Grammar parses for passage 4.2.1
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πυθέσθαι δὲ σπουδῇ πάνυ ἐθελήσας, οἵ τινες παῖδες Πολυκάονι ἐγένοντο ἐκ Μεσσήνης, ἐπελεξάμην τάς τε Ἠοίας καλουμένας καὶ τὰ ἔπη τὰ Ναυπάκτια, πρὸς δὲ αὐτοῖς ὁπόσα Κιναίθων καὶ Ἄσιος ἐγενεαλόγησαν.
The main predicate ἐπελεξάμην governs an infinitival content phrase πυθέσθαι ... and coordinates the selected works; the opening relative/content syntax around οἵ ... ἐγένοντο is somewhat compressed and annotated conservatively.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πυθέσθαι | πυνθάνομαι | VERB | V--AMN---- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 15 ἐπελεξάμην | xcomp | high | Aorist middle infinitive dependent on ἐπελεξάμην. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 ἐπελεξάμην | cc | high | |
| 3 | σπουδῇ | σπουδή | NOUN | N--DSF--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἐθελήσας | obl | high | Dative of manner. |
| 4 | πάνυ | πάνυ | ADV | ADV | _ | 5 ἐθελήσας | advmod | high | |
| 5 | ἐθελήσας | ἐθέλω | VERB | V-AAPMSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 15 ἐπελεξάμην | advcl | high | Concessive or circumstantial participle with first-person subject. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐθελήσας | punct | high | |
| 7 | οἵ | ὅς | PRON | P-R-NPM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 ἐγένοντο | nsubj | medium | Relative pronoun introducing the content queried; attraction/irregular agreement is possible. |
| 8 | τινες | τις | PRON | P--NPM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 παῖδες | det | high | Indefinite modifier of παῖδες. |
| 9 | παῖδες | παῖς | NOUN | N-NPM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 ἐγένοντο | nsubj | high | |
| 10 | Πολυκάονι | Πολυκάων | PROPN | Ne-DSM--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἐγένοντο | iobj | high | Dative with ἐγένοντο, indicating parentage/association. |
| 11 | ἐγένοντο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2AMI3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 1 πυθέσθαι | ccomp | medium | Content clause under πυθέσθαι; relative οἵ may function as its subject. |
| 12 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 13 Μεσσήνης | case | high | |
| 13 | Μεσσήνης | Μεσσήνη | PROPN | Ne-GSF--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἐγένοντο | obl | high | Source/maternal-origin phrase. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐγένοντο | punct | high | |
| 15 | ἐπελεξάμην | ἐπιλέγομαι | VERB | V-A-MI1S--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb: I selected/read through. |
| 16 | τάς | ὁ | DET | T--APF--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 18 Ἠοίας | det | high | |
| 17 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 ἐπελεξάμην | cc | high | First member of τε ... καί coordination. |
| 18 | Ἠοίας | Ἠοῖαι | NOUN | N-APF--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 15 ἐπελεξάμην | obj | high | Title/name of a poetic work. |
| 19 | καλουμένας | καλέω | VERB | V-PPPF-AP | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 18 Ἠοίας | acl | high | Participial modifier: so-called. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 ἔπη | cc | high | Coordinates the two objects. |
| 21 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T--APN--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 ἔπη | det | high | |
| 22 | ἔπη | ἔπος | NOUN | N-APN--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 15 ἐπελεξάμην | obj | high | |
| 23 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T--APN--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 24 Ναυπάκτια | det | high | |
| 24 | Ναυπάκτια | Ναυπάκτια | PROPN | Ne-APN--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 ἔπη | appos | high | Title of the epic work. |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 22 ἔπη | punct | high | |
| 26 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | PREP | _ | 28 αὐτοῖς | case | high | |
| 27 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 ἐπελεξάμην | cc | high | |
| 28 | αὐτοῖς | αὐτός | PRON | P--DPN--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 29 ὁπόσα | obl | medium | πρός with dative: in addition to these. |
| 29 | ὁπόσα | ὁπόσος | PRON | P--APN--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 33 ἐγενεαλόγησαν | obj | medium | Free relative/quantificational object: as many things as. |
| 30 | Κιναίθων | Κιναίθων | PROPN | Ne-NSM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 33 ἐγενεαλόγησαν | nsubj | high | |
| 31 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 32 Ἄσιος | cc | high | |
| 32 | Ἄσιος | Ἄσιος | PROPN | Ne-NSM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 Κιναίθων | conj | high | |
| 33 | ἐγενεαλόγησαν | γενεαλογέω | VERB | V-AAI3P--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 29 ὁπόσα | acl:relcl | medium | Relative clause modifying ὁπόσα; coordinated subject Κιναίθων καὶ Ἄσιος. |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἐπελεξάμην | punct | high |
οὐ μὴν ἔς γε ταῦτα ἦν σφισιν οὐδὲν πεποιημένον, ἀλλὰ Ὕλλου μὲν τοῦ Ἡρακλέους θυγατρὶ Εὐαίχμῃ συνοικῆσαι Πολυκάονα υἱὸν Βούτου λεγούσας τὰς μεγάλας οἶδα Ἠοίας, τὰ δὲ ἐς τὸν Μεσσήνης ἄνδρα καὶ τὰ ἐς αὐτὴν Μεσσήνην παρεῖταί σφισι.
The first clause means that nothing had been done for these matters; the ἀλλά-clause supplies the evidence. λεγούσας agrees with τὰς μεγάλας Ἠοίας, while συνοικῆσαι is an infinitive dependent on οἶδα. The final παρεῖται is impersonal/passive in sense: the material concerning Messenes husband and Messenē herself is omitted for them.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 6 ἦν | advmod | high | |
| 2 | μὴν | μήν | PART | D-------- | _ | 6 ἦν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | ἔς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 5 ταῦτα | case | high | Epic/orthographic form of εἰς. |
| 4 | γε | γε | PART | D-------- | _ | 5 ταῦτα | advmod | high | |
| 5 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | PD----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 9 πεποιημένον | obl | high | |
| 6 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V3SIA---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 7 | σφισιν | σφεῖς | PRON | PD----DP- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 9 πεποιημένον | obl | high | Third-person plural personal pronoun, dative. |
| 8 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | PRON | PI----AN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 9 πεποιημένον | nsubj:pass | medium | Neuter substantive; syntactically the nominative-like subject of πεποιημένον in the impersonal construction. |
| 9 | πεποιημένον | ποιέω | VERB | V--RPN-S- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perfect|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 6 ἦν | xcomp | medium | Perfect passive participle with εἶναι/ἦν; nominally agrees with οὐδέν. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | |
| 11 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 39 παρεῖταί | cc | high | |
| 12 | Ὕλλου | Ὕλλος | PROPN | Ne----GS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Proper=Yes | 16 θυγατρὶ | nmod | high | |
| 13 | μὲν | μέν | PART | D-------- | _ | 39 παρεῖταί | discourse | high | Correlative μέν; δέ follows at token 29. |
| 14 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T----GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 15 Ἡρακλέους | det | high | |
| 15 | Ἡρακλέους | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | Ne----GS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Proper=Yes | 12 Ὕλλου | nmod | high | Patronymic genitive: Hyllus, son of Heracles. |
| 16 | θυγατρὶ | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | Nc----DS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 συνοικῆσαι | obl | high | Dative with συνοικέω. |
| 17 | Εὐαίχμῃ | Εὐαίχμη | PROPN | Ne----DS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Proper=Yes | 16 θυγατρὶ | appos | high | |
| 18 | συνοικῆσαι | συνοικέω | VERB | V--ANA--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 25 οἶδα | ccomp | high | |
| 19 | Πολυκάονα | Πολυκάων | PROPN | Ne----AS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Proper=Yes | 18 συνοικῆσαι | obj | high | |
| 20 | υἱὸν | υἱός | NOUN | Nc----AS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 Πολυκάονα | appos | high | |
| 21 | Βούτου | Βούτης | PROPN | Ne----GS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Proper=Yes | 20 υἱὸν | nmod | high | Patronymic genitive. |
| 22 | λεγούσας | λέγω | VERB | V--PPAFA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 26 Ἠοίας | acl | high | Agrees with τὰς μεγάλας Ἠοίας. |
| 23 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T----APA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 26 Ἠοίας | det | high | |
| 24 | μεγάλας | μέγας | ADJ | A----APA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 26 Ἠοίας | amod | high | |
| 25 | οἶδα | οἶδα | VERB | V1SRA---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 39 παρεῖταί | ccomp | high | Perfect-form verb with present meaning. |
| 26 | Ἠοίας | Ἠοῖαι | PROPN | Ne----APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Proper=Yes | 25 οἶδα | obj | high | The Hesiodic genealogical poems, treated as a feminine plural title. |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 οἶδα | punct | high | |
| 28 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T----NPN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 39 παρεῖταί | nsubj | high | Substantivized article, with omitted material understood. |
| 29 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 39 παρεῖταί | cc | high | Correlative with μέν at token 13. |
| 30 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 31 τὸν | case | high | |
| 31 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T----ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 33 ἄνδρα | det | high | |
| 32 | Μεσσήνης | Μεσσήνη | PROPN | Ne----GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Proper=Yes | 33 ἄνδρα | nmod | high | Possessive genitive. |
| 33 | ἄνδρα | ἀνήρ | NOUN | Nc----AS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 τὰ | nmod | high | Substantivized τὰ ἐς ... ἄνδρα: matters concerning the husband. |
| 34 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 35 τὰ | cc | high | |
| 35 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T----NPN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 28 τὰ | conj | high | Second coordinated substantivized article. |
| 36 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 37 αὐτὴν | case | high | |
| 37 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | P-----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 38 Μεσσήνην | det | high | Intensive/personal pronoun used attributively with Μεσσήνην. |
| 38 | Μεσσήνην | Μεσσήνη | PROPN | Ne----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Proper=Yes | 35 τὰ | nmod | high | |
| 39 | παρεῖταί | παρίημι | VERB | V3SPI---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Impersonal/passive sense ‘is passed over/omitted’; coordinates with the preceding οὐδέν clause. |
| 40 | σφισι | σφεῖς | PRON | PD----DP- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 39 παρεῖταί | obl | high | Dative of reference. |
| 41 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 39 παρεῖταί | punct | high |