Grammar parses for passage 3.20.6
Open translation for this passage
ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ πόλισμα Ἕλος ἦν, οὗ δὴ καὶ Ὅμηρος ἐμνημόνευκεν ἐν καταλόγῳ Λακεδαιμονίων·
The syntax is straightforward overall; the main uncertainty is the exact attachment/value of the genitive relative pronoun οὗ, but it most plausibly introduces the relative clause modifying the named place.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | Case=Dat | 2 θαλάσσῃ | case | high | Preposition governing dative. |
| 2 | θαλάσσῃ | θάλασσα | NOUN | N-DSF--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἦν | obl | high | Dative governed by ἐπί; locative complement. |
| 3 | πόλισμα | πόλισμα | NOUN | N-NSN--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 ἦν | nsubj | high | Predicate subject of ἦν. |
| 4 | Ἕλος | Ἕλος | PROPN | N-NSN--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 πόλισμα | appos | medium | Apposition to πόλισμα; place name as identificatory apposition. |
| 5 | ἦν | εἰμί | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main copular verb. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἦν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 7 | οὗ | ὅς | PRON | P-NSM--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 11 ἐμνημόνευκεν | obl | high | Relative pronoun referring to Ἕλος/πόλισμα; genitive of source/place? |
| 8 | δὴ | δή | PART | G-------- | _ | 7 οὗ | advmod | medium | Postpositive particle modifying the relative pronoun/clause. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 Ὅμηρος | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 10 | Ὅμηρος | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | N-NSM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἐμνημόνευκεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐμνημόνευκεν. |
| 11 | ἐμνημόνευκεν | μιμνήσκω | VERB | V-RAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 5 ἦν | advcl | high | Relative clause modifying the main statement. |
| 12 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | Case=Dat | 13 καταλόγῳ | case | high | Preposition governing dative. |
| 13 | καταλόγῳ | κατάλογος | NOUN | N-DSM--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἐμνημόνευκεν | obl | high | Prepositional object of ἐμνημόνευκεν. |
| 14 | Λακεδαιμονίων | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | A-PGMP--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 καταλόγῳ | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of καταλόγῳ. |
| 15 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἦν | punct | high | Sentence-ending punctuation. |
τοῦτο ᾤκισε μὲν Ἕλιος νεώτατος τῶν Περσέως παίδων, Δωριεῖς δὲ παρεστήσαντο ὕστερον πολιορκίᾳ, καὶ πρῶτοί τε ἐγένοντο οὗτοι Λακεδαιμονίων δοῦλοι τοῦ κοινοῦ καὶ εἵλωτες ἐκλήθησαν πρῶτοι, καθάπερ γε καὶ ἦσαν·
The syntax is a chain of coordinated main clauses with a final comparative clause introduced by καθάπερ; several predicate nominals (δοῦλοι, εἵλωτες, πρῶτοι) are interpreted as complements of the finite verbs.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 2 ᾤκισε | obj | high | Demonstrative pronoun as object of ᾤκισε. |
| 2 | ᾤκισε | οἰκίζω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of first clause. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | D | _ | 2 ᾤκισε | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 4 | Ἕλιος | Ἥλιος | PROPN | NNP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 2 ᾤκισε | nsubj | high | Subject of ᾤκισε. |
| 5 | νεώτατος | νεώτατος | ADJ | A-NSM-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Ἕλιος | amod | medium | Predicative/appositive modifier of Ἕλιος. |
| 6 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | RA-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 8 παίδων | det | high | Article modifying παίδων. |
| 7 | Περσέως | Περσεύς | PROPN | NNP-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 παίδων | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of παίδων. |
| 8 | παίδων | παῖς | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 Ἕλιος | nmod | high | Genitive phrase dependent on Ἕλιος. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 2 ᾤκισε | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 10 | Δωριεῖς | Δωριεύς | PROPN | NNP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 παρεστήσαντο | nsubj | high | Subject of παρεστήσαντο. |
| 11 | δὲ | δέ | PART | D | _ | 12 παρεστήσαντο | discourse | high | Contrastive particle. |
| 12 | παρεστήσαντο | παριστάνω | VERB | V-AMI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 2 ᾤκισε | conj | high | Second coordinated main predicate. |
| 13 | ὕστερον | ὕστερος | ADV | D | Degree=Cmp | 12 παρεστήσαντο | advmod | high | Adverbial modifier. |
| 14 | πολιορκίᾳ | πολιορκία | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 παρεστήσαντο | obl | medium | Likely instrumental/dative phrase with παρεστήσαντο. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 παρεστήσαντο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 19 ἐγένοντο | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 17 | πρῶτοί | πρῶτος | ADJ | A-NPM-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ἐγένοντο | advmod | low | Adverbial/predicative use with ἐγένοντο; form likely stands adverbially 'first'. |
| 18 | τε | τε | PART | G | _ | 17 πρῶτοί | discourse | medium | Enclitic particle. |
| 19 | ἐγένοντο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 12 παρεστήσαντο | conj | high | Coordinated verbal predicate. |
| 20 | οὗτοι | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 19 ἐγένοντο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐγένοντο. |
| 21 | Λακεδαιμονίων | Λακεδαιμόνιος | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 δοῦλοι | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of δοῦλοι. |
| 22 | δοῦλοι | δοῦλος | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ἐγένοντο | xcomp | medium | Predicative complement with ἐγένοντο. |
| 23 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | RA-GNS | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 24 κοινοῦ | det | high | Article modifying κοινοῦ. |
| 24 | κοινοῦ | κοινός | ADJ | A-GNS | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 δοῦλοι | nmod | medium | Genitive modifier of δοῦλοι; likely 'of the public/common (fund/state)'. |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 27 ἐκλήθησαν | cc | high | Coordination. |
| 26 | εἵλωτες | εἵλωτες | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 ἐκλήθησαν | xcomp | medium | Second predicative complement; morphology of noun/name is somewhat uncertain. |
| 27 | ἐκλήθησαν | καλέω | VERB | V-AIP-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 19 ἐγένοντο | conj | high | Coordinated passive verb. |
| 28 | πρῶτοι | πρῶτος | ADJ | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 ἐκλήθησαν | xcomp | medium | Predicative complement with ἐκλήθησαν. |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἐκλήθησαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 30 | καθάπερ | καθάπερ | SCONJ | C | _ | 33 ἦσαν | mark | high | Comparative subordinator. |
| 31 | γε | γε | PART | G | _ | 30 καθάπερ | discourse | medium | Emphatic particle. |
| 32 | καὶ | καί | PART | G | _ | 30 καθάπερ | advmod | medium | Focus/additive particle within comparative clause. |
| 33 | ἦσαν | εἰμί | AUX | V-IAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 27 ἐκλήθησαν | advcl | medium | Comparative clause dependent on ἐκλήθησαν. |
| 34 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 2 ᾤκισε | punct | high | Punctuation. |