀγορᾷ | case | high | |
| 4 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T----DFS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἀγορᾷ | det | high | |
| 5 | ἀγορᾷ | ἀγορά | NOUN | N-----FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 οἰκοδομήματος | obl | high | |
| 6 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T----GNP- | _ | 7 Ἀργείων | case | high | |
| 7 | Ἀργείων | Ἀργεῖος | PROPN | A-----MP- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 ἀγορᾷ | nmod | high | |
| 8 | οἰκοδομήματος | οἰκοδόμημα | NOUN | N-----GN- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 χῶμα | nmod | high | |
| 9 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 10 μακρὰν | advmod | high | |
| 10 | μακρὰν | μακρός | ADV | A-----FA- | Degree=Pos | 13 ἐστιν | advmod | high | Adverbial accusative; may be analyzed as a predicative distance expression. |
| 11 | χῶμα | χῶμα | NOUN | N-----NN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ἐστιν | nsubj | high | |
| 12 | γῆς | γῆ | NOUN | N-----GF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 χῶμα | nmod | high | |
| 13 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | VERB | VSPAI3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 14 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἐστιν | punct | high | |
| 15 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 17 αὐτῷ | case | high | |
| 16 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 λέγουσι | cc | high | |
| 17 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-----DN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 κεῖσθαι | obl | high | Locative dative governed by ἐν. |
| 18 | κεῖσθαι | κεῖμαι | VERB | VPPN---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Mood=Inf|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 21 λέγουσι | xcomp | high | |
| 19 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T----FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 κεφαλήν | det | high | |
| 20 | Μεδούσης | Μέδουσα | PROPN | N----FS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 κεῖσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive κεῖσθαι. |
| 21 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | VСПAI3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Matrix predicate; the punctuation separates this clause from the preceding finite clause, but the whole passage is treated as one sentence. |
| 22 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T----GFS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 Γοργόνος | det | high | |
| 23 | Γοργόνος | Γοργών | PROPN | N----GS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 Μεδούσης | nmod | high | Appositional/genitival identification: Medusa, the Gorgon. |
| 24 | κεφαλήν | κεφαλή | NOUN | N-----FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 κεῖσθαι | obj | high | Accusative subject of κεῖσθαι is formally possible, but semantically this is the head said to lie there; dependency relation marked as object-like infinitival subject. |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 λέγουσι | punct | high |
Φόρκου μὲν θυγατέρα εἶναι, τελευτήσαντος δέ οἱ τοῦ πατρὸς βασιλεύειν τῶν περὶ τὴν λίμνην τὴν Τριτωνίδα οἰκούντων καὶ ἐπὶ θήραν τε ἐξιέναι καὶ ἐς τὰς μάχας ἡγεῖσθαι τοῖς Λίβυσι καὶ δὴ καὶ τότε ἀντικαθημένην στρατῷ πρὸς τὴν Περσέως δύναμιν---ἕπεσθαι γὰρ καὶ τῷ Περσεῖ λογάδας ἐκ Πελοποννήσου--- δολοφονηθῆναι νύκτωρ, καὶ τὸν Περσέα τὸ κάλλος ἔτι καὶ ἐπὶ νεκρῷ θαυμάζοντα οὕτω τὴν κεφαλὴν ἀποτεμόντα αὐτῆς ἄγειν τοῖς Ἕλλησιν ἐς ἐπίδειξιν.
