Grammar parses for passage 3.25.6
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Ὅμηρος δὲ--- πρῶτος γὰρ ἐκάλεσεν Ἅιδου κύνα ὅντινα Ἡρακλῆς ἦγεν ---οὔτε ὄνομα ἔθετο οὐδὲν οὔτε συνέπλασεν ἐς τὸ εἶδος ὥσπερ ἐπὶ τῇ Χιμαίρᾳ·
Ὅμηρος is the matrix subject; the parenthetical γὰρ clause explains that he first called the hound of Hades the one Heracles led. The coordinated οὔτε...οὔτε predicates take Ὅμηρος as subject; ἐς τὸ εἶδος and ἐπὶ τῇ Χιμαίρᾳ are idiomatic complements. Dash tokens are treated as punctuation delimiting the parenthesis.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ὅμηρος | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | N--MSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 συνέπλασεν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 22 συνέπλασεν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | ---------- | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Opening dash of parenthesis. |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | ---------- | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Opening dash of parenthesis. |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | ---------- | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Opening dash of parenthesis. |
| 6 | πρῶτος | πρῶτος | ADJ | A--MSN | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | advmod | high | Predicative/adverbial ‘first’ with understood subject Ὅμηρος. |
| 7 | γὰρ | γάρ | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | mark | high | Causal/explanatory subordinator. |
| 8 | ἐκάλεσεν | καλέω | VERB | V---AAI--3S | Aspect=Perf|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 22 συνέπλασεν | parataxis | medium | Parenthetical explanatory clause coordinated loosely with the matrix. |
| 9 | Ἅιδου | ᾍδης | PROPN | N--MSG | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 κύνα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on κύνα. |
| 10 | κύνα | κύων | NOUN | N--MAS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | obj | high | |
| 11 | ὅντινα | ὅστις | PRON | P--MAS-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 13 ἦγεν | obj | high | Relative pronoun referring to κύνα. |
| 12 | Ἡρακλῆς | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N--MSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ἦγεν | nsubj | high | |
| 13 | ἦγεν | ἄγω | VERB | V---IAI--3S | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 10 κύνα | acl:relcl | high | Relative clause modifying κύνα. |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | ---------- | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Closing dash of parenthesis. |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | ---------- | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Closing dash of parenthesis. |
| 16 | - | - | PUNCT | ---------- | _ | 8 ἐκάλεσεν | punct | high | Closing dash of parenthesis. |
| 17 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 19 ἔθετο | cc | high | First member of οὔτε...οὔτε coordination. |
| 18 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N--NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 ἔθετο | obj | high | |
| 19 | ἔθετο | τίθημι | VERB | V---AMI--3S | Aspect=Aor|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 22 συνέπλασεν | conj | high | First coordinated predicate; οὐδὲν modifies ὄνομα. |
| 20 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | PRON | P--NSN-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 18 ὄνομα | det | high | Indefinite negative determiner: ‘no name’. |
| 21 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 22 συνέπλασεν | cc | high | Second member of οὔτε...οὔτε coordination. |
| 22 | συνέπλασεν | συμπλάσσω | VERB | V---AAI--3S | Aspect=Aor|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Matrix predicate; subject Ὅμηρος is shared with ἔθετο. |
| 23 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 25 εἶδος | case | high | |
| 24 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L--NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 εἶδος | det | high | |
| 25 | εἶδος | εἶδος | NOUN | N--ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 συνέπλασεν | obl | high | Object/domain of συνέπλασεν with ἐς. |
| 26 | ὥσπερ | ὥσπερ | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 22 συνέπλασεν | advmod | medium | Comparative subordinator introducing an elliptical comparison. |
| 27 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 29 Χιμαίρᾳ | case | high | With dative. |
| 28 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | L--DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 Χιμαίρᾳ | det | high | |
| 29 | Χιμαίρᾳ | Χίμαιρα | PROPN | N--DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 συνέπλασεν | obl | high | Dative complement of ἐπί in the comparative phrase. |
| 30 | · | · | PUNCT | ---------- | _ | 22 συνέπλασεν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
οἱ δὲ ὕστερον Κέρβερον ὄνομα ἐποίησαν καὶ κυνὶ τἄλλα εἰκάζοντες κεφαλὰς τρεῖς φασιν ἔχειν αὐτὸν, οὐδέν τι μᾶλλον Ὁμήρου κύνα τὸν ἀνθρώπῳ σύντροφον εἰρηκότος ἢ εἰ δράκοντα ὄντα ἐκάλεσεν Ἅιδου κύνα.
