Grammar parses for passage 4.24.2
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Δαμαγήτῳ δὲ Ῥοδίῳ βασιλεύοντι ἐν Ἰαλυσῷ, τότε δὲ ἥκοντι παρὰ τὸν Ἀπόλλωνα καὶ ἐρωτῶντι ὁπόθεν ἀγαγέσθαι χρὴ γυναῖκα, ἔχρησεν ἡ Πυθία θυγατέρα ἀνδρὸς τῶν Ἑλλήνων τοῦ ἀρίστου λαβεῖν.
The syntax is a participial frame around Δαμαγήτῳ with a main oracle clause ἔχρησεν; the infinitival content is somewhat elliptical, and χρή/ἔχρησεν may be construed in a modal-oracular chain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Δαμαγήτῳ | Δαμαγήτης | PROPN | Neut? | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 βασιλεύοντι | nsubj | medium | Dative of reference with participle; name form slightly uncertain. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | Pt | _ | 4 βασιλεύοντι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Ῥοδίῳ | Ῥόδιος | ADJ | A---Dat-Sg-Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Δαμαγήτῳ | amod | high | Ethnic adjective modifying Δαμαγήτῳ. |
| 4 | βασιλεύοντι | βασιλεύω | VERB | PAP--Dat-Sg-Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 Δαμαγήτῳ | acl | high | Participle agreeing with Δαμαγήτῳ. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R | _ | 6 Ἰαλυσῷ | case | high | |
| 6 | Ἰαλυσῷ | Ἰάλυσος | PROPN | Neut? | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 βασιλεύοντι | obl | high | Locative complement of βασιλεύοντι. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 βασιλεύοντι | punct | high | |
| 8 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D | _ | 10 ἥκοντι | advmod | high | |
| 9 | δὲ | δέ | PART | Pt | _ | 10 ἥκοντι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 10 | ἥκοντι | ἥκω | VERB | PAP--Dat-Sg-Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 Δαμαγήτῳ | conj | high | Second participle agreeing with Δαμαγήτῳ. |
| 11 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | R | _ | 13 Ἀπόλλωνα | case | high | |
| 12 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RA--Acc-Sg-Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 13 Ἀπόλλωνα | det | high | |
| 13 | Ἀπόλλωνα | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | Neut? | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἥκοντι | obl | high | Object of παρὰ. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 15 ἐρωτῶντι | cc | high | |
| 15 | ἐρωτῶντι | ἐρωτάω | VERB | PAP--Dat-Sg-Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 Δαμαγήτῳ | conj | high | Participial coordination with ἥκοντι. |
| 16 | ὁπόθεν | ὅθεν | ADV | G | _ | 17 ἀγαγέσθαι | advmod | medium | Interrogative adverb modifying infinitive phrase. |
| 17 | ἀγαγέσθαι | ἄγω | VERB | AONM | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 18 χρὴ | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of χρὴ. |
| 18 | χρὴ | χρή | VERB | V3SPIA | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 21 ἔχρησεν | advcl | low | Impersonal χρή; syntactic attachment uncertain, but functioning as modal predicate governing infinitive. |
| 19 | γυναῖκα | γυνή | NOUN | N--Acc-Sg-Fem | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 λαβεῖν | obj | high | Object of λαβεῖν. |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 18 χρὴ | punct | high | |
| 21 | ἔχρησεν | χράω | VERB | VAAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb 'gave an oracle'. |
| 22 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | RA--Nom-Sg-Fem | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 23 Πυθία | det | high | |
| 23 | Πυθία | Πυθία | NOUN | N--Nom-Sg-Fem | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 ἔχρησεν | nsubj | high | |
| 24 | θυγατέρα | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N--Acc-Sg-Fem | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 λαβεῖν | obj | medium | Likely object of λαβεῖν in the oracle quotation. |
| 25 | ἀνδρὸς | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N--Gen-Sg-Masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 θυγατέρα | nmod | high | |
| 26 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | RA--Gen-Pl-Masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 27 Ἑλλήνων | det | high | |
| 27 | Ἑλλήνων | Ἕλλην | NOUN | N--Gen-Pl-Masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 25 ἀνδρὸς | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἀνδρός. |
| 28 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | RA--Gen-Sg-Masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 ἀρίστου | det | high | |
| 29 | ἀρίστου | ἀγαθός | ADJ | A---Gen-Sg-Masc | Case=Gen|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ἀνδρὸς | amod | high | Superlative adjective modifying ἀνδρός. |
| 30 | λαβεῖν | λαμβάνω | VERB | AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 18 χρὴ | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement after χρή; object includes θυγατέρα/gυναῖκα. |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 ἔχρησεν | punct | high |
ὁ δὲ---ἦν γὰρ καὶ τρίτη τῷ Ἀριστομένει θυγάτηρ--- γαμεῖ ταύτην, Ἑλλήνων τῶν τότε ἐκεῖνον μακρῷ δή τινι ἄριστον νομίζων.
