Grammar parses for passage 3.16.11
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μαστιγοῦντές ποτε ὑποφειδόμενοι παίωσι κατὰ ἐφήβου κάλλος ἢ ἀξίωμα, τότε ἤδη τῇ γυναικὶ τὸ ξόανον γίνεται βαρὺ καὶ οὐκέτι εὔφορον, ἡ δὲ ἐν αἰτίᾳ τοὺς μαστιγοῦντας ποιεῖται καὶ πιέζεσθαι διʼ αὐτούς φησιν.
The opening participles are an implicit temporal/conditional frame for παίωσι; the main clause has ξόανον as subject of γίνεται. In the final clause, ἡ (γυνή) is the subject of ποιεῖται, with τοὺς μαστιγοῦντας as object and πιέζεσθαι as its coordinated infinitival complement; φησιν takes the reported infinitive phrase. The exact scope of ἢ and the syntax of διʼ αὐτούς are somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μαστιγοῦντές | μαστιγόω | VERB | PAPMPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Participle|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 4 παίωσι | advcl | high | Temporal/conditional circumstantial participle. |
| 2 | ποτε | ποτε | ADV | D | PronType=Ind | 4 παίωσι | advmod | high | |
| 3 | ὑποφειδόμενοι | ὑποφείδομαι | VERB | PMPMPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Participle|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 4 παίωσι | advcl | medium | Middle participle; exact nuance is context-dependent. |
| 4 | παίωσι | παίω | VERB | V3PASP | Mood=Sub|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 17 γίνεται | advcl | medium | Aorist subjunctive, probably in a temporal/conditional construction with the participles. |
| 5 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | P | _ | 7 κάλλος | case | high | |
| 6 | ἐφήβου | ἔφηβος | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 κατὰ | obl | high | |
| 7 | κάλλος | κάλλος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 παίωσι | obj | high | Object of παίωσι; κατὰ ἐφήβου κάλλος is idiomatic/contextual. |
| 8 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C | _ | 9 ἀξίωμα | cc | high | |
| 9 | ἀξίωμα | ἀξίωμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 κάλλος | conj | high | Coordinated alternative object. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 4 παίωσι | punct | high | |
| 11 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D | _ | 17 γίνεται | advmod | high | |
| 12 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | D | _ | 17 γίνεται | advmod | high | |
| 13 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | RA-DSF | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 γυναικὶ | det | high | |
| 14 | γυναικὶ | γυνή | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 γίνεται | iobj | high | Dative of reference/experiencer with γίνεται. |
| 15 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA-NSN | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 ξόανον | det | high | |
| 16 | ξόανον | ξόανον | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 γίνεται | nsubj | high | |
| 17 | γίνεται | γίγνομαι | VERB | V3SPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 18 | βαρὺ | βαρύς | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 γίνεται | xcomp | high | Predicative adjective. |
| 19 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 21 εὔφορον | cc | high | |
| 20 | οὐκέτι | οὐκέτι | ADV | D | Polarity=Neg | 21 εὔφορον | advmod | high | |
| 21 | εὔφορον | εὔφορος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 γίνεται | conj | high | Second predicative adjective coordinated with βαρύ. |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 17 γίνεται | punct | high | |
| 23 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | RA-NSF | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 αἰτίᾳ | det | high | Article with substantivized/elliptical γυνή. |
| 24 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C | _ | 29 ποιεῖται | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 25 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | _ | 26 αἰτίᾳ | case | high | |
| 26 | αἰτίᾳ | αἰτία | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 ποιεῖται | obl | high | Predicate/oblique expression ἐν αἰτίᾳ. |
| 27 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | RA-APM | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 28 μαστιγοῦντας | det | high | |
| 28 | μαστιγοῦντας | μαστιγόω | VERB | PAPMPA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Participle|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 29 ποιεῖται | obj | high | Substantivized participle, object of ποιεῖται. |
| 29 | ποιεῖται | ποιέω | VERB | V3SPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 34 φησιν | ccomp | medium | Middle ποιεῖται governs the accusative participial object and infinitive. |
| 30 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 31 πιέζεσθαι | cc | high | |
| 31 | πιέζεσθαι | πιέζω | VERB | VNPM | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 29 ποιεῖται | xcomp | high | Infinitive coordinated with the participial complement; understood subject is τοὺς μαστιγοῦντας. |
| 32 | διʼ | διά | ADP | P | _ | 33 αὐτούς | case | medium | Elided form διά; semantic attachment is somewhat uncertain. |
| 33 | αὐτούς | αὐτός | PRON | RP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 31 πιέζεσθαι | obl | medium | Likely causal/agentive phrase with πιέζεσθαι. |
| 34 | φησιν | φημί | VERB | V3SPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Second coordinated finite predicate; punctuation does not mark the coordination explicitly. |
| 35 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 34 φησιν | punct | high |
καλοῦσι δὲ οὐκ Ὀρθίαν μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ Λυγοδέσμαν τὴν αὐτήν, ὅτι ἐν θάμνῳ λύγων εὑρέθη, περιειληθεῖσα δὲ ἡ λύγος ἐποίησε τὸ ἄγαλμα ὀρθόν.