Infinitival indirect discourse depends on the preceding context: εἶναι, βασιλεύειν, ἐξιέναι, ἡγεῖσθαι, ἕπεσθαι, δολοφονηθῆναι, and ἄγειν are coordinated/content infinitives. The subject of the first infinitive is implicit/understood; θυγατέρα is its predicate accusative, while later feminine accusatives refer to the daughter. Dashes are punctuation tokens; οἱ is a dative pronoun with τελευτήσαντος in a genitive absolute.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Φόρκου | Φόρκυς | PROPN | N--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 θυγατέρα | nmod | high | |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G--------- | _ | 4 εἶναι | discourse | high | |
| 3 | θυγατέρα | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N--ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative in indirect statement. |
| 4 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V--PAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | First infinitive of reported speech; understood accusative subject. |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | u-------- | _ | 4 εἶναι | punct | high | |
| 6 | τελευτήσαντος | τελευτάω | VERB | V--GPAASM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 11 βασιλεύειν | advcl | high | Genitive absolute with τοῦ πατρός. |
| 7 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 11 βασιλεύειν | cc | high | |
| 8 | οἱ | οἱ | PRON | P----DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 6 τελευτήσαντος | iobj | medium | Enclitic/dative pronoun, probably referring to the woman. |
| 9 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L----GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 πατρὸς | det | high | |
| 10 | πατρὸς | πατήρ | NOUN | N--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 τελευτήσαντος | nsubj | high | Subject of the genitive-absolute participle. |
| 11 | βασιλεύειν | βασιλεύω | VERB | V--PAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 4 εἶναι | conj | high | |
| 12 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L----GPM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 οἰκούντων | det | high | |
| 13 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 15 λίμνην | case | high | |
| 14 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 15 λίμνην | det | high | |
| 15 | λίμνην | λίμνη | NOUN | N--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 οἰκούντων | obl | high | Object of περί. |
| 16 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 Τριτωνίδα | det | high | |
| 17 | Τριτωνίδα | Τριτωνίς | PROPN | N--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 λίμνην | appos | high | |
| 18 | οἰκούντων | οἰκέω | VERB | V--PPAAGM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 βασιλεύειν | acl | high | Modifies τῶν ...; genitive by attraction/partitive construction. |
| 19 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 23 ἐξιέναι | cc | high | |
| 20 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 21 θήραν | case | high | |
| 21 | θήραν | θήρα | NOUN | N--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 ἐξιέναι | obl | high | Motion/purpose expression. |
| 22 | τε | τε | PART | G--------- | _ | 23 ἐξιέναι | cc | high | |
| 23 | ἐξιέναι | ἔξειμι | VERB | V--PAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 βασιλεύειν | conj | high | |
| 24 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 28 ἡγεῖσθαι | cc | high | |
| 25 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 27 μάχας | case | high | |
| 26 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | L----APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 27 μάχας | det | high | |
| 27 | μάχας | μάχη | NOUN | N--APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 28 ἡγεῖσθαι | obl | high | |
| 28 | ἡγεῖσθαι | ἡγέομαι | VERB | V--PMN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 11 βασιλεύειν | conj | high | |
| 29 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | L----DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 30 Λίβυσι | det | high | |
| 30 | Λίβυσι | Λίβυς | PROPN | N--DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 28 ἡγεῖσθαι | iobj | high | |
| 31 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | cc | high | |
| 32 | δὴ | δή | PART | G--------- | _ | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | advmod | high | |
| 33 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | cc | high | |
| 34 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D--------- | PronType=Dem | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | advmod | high | |
| 35 | ἀντικαθημένην | ἀντικαθίσταμαι | VERB | V--PMAAS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 55 δολοφονηθῆναι | advcl | medium | Accusative participle, probably predicated of the understood woman; exact attachment is uncertain. |
| 36 | στρατῷ | στρατός | NOUN | N--DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | obl | high | |