The clause οὐδέν τι μᾶλλον ... ἢ ... expresses that the later interpretation is no more justified than an alternative reading of Homer; the participle εἰρηκότος is analyzed as a genitive participle with Ὁμήρου as its understood subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | article-nom-masc-pl | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ἐποίησαν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | conj | _ | 6 ἐποίησαν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ὕστερον | ὕστερον | ADV | adverb-acc-neut-sing | Degree=Pos | 6 ἐποίησαν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 4 | Κέρβερον | Κέρβερος | PROPN | proper-acc-masc-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐποίησαν | obj | high | |
| 5 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | noun-acc-neut-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 ἐποίησαν | obj | medium | Predicative/resultative object with ἐποίησαν. |
| 6 | ἐποίησαν | ποιέω | VERB | verb-aor-act-ind-3pl | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | conj | _ | 10 εἰκάζοντες | cc | high | |
| 8 | κυνὶ | κύων | NOUN | noun-dat-masc-sing | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 εἰκάζοντες | obl | medium | Dative of comparison/likeness. |
| 9 | τἄλλα | ὁ ἄλλος | PRON | pron-acc-neut-pl | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 εἰκάζοντες | obj | medium | Crasis for τὰ ἄλλα. |
| 10 | εἰκάζοντες | εἰκάζω | VERB | verb-pres-act-part-nom-masc-pl | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 13 φασιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle, sharing subject with φασιν. |
| 11 | κεφαλὰς | κεφαλή | NOUN | noun-acc-fem-pl | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 14 ἔχειν | obj | high | |
| 12 | τρεῖς | τρεῖς | NUM | num-acc-fem-pl | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 11 κεφαλὰς | nummod | high | |
| 13 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | verb-pres-act-ind-3pl | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 6 ἐποίησαν | conj | high | |
| 14 | ἔχειν | ἔχω | VERB | verb-pres-act-inf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 13 φασιν | xcomp | high | |
| 15 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | pron-acc-masc-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἔχειν | obj | high | Accusative subject of infinitive. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 φασιν | punct | high | |
| 17 | οὐδέν | οὐδείς | PRON | pron-acc-neut-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 μᾶλλον | advmod | medium | Adverbial accusative meaning 'not at all'. |
| 18 | τι | τις | PART | indef-part | _ | 17 οὐδέν | advmod | medium | Enclitic intensifying οὐδέν. |
| 19 | μᾶλλον | μᾶλλον | ADV | adverb-comp | Degree=Cmp | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | advmod | high | |
| 20 | Ὁμήρου | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | proper-gen-masc-sing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 εἰρηκότος | nsubj | medium | Genitive subject of the participle εἰρηκότος. |
| 21 | κύνα | κύων | NOUN | noun-acc-masc-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 εἰρηκότος | obj | high | Object of εἰρηκότος. |
| 22 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | article-acc-masc-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 σύντροφον | det | high | |
| 23 | ἀνθρώπῳ | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | noun-dat-masc-sing | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 σύντροφον | obl | high | Dative with σύντροφος. |
| 24 | σύντροφον | σύντροφος | ADJ | adj-acc-masc-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 κύνα | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying κύνα. |
| 25 | εἰρηκότος | λέγω | VERB | verb-perf-act-part-gen-masc-sing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | advcl | medium | Genitive absolute-like/parenthetical participial construction; lemma may also be εἴρω in lexical analyses. |
| 26 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | conj | _ | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | cc | high | Introduces alternative comparison. |
| 27 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | subordinator | _ | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | mark | high | Introduces conditional alternative. |
| 28 | δράκοντα | δράκων | NOUN | noun-acc-masc-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 ὄντα | xcomp | high | Predicative accusative with ὄντα. |
| 29 | ὄντα | εἰμί | AUX | verb-pres-act-part-acc-masc-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | advcl | high | Participial predicate with implied/object referent κύνα. |
| 30 | ἐκάλεσεν | καλέω | VERB | verb-aor-act-ind-3sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 19 μᾶλλον | ccomp | high | Finite verb in the alternative clause. |
| 31 | Ἅιδου | Ἅιδης | PROPN | proper-gen-masc-sing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 32 κύνα | nmod | high | |
| 32 | κύνα | κύων | NOUN | noun-acc-masc-sing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 ἐκάλεσεν | obj | high | |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐποίησαν | punct | high |