Grammar parses for passage 3.1.2
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ἅτε δὲ οὐκ ὄντων· αὐτῷ παίδων ἀρρένων βασιλεύειν καταλείπει Λακεδαίμονα, μητρὸς μὲν Ταϋγέτης ὄντα, ἀφʼ ἧς καὶ τὸ ὄρος ὠνομάσθη, ἐς Δία δὲ πατέρα ἀνήκοντα κατὰ τὴν φήμην· συνῴκει δὲ ὁ Λακεδαίμων Σπάρτῃ θυγατρὶ τοῦ Εὐρώτα.
The opening genitive absolute (οὐκ ὄντων ... παίδων) gives the circumstance for καταλείπει; Λακεδαίμονα is its object. ὄντα and ἀνήκοντα are accusative singular masculine participles agreeing with Λακεδαίμονα, while ἀφʼ ἧς refers to Ταϋγέτη. The final clause has Λακεδαίμων as subject and Σπάρτη as dative complement of συνοικέω.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἅτε | ἅτε | ADV | ADV | PronType=Rel | 4 ὄντων | advmod | high | Causal particle introducing the genitive absolute. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 καταλείπει | cc | high | |
| 3 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | NEG | Polarity=Neg | 4 ὄντων | advmod | high | |
| 4 | ὄντων | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAP-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 καταλείπει | advcl | high | Genitive absolute participle. |
| 5 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 καταλείπει | punct | high | |
| 6 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-GSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 7 παίδων | nmod | high | Possessive dative with παίδων. |
| 7 | παίδων | παῖς | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 ὄντων | nsubj | high | Subject of the genitive-absolute εἰμί. |
| 8 | ἀρρένων | ἄρρην | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 παίδων | amod | high | |
| 9 | βασιλεύειν | βασιλεύω | VERB | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 καταλείπει | xcomp | medium | Infinitive complements καταλείπει, with implied subject Λακεδαίμονα. |
| 10 | καταλείπει | καταλείπω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 11 | Λακεδαίμονα | Λακεδαίμων | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 καταλείπει | obj | high | Object, and accusative subject of βασιλεύειν. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 καταλείπει | punct | high | |
| 13 | μητρὸς | μήτηρ | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ὄντα | obl | medium | Genitive of parentage/description with ὄντα. |
| 14 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PRT | _ | 13 μητρὸς | discourse | high | Correlative μέν; δέ follows at token 27. |
| 15 | Ταϋγέτης | Ταϋγέτη | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 μητρὸς | nmod | high | Genitive proper name. |
| 16 | ὄντα | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 Λακεδαίμονα | acl | high | Agrees with Λακεδαίμονα. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 ὄντα | punct | high | |
| 18 | ἀφʼ | ἀπό | ADP | P | _ | 19 ἧς | case | high | |
| 19 | ἧς | ὅς | PRON | P-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 23 ὠνομάσθη | obl | high | Relates to Ταϋγέτη. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 23 ὠνομάσθη | advmod | high | Also/and. |
| 21 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 ὄρος | det | high | |
| 22 | ὄρος | ὄρος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 23 ὠνομάσθη | obj | high | |
| 23 | ὠνομάσθη | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-API-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 16 ὄντα | advcl | high | Passive: the mountain was named after her. |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 23 ὠνομάσθη | punct | high | |
| 25 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 26 Δία | case | high | |
| 26 | Δία | Ζεύς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 ἀνήκοντα | obl | high | Object of ἐς in the idiom ἀνήκειν ἐς Δία. |
| 27 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 29 ἀνήκοντα | cc | high | Contrasts μητρός μέν with ἐς Δία δέ. |
| 28 | πατέρα | πατήρ | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 ἀνήκοντα | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with ἀνήκοντα. |
| 29 | ἀνήκοντα | ἀνήκω | VERB | V-PAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 16 ὄντα | conj | high | Second parentage/lineage participle agreeing with Λακεδαίμονα. |
| 30 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | P | _ | 32 φήμην | case | high | |
| 31 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 32 φήμην | det | high | |
| 32 | φήμην | φήμη | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 ἀνήκοντα | obl | high | |
| 33 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 ἀνήκοντα | punct | high | |
| 34 | συνῴκει | συνοικέω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | parataxis | high | Second coordinated main predicate; punctuation separates it. |
| 35 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 34 συνῴκει | cc | high | |
| 36 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 37 Λακεδαίμων | det | high | |
| 37 | Λακεδαίμων | Λακεδαίμων | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 συνῴκει | nsubj | high | |
| 38 | Σπάρτῃ | Σπάρτη | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 συνῴκει | obl | high | Dative complement of συνοικέω. |
| 39 | θυγατρὶ | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 38 Σπάρτῃ | appos | high | Apposition: Sparta, daughter of Eurotas. |
| 40 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 41 Εὐρώτα | det | high | |
| 41 | Εὐρώτα | Εὐρώτας | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 39 θυγατρὶ | nmod | high | |
| 42 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 34 συνῴκει | punct | high |
τότε δὲ ὡς ἔσχε τὴν ἀρχήν, πρῶτα μὲν τῇ χώρᾳ καὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις μετέθετο ἀφʼ αὑτοῦ τὰ ὀνόματα, μετὰ δὲ τοῦτο ᾤκισέ τε καὶ ὠνόμασεν ἀπὸ τῆς γυναικὸς πόλιν, ἣ Σπάρτη καλεῖται καὶ ἐς ἡμᾶς.
