Grammar parses for passage 2.34.5
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ἐγὼ δέ, εἰ καὶ γνήσιον ὄντα Εὔρωπα πρότερον τὸ χρεὼν ἢ Φορωνέα ἐπέλαβεν, εὖ οἶδα ὡς οὐκ ἔμελλεν ὁ παῖς αὐτῷ Νιόβης παιδὶ ἴσα οἴσεσθαι Διός γε εἶναι δοκοῦντι.
Main structure: ἐγώ ... οἶδα with an ὡς-clause; εἰ-clause contains an accusative-and-participle construction (Εὔρωπα ... γνήσιον ὄντα), with χρεών as subject of ἐπέλαβεν. In the ὡς-clause, ὁ παῖς is subject of ἔμελλεν, οἴσεσθαι is its infinitival complement, and Διός ... δοκοῦντι modifies παιδί (with παιδί understood as the comparative standard after ἴσα).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐγὼ | ἐγώ | PRON | P-1NS | Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 17 οἶδα | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 17 οἶδα | cc | high | |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | Punc | _ | 17 οἶδα | punct | high | |
| 4 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 ἐπέλαβεν | mark | high | |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | ADV | D-------- | AdvType=Add | 6 γνήσιον | advmod | medium | καί is concessive/additive here with εἰ. |
| 6 | γνήσιον | γνήσιος | ADJ | A-SAN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ὄντα | xcomp | high | Predicative adjective in the accusative-and-participle construction. |
| 7 | ὄντα | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAP-SAN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 Εὔρωπα | acl | high | |
| 8 | Εὔρωπα | Εὐρώπη | PROPN | Ne-SAN | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἐπέλαβεν | obj | medium | Accusative subject of the participial construction; form is homonymous with the neuter accusative. |
| 9 | πρότερον | πρότερος | ADV | A-SAN | Degree=Cmp | 14 ἐπέλαβεν | advmod | high | Adverbial comparative, ‘earlier’. |
| 10 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-SNN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 χρεὼν | det | high | |
| 11 | χρεὼν | χρεών | NOUN | N-SNN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ἐπέλαβεν | nsubj | medium | Impersonal/nominal ‘necessity, fate’; syntactic subject of ἐπέλαβεν. |
| 12 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 Φορωνέα | cc | high | |
| 13 | Φορωνέα | Φορωνεύς | PROPN | Ne-SAM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἐπέλαβεν | obj | high | |
| 14 | ἐπέλαβεν | ἐπιλαμβάνω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 17 οἶδα | advcl | high | Aorist indicative in the εἰ-clause. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | Punc | _ | 17 οἶδα | punct | high | |
| 16 | εὖ | εὖ | ADV | D-------- | _ | 17 οἶδα | advmod | high | |
| 17 | οἶδα | οἶδα | VERB | V-RAI-1S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Perfect-form verb with present meaning. |
| 18 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 20 ἔμελλεν | mark | high | Introduces the content clause of οἶδα. |
| 19 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 20 ἔμελλεν | advmod | high | |
| 20 | ἔμελλεν | μέλλω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 17 οἶδα | ccomp | high | Imperfect with prospective/‘was destined’ sense. |
| 21 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-SNM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 παῖς | det | high | |
| 22 | παῖς | παῖς | NOUN | N-SNM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ἔμελλεν | nsubj | high | |
| 23 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-SDM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 22 παῖς | nmod | medium | Dative possessive/relational modifier: ‘his child’. |
| 24 | Νιόβης | Νιόβη | PROPN | Ne-SG | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 αὐτῷ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on αὐτῷ, specifying the child’s mother. |
| 25 | παιδὶ | παῖς | NOUN | N-SDN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 ἴσα | obl | medium | Dative comparative standard, with ἴσα meaning ‘equally with/to a child’. |
| 26 | ἴσα | ἴσος | ADV | A-PNA | Degree=Pos | 27 οἴσεσθαι | advmod | high | Adverbial neuter plural, ‘equally’. |
| 27 | οἴσεσθαι | φέρω | VERB | V-FPN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 20 ἔμελλεν | xcomp | high | Future infinitive dependent on ἔμελλεν; middle voice has idiomatic/resultative force. |
| 28 | Διός | Ζεύς | PROPN | Ne-SGM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 εἶναι | nmod | high | |
| 29 | γε | γε | PART | D-------- | _ | 28 Διός | discourse | medium | Emphatic particle. |
| 30 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 31 δοκοῦντι | xcomp | high | Infinitive in the participial complement δοκοῦντι. |
| 31 | δοκοῦντι | δοκέω | VERB | V-PAP-SDM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 25 παιδὶ | acl | medium | Dative participle agreeing with παιδί; εἶναι Διός is its infinitival complement. |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | Punc | _ | 17 οἶδα | punct | high |
ἐπῴκησαν δὲ καὶ Ἑρμιόνα ὕστερον Δωριεῖς οἱ ἐξ Ἄργους· πόλεμον δὲ οὐ δοκῶ γενέσθαι σφίσιν, ἐλέγετο γὰρ ἂν ὑπὸ Ἀργείων.
The second clause is elliptical/impersonal: δοκῶ governs the infinitive γενέσθαι, while πόλεμον is the accusative participant/theme; ἐλέγετο is a parenthetic explanatory passive with potential ἂν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπῴκησαν | ἐποικέω | VERB | V-AAI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 6 Δωριεῖς | conj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 ἐπῴκησαν | cc | high | |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 Ἑρμιόνα | cc | high | Adverbial/additive καί; attached to the object/name phrase. |
| 4 | Ἑρμιόνα | Ἑρμιόνη | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 ἐπῴκησαν | obj | high | Place name in the accusative. |
| 5 | ὕστερον | ὕστερος | ADV | ADV | _ | 1 ἐπῴκησαν | advmod | high | |
| 6 | Δωριεῖς | Δωριεύς | PROPN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 ἐπῴκησαν | nsubj | high | Ethnic name used substantivally. |
| 7 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 Δωριεῖς | det | high | Article substantivizing/qualifying the ethnic group. |
| 8 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 9 Ἄργους | case | high | |
| 9 | Ἄργους | Ἄργος | PROPN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 Δωριεῖς | nmod | high | Genitive of origin. |
| 10 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἐπῴκησαν | punct | high | |
| 11 | πόλεμον | πόλεμος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 δοκῶ | xcomp | medium | Accusative subject/object-like complement of δοκῶ with infinitive γενέσθαι; understood as ‘a war to have occurred’. |
| 12 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 δοκῶ | cc | high | |
| 13 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 δοκῶ | advmod | high | |
| 14 | δοκῶ | δοκέω | VERB | V-PAI-1S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 15 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2ADN | Mood=Infinitive|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Middle | 14 δοκῶ | xcomp | high | |
| 16 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P-3DPM | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 15 γενέσθαι | iobj | high | Dative with γενέσθαι, ‘for/between them’. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 18 ἐλέγετο | punct | high | |
| 18 | ἐλέγετο | λέγω | VERB | V-PII-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Middle | 14 δοκῶ | parataxis | medium | Impersonal/passive ‘it was said’; ἂν marks potentiality in the following clause. |
| 19 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 ἐλέγετο | discourse | high | Explanatory connective. |
| 20 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | PART | Mood=Potential | 18 ἐλέγετο | advmod | medium | Potential particle with the implied verbal construction. |
| 21 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 22 Ἀργείων | case | high | |
| 22 | Ἀργείων | Ἀργεῖος | PROPN | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 ἐλέγετο | obl | high | Agentive genitive with passive ἐλέγετο. |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 δοκῶ | punct | high |