| 37 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R-------- | _ | 40 δύναμιν | case | high | |
| 38 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 40 δύναμιν | det | high | |
| 39 | Περσέως | Περσεύς | PROPN | N----GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 40 δύναμιν | nmod | high | |
| 40 | δύναμιν | δύναμις | NOUN | N--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | obl | high | |
| 41 | - | - | PUNCT | u-------- | _ | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | punct | high | |
| 42 | - | - | PUNCT | u-------- | _ | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | punct | high | |
| 43 | - | - | PUNCT | u-------- | _ | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | punct | high | |
| 44 | ἕπεσθαι | ἕπομαι | VERB | V--PMN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 35 ἀντικαθημένην | parataxis | medium | Parenthetical explanatory infinitive; syntactic relation to the discourse frame is loose. |
| 45 | γὰρ | γάρ | SCONJ | C--------- | _ | 44 ἕπεσθαι | mark | high | |
| 46 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 49 λογάδας | advmod | high | Adverbial καί. |
| 47 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | L----DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 48 Περσεῖ | det | high | |
| 48 | Περσεῖ | Περσεύς | PROPN | N----DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 44 ἕπεσθαι | obl | high | Dative with ἕπομαι. |
| 49 | λογάδας | λογάς | NOUN | N--APM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 44 ἕπεσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of infinitive. |
| 50 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 51 Πελοποννήσου | case | high | |
| 51 | Πελοποννήσου | Πελοπόννησος | PROPN | N--GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 49 λογάδας | nmod | high | |
| 52 | - | - | PUNCT | u-------- | _ | 44 ἕπεσθαι | punct | high | |
| 53 | - | - | PUNCT | u-------- | _ | 44 ἕπεσθαι | punct | high | |
| 54 | - | - | PUNCT | u-------- | _ | 44 ἕπεσθαι | punct | high | |
| 55 | δολοφονηθῆναι | δολοφονέω | VERB | V--APN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 4 εἶναι | conj | high | |
| 56 | νύκτωρ | νύκτωρ | ADV | D--------- | _ | 55 δολοφονηθῆναι | advmod | high | |
| 57 | , | , | PUNCT | u-------- | _ | 55 δολοφονηθῆναι | punct | high | |
| 58 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 73 ἄγειν | cc | high | |
| 59 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | L----ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 60 Περσέα | det | high | |
| 60 | Περσέα | Περσεύς | PROPN | N----ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 67 θαυμάζοντα | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of θαυμάζοντα/ἄγειν construction. |
| 61 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L----ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 62 κάλλος | det | high | |
| 62 | κάλλος | κάλλος | NOUN | N--ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 67 θαυμάζοντα | obj | high | |
| 63 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D--------- | _ | 67 θαυμάζοντα | advmod | high | |
| 64 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 65 ἐπὶ | advmod | high | Adverbial καί with ἐπί. |
| 65 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 66 νεκρῷ | case | high | |
| 66 | νεκρῷ | νεκρός | NOUN | N--DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 67 θαυμάζοντα | obl | high | Dative after ἐπί. |
| 67 | θαυμάζοντα | θαυμάζω | VERB | V--PMAAS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 73 ἄγειν | advcl | high | Accusative participle agreeing with Περσέα. |
| 68 | οὕτω | οὕτως | ADV | D--------- | _ | 71 ἀποτεμόντα | advmod | high | |
| 69 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 70 κεφαλὴν | det | high | |
| 70 | κεφαλὴν | κεφαλή | NOUN | N--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 71 ἀποτεμόντα | obj | high | |
| 71 | ἀποτεμόντα | ἀποτέμνω | VERB | V--APAAS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 73 ἄγειν | advcl | high | Accusative participle agreeing with Περσέα; prior to ἄγειν. |
| 72 | αὐτῆς | αὐτός | PRON | P---GFS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 70 κεφαλὴν | nmod:poss | high | |
| 73 | ἄγειν | ἄγω | VERB | V--PAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 55 δολοφονηθῆναι | conj | high | Final coordinated infinitive of reported speech. |
| 74 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | L----DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 75 Ἕλλησιν | det | high | |
| 75 | Ἕλλησιν | Ἕλλην | PROPN | N--DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 73 ἄγειν | iobj | high | |
| 76 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 77 ἐπίδειξιν | case | high | |
| 77 | ἐπίδειξιν | ἐπίδειξις | NOUN | N--ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 73 ἄγειν | obl | high | |
| 78 | . | . | PUNCT | u-------- | _ | 4 εἶναι | punct | high |