The final καὶ ἐς ἡμᾶς is elliptical after καλεῖται; it indicates continuation to the present narrator’s time. The coordination around ᾤκισε/ὠνόμασεν is represented with ᾤκισε as the first conjunct.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τότε | τότε | ADV | Adverb | _ | 4 ἔσχε | advmod | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conjunction | _ | 15 μετέθετο | cc | high | |
| 3 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | Subordinator | _ | 4 ἔσχε | mark | high | Temporal clause marker. |
| 4 | ἔσχε | ἔχω | VERB | V-Aor-Act-Ind-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 15 μετέθετο | advcl | high | Temporal subordinate clause. |
| 5 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | Art-Acc-Fem-Sg | Case=Accusative|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 6 ἀρχήν | det | high | |
| 6 | ἀρχήν | ἀρχή | NOUN | N-Acc-Fem-Sg | Case=Accusative|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 4 ἔσχε | obj | high | |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 μετέθετο | punct | high | |
| 8 | πρῶτα | πρῶτος | ADV | Adj-Acc-Neut-Pl-Adv | Case=Accusative|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 15 μετέθετο | advmod | high | Adverbial accusative. |
| 9 | μὲν | μέν | PART | Particle | _ | 15 μετέθετο | discourse | high | Correlative with δέ. |
| 10 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | Art-Dat-Fem-Sg | Case=Dative|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 11 χώρᾳ | det | high | |
| 11 | χώρᾳ | χώρα | NOUN | N-Dat-Fem-Sg | Case=Dative|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 15 μετέθετο | iobj | high | Dative recipient/beneficiary. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conjunction | _ | 14 ἀνθρώποις | cc | high | |
| 13 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | Art-Dat-Masc-Pl | Case=Dative|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 14 ἀνθρώποις | det | high | |
| 14 | ἀνθρώποις | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N-Dat-Masc-Pl | Case=Dative|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 11 χώρᾳ | conj | high | Coordinated dative with χώρᾳ. |
| 15 | μετέθετο | μετατίθημι | VERB | V-Aor-Mid-Ind-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Middle | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 16 | ἀφʼ | ἀπό | ADP | Prep-Gen | Case=Genitive | 17 αὑτοῦ | case | high | |
| 17 | αὑτοῦ | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | Reflexive-Gen-Masc-Sg | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular|PronType=Reflexive | 19 ὀνόματα | nmod | medium | Source phrase modifying ὀνόματα. |
| 18 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | Art-Acc-Neut-Pl | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 19 ὀνόματα | det | high | |
| 19 | ὀνόματα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-Acc-Neut-Pl | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 15 μετέθετο | obj | high | |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 μετέθετο | punct | high | |
| 21 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | Prep-Acc | Case=Accusative | 23 τοῦτο | case | high | |
| 22 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conjunction | _ | 24 ᾤκισέ | cc | high | |
| 23 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | Dem-Acc-Neut-Sg | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular|PronType=Dem | 24 ᾤκισέ | obl | high | Temporal accusative phrase. |
| 24 | ᾤκισέ | οἰκίζω | VERB | V-Aor-Act-Ind-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 15 μετέθετο | conj | high | Coordinated with μετέθετο. |
| 25 | τε | τε | CCONJ | Conjunction | _ | 24 ᾤκισέ | cc | high | Correlative coordination with καί. |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conjunction | _ | 27 ὠνόμασεν | cc | high | |
| 27 | ὠνόμασεν | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-Aor-Act-Ind-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 24 ᾤκισέ | conj | high | Coordinated verb. |
| 28 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | Prep-Gen | Case=Genitive | 30 γυναικὸς | case | high | |
| 29 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | Art-Gen-Fem-Sg | Case=Genitive|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 30 γυναικὸς | det | high | |
| 30 | γυναικὸς | γυνή | NOUN | N-Gen-Fem-Sg | Case=Genitive|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 27 ὠνόμασεν | obl | high | Source/name-giving phrase. |
| 31 | πόλιν | πόλις | NOUN | N-Acc-Fem-Sg | Case=Accusative|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 24 ᾤκισέ | obj | high | Object of ᾤκισε; also semantically associated with ὠνόμασεν. |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 ᾤκισέ | punct | high | |
| 33 | ἣ | ὅς | PRON | Rel-Pron-Nom-Fem-Sg | Case=Nominative|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular|PronType=Rel | 35 καλεῖται | nsubj | high | Relative pronoun referring to πόλιν. |
| 34 | Σπάρτη | Σπάρτη | PROPN | PropN-Nom-Fem-Sg | Case=Nominative|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 35 καλεῖται | xcomp | high | Predicate nominative/name. |
| 35 | καλεῖται | καλέω | VERB | V-Pres-MidPass-Ind-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Present|Voice=Middle | 27 ὠνόμασεν | acl:relcl | high | |
| 36 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conjunction | _ | 35 καλεῖται | cc | medium | Coordinates an omitted continuation or phrase. |
| 37 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | Prep-Acc | Case=Accusative | 38 ἡμᾶς | case | high | |
| 38 | ἡμᾶς | ἐγώ | PRON | Pers-Pron-Acc-Pl | Case=Accusative|Number=Plural|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 35 καλεῖται | obl | medium | Elliptical continuation after καλεῖται, likely ‘down to our time’. |
| 39 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 μετέθετο | punct | high |