The first clause has καλοῦσι with two coordinated object names, Ὀρθίαν and Λυγοδέσμαν, both referring to τὴν αὐτήν; ὅτι introduces the explanation. In the final clause, περιειληθεῖσα agrees with ἡ λύγος and is a circumstantial participle modifying the subject of ἐποίησε; ὀρθόν is a predicative object complement.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καλοῦσι | καλέω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 καλοῦσι | cc | high | |
| 3 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | PART | Polarity=Neg | 1 καλοῦσι | advmod | high | |
| 4 | Ὀρθίαν | Ὀρθία | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 καλοῦσι | obj | high | Proper name used as an accusative object/name. |
| 5 | μόνον | μόνος | ADV | A-ASM | Degree=Pos | 4 Ὀρθίαν | advmod | high | Adverbial accusative, paired with ἀλλά. |
| 6 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 Λυγοδέσμαν | cc | high | |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 Λυγοδέσμαν | cc | high | |
| 8 | Λυγοδέσμαν | Λυγοδέσμη | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 καλοῦσι | conj | high | Second coordinated name/object of καλοῦσι. |
| 9 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 αὐτήν | det | high | |
| 10 | αὐτήν | αὐτός | PRON | A-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 8 Λυγοδέσμαν | appos | medium | Substantival/pronominal accusative, specifying the same woman/statue; syntactically linked to the coordinated name. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 καλοῦσι | punct | high | |
| 12 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 16 εὑρέθη | mark | high | Causal ὅτι-clause. |
| 13 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 14 θάμνῳ | case | high | |
| 14 | θάμνῳ | θάμνος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 εὑρέθη | obl | high | |
| 15 | λύγων | λύγος | NOUN | N-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 14 θάμνῳ | nmod | high | Genitive plural, 'of willow branches'; exact lexical gender is somewhat variable in usage. |
| 16 | εὑρέθη | εὑρίσκω | VERB | V-API-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 1 καλοῦσι | ccomp | high | Finite verb of the causal ὅτι-clause; understood subject is the statue. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 εὑρέθη | punct | high | |
| 18 | περιειληθεῖσα | περιειλέω | VERB | V-RAP-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 22 ἐποίησε | advcl | medium | Perfect passive participle; construed circumstantially with ἡ λύγος, though its placement precedes the explicit subject. |
| 19 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 ἐποίησε | cc | high | |
| 20 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | RA-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 λύγος | det | high | |
| 21 | λύγος | λύγος | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 ἐποίησε | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐποίησε and antecedent/agreement partner of περιειληθεῖσα. |
| 22 | ἐποίησε | ποιέω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 16 εὑρέθη | conj | high | Coordinated finite verb within the explanatory sequence. |
| 23 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 ἄγαλμα | det | high | |
| 24 | ἄγαλμα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 ἐποίησε | obj | high | |
| 25 | ὀρθόν | ὀρθός | ADJ | A-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 ἐποίησε | xcomp | high | Predicative accusative complement of the object ἄγαλμα. |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 καλοῦσι | punct | high |