The parenthetical ἦν γὰρ ... θυγάτηρ is syntactically compressed; I treated θυγάτηρ as the main clause subject and also as predicate noun in the embedded copular remark.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 θυγάτηρ | det | high | Article with implied referent; functions with 12 as subject nominal. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | g-------- | _ | 16 γαμεῖ | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | Dash marking parenthetical omission. |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | Dash marking parenthetical omission. |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | Dash marking parenthetical omission. |
| 6 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | v3siia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 12 θυγάτηρ | cop | high | Copula in parenthetical clause. |
| 7 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | g-------- | _ | 6 ἦν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 9 τρίτη | cc | high | Links 'τρίτη' with implied adverbial force. |
| 9 | τρίτη | τρίτος | ADJ | a-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 θυγάτηρ | amod | high | Predicative adjective modifying θυγάτηρ. |
| 10 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | l-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Ἀριστομένει | det | high | Article with proper name. |
| 11 | Ἀριστομένει | Ἀριστομένης | PROPN | n-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 θυγάτηρ | nmod | high | Dative possessor/genitive-like dependency with θυγάτηρ. |
| 12 | θυγάτηρ | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | n-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 γαμεῖ | nsubj | high | Subject of γαμεῖ; also predicate nominal in parenthetical ἦν-clause. |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 γαμεῖ | punct | high | Dash marking parenthetical omission. |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 γαμεῖ | punct | high | Dash marking parenthetical omission. |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 γαμεῖ | punct | high | Dash marking parenthetical omission. |
| 16 | γαμεῖ | γαμέω | VERB | v3spia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 17 | ταύτην | οὗτος | PRON | p-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 16 γαμεῖ | obj | high | Direct object of γαμεῖ. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 γαμεῖ | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 19 | Ἑλλήνων | Ἕλλην | NOUN | n-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 ἄριστον | nmod | medium | Likely genitive with ἄριστον/τινι; syntax somewhat compressed. |
| 20 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | l-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 19 Ἑλλήνων | det | high | Article modifying Ἑλλήνων. |
| 21 | τότε | τότε | ADV | d-------- | _ | 22 ἐκεῖνον | advmod | high | Adverb modifying ἐκεῖνον. |
| 22 | ἐκεῖνον | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | p-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 27 νομίζων | obj | medium | Object of νομιζών: 'thinking him...' |
| 23 | μακρῷ | μακρός | ADJ | a-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 τινι | amod | medium | Likely adverbial dative with τινι. |
| 24 | δή | δή | PART | g-------- | _ | 25 τινι | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 25 | τινι | τις | PRON | p-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 26 ἄριστον | obl | medium | Indefinite dative; attached to ἄριστον. |
| 26 | ἄριστον | ἄριστος | ADJ | a-s---na- | Case=Acc|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 27 νομίζων | xcomp | high | Predicative complement within participial phrase. |
| 27 | νομίζων | νομίζω | VERB | v-sppamn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 16 γαμεῖ | advcl | high | Conjoined participial circumstance modifying γαμεῖ. |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 γαμεῖ | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |