Grammar parses for passage 3.15.11
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ἐπίκλησις μὲν δὴ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης ἐστὶν ἡ Μορφώ, κάθηται δὲ καλύπτραν τε ἔχουσα καὶ πέδας περὶ τοῖς ποσί· περιθεῖναι δέ οἱ Τυνδάρεων τὰς πέδας φασὶν ἀφομοιοῦντα τοῖς δεσμοῖς τὸ ἐς τοὺς συνοικοῦντας τῶν γυναικῶν βέβαιον.
The sentence contains two main clauses with reported speech; the final phrase is syntactically difficult, especially the genitive Τυνδάρεων and the participial/infinitival chain around ἀφομοιοῦντα and βέβαιον.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπίκλησις | ἐπίκλησις | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστὶν. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 1 ἐπίκλησις | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | _ | _ | 1 ἐπίκλησις | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-SGF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 Ἀφροδίτης | det | high | Article modifying Ἀφροδίτης. |
| 5 | Ἀφροδίτης | Ἀφροδίτη | PROPN | N-NSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 ἐπίκλησις | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἐπίκλησις. |
| 6 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-3SPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular root. |
| 7 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | L-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 Μορφώ | det | high | Article with Μορφώ. |
| 8 | Μορφώ | Μορφώ | PROPN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Predicate nominative / subject complement. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 10 | κάθηται | κάθημαι | VERB | V-3SPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Second coordinated main clause; middle/passive form. |
| 11 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 10 κάθηται | discourse | high | Connective particle. |
| 12 | καλύπτραν | καλύπτρα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἔχουσα | obj | high | Object of ἔχουσα. |
| 13 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 12 καλύπτραν | discourse | high | Enclitic connective. |
| 14 | ἔχουσα | ἔχω | VERB | V-NSP | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 10 κάθηται | advcl | high | Participial modifier of κάθηται. |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 16 πέδας | cc | high | Coordinates πέδας with καλύπτραν. |
| 16 | πέδας | πέδη | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 12 καλύπτραν | conj | medium | Coordinated object of ἔχουσα. |
| 17 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R | _ | 19 ποσί | case | high | Preposition governing dative. |
| 18 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | L-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 19 ποσί | det | high | Article with ποσί. |
| 19 | ποσί | πούς | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 πέδας | nmod | high | Oblique complement of περὶ. |
| 20 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 κάθηται | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 21 | περιθεῖναι | περιτίθημι | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 27 φασὶν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive with φασὶν. |
| 22 | δέ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 27 φασὶν | discourse | high | Connective particle. |
| 23 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | L-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 24 Τυνδάρεων | det | high | Article with Τυνδάρεων. |
| 24 | Τυνδάρεων | Τυνδάρεως | PROPN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 φασὶν | nsubj | low | Likely genitive plural in apposition/partitive use; syntax somewhat irregular. |
| 25 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | L-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 26 πέδας | det | high | Article with πέδας. |
| 26 | πέδας | πέδη | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 21 περιθεῖναι | obj | high | Object of περιθεῖναι. |
| 27 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V-3PPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main reporting verb. |
| 28 | ἀφομοιοῦντα | ἀφομοιόω | VERB | V-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 27 φασὶν | xcomp | low | Accusative participle; likely agreeing with an implied object or loose construction. |
| 29 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | L-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 30 δεσμοῖς | det | high | Article with δεσμοῖς. |
| 30 | δεσμοῖς | δεσμός | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 28 ἀφομοιοῦντα | obl | high | Dative complement of ἀφομοιοῦντα. |
| 31 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 37 βέβαιον | det | high | Article with βέβαιον. |
| 32 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 34 συνοικοῦντας | case | high | Preposition governing accusative. |
| 33 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | L-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 34 συνοικοῦντας | det | high | Article with συνοικοῦντας. |
| 34 | συνοικοῦντας | συνοικέω | VERB | V-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 37 βέβαιον | nmod | medium | Substantival participle within ἐς phrase. |
| 35 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 36 γυναικῶν | det | high | Article with γυναικῶν. |
| 36 | γυναικῶν | γυνή | NOUN | N-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 34 συνοικοῦντας | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of συνοικοῦντας. |
| 37 | βέβαιον | βέβαιος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 27 φασὶν | obj | low | Likely substantivized adjective or predicate-like object of φασὶν; syntax is difficult. |
| 38 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 φασὶν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
ἦν γὰρ δὴ παντάπασιν εὔηθες κέδρου ποιησάμενον ζῴδιον καὶ ὄνομα Ἀφροδίτην θέμενον ἐλπίζειν ἀμύνεσθαι τὴν θεόν.
The main difficulty is the participial chain before ἐλπίζειν; I treat ἦν as copula with the infinitive clause as complement, and the participles as modifiers within that clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἦν | εἰμί | VERB | v-3siia-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 13 ἐλπίζειν | cop | high | Copular imperfect with infinitival clause as predicative complement. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | g-------- | _ | 1 ἦν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | d-------- | _ | 1 ἦν | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | παντάπασιν | παντάπασιν | ADV | d-------- | _ | 5 εὔηθες | advmod | high | Adverb modifying εὔηθες. |
| 5 | εὔηθες | εὔηθης | ADJ | a-s---nn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ἐλπίζειν | xcomp | medium | Likely predicative adjective with infinitive ἐλπίζειν; neuter nominative/accusative used predicatively. |
| 6 | κέδρου | κέδρος | NOUN | n-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ζῴδιον | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ζῴδιον. |
| 7 | ποιησάμενον | ποιέω | VERB | v-sapmnn- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 8 ζῴδιον | amod | medium | Participial modifier of ζῴδιον; gender/number/case inferred from agreement with neuter object. |
| 8 | ζῴδιον | ζῴδιον | NOUN | n-s---nn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 θέμενον | obj | medium | Object of ποιησάμενον; syntax within infinitival clause is somewhat compressed. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 10 ὄνομα | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 10 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | n-s---nn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 θέμενον | obj | medium | Second object coordinated with ζῴδιον; likely coordinated with token 8. |
| 11 | Ἀφροδίτην | Ἀφροδίτη | PROPN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 θέμενον | obj | high | Accusative object of θέμενον. |
| 12 | θέμενον | τίθημι | VERB | v-sapmnn- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 13 ἐλπίζειν | advcl | medium | Participle governing Ἀφροδίτην; agrees with implied subject of infinitive. |
| 13 | ἐλπίζειν | ἐλπίζω | VERB | v--pna--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 ἦν | csubj | high | Infinitival clausal subject/complement of ἦν. |
| 14 | ἀμύνεσθαι | ἀμύνω | VERB | v--pne--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 13 ἐλπίζειν | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of ἐλπίζειν. |
| 15 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 θεόν | det | high | Article modifying θεόν. |
| 16 | θεόν | θεός | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἀμύνεσθαι | obj | high | Object of ἀμύνεσθαι. |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἦν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |