Grammar parses for passage 3.2.3
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τοῦτον τὸν Λαβώταν Ἡρόδοτος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῷ ἐς Κροῖσον ὑπὸ Λυκούργου τοῦ θεμένου τοὺς νόμους φησὶν ἐπιτροπευθῆναι παῖδα ὄντα·
Accusative τοῦτον τὸν Λαβώταν is the object of φησίν, with ἐπιτροπευθῆναι as its reported infinitive and παῖδα ὄντα as a predicative circumstantial participial phrase; ὑπό + genitive names the agent of ἐπιτροπευθῆναι. The two τῷ forms in the relative phrase are analyzed as article-linked modifiers of λόγῳ and ἐς Κροῖσον respectively.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτον | οὗτος | DET | δαυτός-οὗτος, Acc Masc Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 3 Λαβώταν | det | high | |
| 2 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-Acc Masc Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 Λαβώταν | det | high | |
| 3 | Λαβώταν | Λαβώτας | PROPN | N-Acc Masc Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 17 φησὶν | obj | high | Traditional Spartan personal name; lemma normalized to nominative. |
| 4 | Ἡρόδοτος | Ἡρόδοτος | PROPN | N-Nom Masc Sing | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 17 φησὶν | nsubj | high | |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | _ | 7 λόγῳ | case | high | |
| 6 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-Dat Masc Sing | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 λόγῳ | det | high | |
| 7 | λόγῳ | λόγος | NOUN | N-Dat Masc Sing | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 φησὶν | obl | high | |
| 8 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-Dat Masc Sing | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 λόγῳ | det | medium | Article introducing the substantivized/elliptical relative modifier ἐς Κροῖσον. |
| 9 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 10 Κροῖσον | case | high | |
| 10 | Κροῖσον | Κροῖσος | PROPN | N-Acc Masc Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 7 λόγῳ | nmod | medium | Contained in the elliptical relative phrase modifying λόγῳ. |
| 11 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | P | _ | 12 Λυκούργου | case | high | |
| 12 | Λυκούργου | Λυκοῦργος | PROPN | N-Gen Masc Sing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing | 18 ἐπιτροπευθῆναι | obl:agent | high | |
| 13 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-Gen Masc Sing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 θεμένου | det | high | |
| 14 | θεμένου | τίθημι | VERB | V-Part-Aor-Mid-Gen Masc Sing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 12 Λυκούργου | acl | high | Articular participle agreeing with Λυκούργου. |
| 15 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-Acc Masc Plur | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 νόμους | det | high | |
| 16 | νόμους | νόμος | NOUN | N-Acc Masc Plur | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 θεμένου | obj | high | |
| 17 | φησὶν | φημί | VERB | V- Pres Act Ind 3rd Sing | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 18 | ἐπιτροπευθῆναι | ἐπιτροπεύω | VERB | V-Inf-Aor-Pass | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 17 φησὶν | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of φησίν; understood subject is Λαβώταν. |
| 19 | παῖδα | παῖς | NOUN | N-Acc Masc Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ὄντα | xcomp | high | Predicative accusative with ὄντα. |
| 20 | ὄντα | εἰμί | AUX | V-Part-Pres-Act-Acc Masc Sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 18 ἐπιτροπευθῆναι | advcl | high | Participial phrase modifying the understood subject of ἐπιτροπευθῆναι. |
| 21 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 φησὶν | punct | high |
Λεωβώτην δέ οἱ τίθεται τὸ ὄνομα καὶ οὐ Λαβώταν.
The sentence has an impersonal/passive naming construction: Λεωβώτην is the accusative name assigned, οἱ is a dative experiencer/possessor, and τὸ ὄνομα is the nominative subject of τίθεται; Λαβώταν is coordinated as an alternative accusative name under οὐ.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Λεωβώτην | Λεωβώτης | PROPN | N- -A-S--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 τίθεται | obj | high | Accusative personal name used as the name assigned. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 τίθεται | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οἱ | οἱ | PRON | P----D3S- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 4 τίθεται | iobj | high | Dative third-person pronoun; recipient/experiencer of naming. |
| 4 | τίθεται | τίθημι | VERB | V3SPI---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Middle/passive-form naming verb; may be construed impersonally or with τὸ ὄνομα as subject. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T----NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 ὄνομα | det | high | Article agreeing with ὄνομα. |
| 6 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-----NS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 τίθεται | nsubj | medium | Likely nominative subject, ‘the name’; construction may also be analyzed as a naming predicate. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 Λαβώταν | cc | high | Coordinates the alternative name. |
| 8 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 9 Λαβώταν | advmod | high | Negates the alternative naming expression. |
| 9 | Λαβώταν | Λαβώτας | PROPN | N- -A-S--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 τίθεται | conj | high | Alternative accusative personal name coordinated with Λεωβώτην. |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 τίθεται | punct | high |