Grammar parses for passage 4.24.2
Open translation for this passage
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 datives Δαμαγήτῳ, βασιλεύοντι, ἥκοντι, and ἐρωτῶντι form a circumstantial participial frame for ἔχρησεν; χρὴ governs ἀγαγέσθαι, while λαβεῖν is the oracle's content infinitive.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Δαμαγήτῳ | Δαμαγήτος | PROPN | N--DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 ἔχρησεν | iobj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 ἔχρησεν | cc | high | |
| 3 | Ῥοδίῳ | Ῥόδιος | ADJ | A--DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Δαμαγήτῳ | amod | high | Ethnic adjective used substantivally/with personal name. |
| 4 | βασιλεύοντι | βασιλεύω | VERB | V-PAP-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 Δαμαγήτῳ | acl | high | Circumstantial participle agreeing with Δαμαγήτῳ. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 6 Ἰαλυσῷ | case | high | |
| 6 | Ἰαλυσῷ | Ἰάλυσος | PROPN | N--DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 βασιλεύοντι | obl | high | |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 ἔχρησεν | punct | high | |
| 8 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D-------- | _ | 10 ἥκοντι | advmod | high | |
| 9 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 ἥκοντι | cc | high | |
| 10 | ἥκοντι | ἥκω | VERB | V-PAP-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 Δαμαγήτῳ | conj | high | Coordinated/circumstantial participle agreeing with Δαμαγήτῳ. |
| 11 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 13 Ἀπόλλωνα | case | high | |
| 12 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T--ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 Ἀπόλλωνα | det | high | |
| 13 | Ἀπόλλωνα | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | N--ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἥκοντι | obl | high | |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 15 ἐρωτῶντι | cc | high | |
| 15 | ἐρωτῶντι | ἐρωτάω | VERB | V-PAP-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 ἥκοντι | conj | high | Coordinated with ἥκοντι; subject is the understood king. |
| 16 | ὁπόθεν | ὁπόθεν | ADV | D-------- | _ | 17 ἀγαγέσθαι | advmod | high | Indirect interrogative adverb. |
| 17 | ἀγαγέσθαι | ἄγω | VERB | V-ANM---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 18 χρὴ | xcomp | high | Infinitive governed by χρὴ. |
| 18 | χρὴ | χρή | VERB | V-PIA-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 15 ἐρωτῶντι | ccomp | medium | Impersonal verb within the content of ἐρωτῶντι. |
| 19 | γυναῖκα | γυνή | NOUN | N--ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 λαβεῖν | obj | high | Subject/object ambiguity resolved as object of λαβεῖν. |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 ἔχρησεν | punct | high | |
| 21 | ἔχρησεν | χράω | VERB | V-AAI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 22 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T--NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 Πυθία | det | high | |
| 23 | Πυθία | Πυθία | PROPN | N--NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 ἔχρησεν | nsubj | high | |
| 24 | θυγατέρα | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N--ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 λαβεῖν | obj | high | Accusative object of λαβεῖν in the oracle's infinitival content. |
| 25 | ἀνδρὸς | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N--GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 θυγατέρα | nmod | high | |
| 26 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T--GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 Ἑλλήνων | det | high | |
| 27 | Ἑλλήνων | Ἕλλην | PROPN | N--GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 25 ἀνδρὸς | nmod | high | Genitive plural ethnic name. |
| 28 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T--GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 ἀρίστου | det | high | |
| 29 | ἀρίστου | ἄριστος | ADJ | A--GSM-S | Case=Gen|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ἀνδρὸς | amod | high | Superlative adjective substantivally modifying ἀνδρός. |
| 30 | λαβεῖν | λαμβάνω | VERB | V-2AN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 21 ἔχρησεν | ccomp | high | Infinitive expressing the content of the oracle. |
| 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 dash-delimited clause is a parenthetical copular clause: τρίτη θυγάτηρ is the predicate nominal, with τῷ Ἀριστομένει as dative possessor. In the main clause γαμεῖ is coordinated after δέ; νομίζων is a circumstantial participle whose object is ἐκεῖνον and whose genitive modifier Ἑλλήνων τῶν τότε is partitive/relative to the superlative ἄριστον.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | RA.NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 γαμεῖ | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 16 γαμεῖ | cc | high | |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | Dash opening parenthetical clause. |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | Dash opening parenthetical clause. |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | Dash opening parenthetical clause. |
| 6 | ἦν | εἰμί | VERB | V3SIAI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 16 γαμεῖ | parataxis | high | Parenthetical copular clause. |
| 7 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 ἦν | mark | high | |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 τρίτη | advmod | high | |
| 9 | τρίτη | τρίτος | ADJ | A--NSF | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 θυγάτηρ | amod | high | Predicate adjective with omitted/copular complement. |
| 10 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | RA.DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Ἀριστομένει | det | high | |
| 11 | Ἀριστομένει | Ἀριστομένης | PROPN | Ne.DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 θυγάτηρ | nmod | high | Dative of possession. |
| 12 | θυγάτηρ | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N--NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἦν | nsubj | high | Subject/predicate nominal of ἦν; τρίτη agrees with it. |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | Dash closing parenthetical clause. |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | Dash closing parenthetical clause. |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | punct | high | Dash closing parenthetical clause. |
| 16 | γαμεῖ | γαμέω | VERB | V3SPAI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 17 | ταύτην | οὗτος | PRON | RD.AASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 16 γαμεῖ | obj | high | |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 νομίζων | punct | high | |
| 19 | Ἑλλήνων | Ἕλλην | NOUN | N--GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 ἄριστον | nmod | medium | Partitive genitive with ἄριστον. |
| 20 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | RA.GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 21 τότε | det | high | |
| 21 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D-------- | _ | 19 Ἑλλήνων | advmod | high | Adverbial τότε within the genitive group. |
| 22 | ἐκεῖνον | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | RD.AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 27 νομίζων | obj | high | Object of νομίζων. |
| 23 | μακρῷ | μακρός | ADJ | A--DSM | Case=Dat|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 δή | amod | medium | Dative form in the idiom μακρῷ δή τινι; exact semantic scope is somewhat uncertain. |
| 24 | δή | δή | PART | Q-------- | _ | 25 τινι | advmod | medium | Emphatic particle within the idiomatic phrase. |
| 25 | τινι | τις | PRON | PX.DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 27 νομίζων | obl | medium | Dative of degree/extent with ἄριστον; the phrase is idiomatic. |
| 26 | ἄριστον | ἄριστος | ADJ | A--ASM | Case=Acc|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 ἐκεῖνον | xcomp | medium | Predicative complement of ἐκεῖνον under νομίζων. |
| 27 | νομίζων | νομίζω | VERB | V-PAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Ptc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 16 γαμεῖ | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle, agreeing with the understood subject of γαμεῖ. |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 γαμεῖ | punct | high |
Ἀριστομένης δὲ ἐς μὲν τὴν Ῥόδον ἀφίκετο σὺν τῇ θυγατρί, ἐκεῖθεν δὲ ἔς τε Σάρδεις ἐνενόει παρὰ Ἄρδυν τὸν Γύγου καὶ ἐς Ἐκβάτανα τὰ Μηδικὰ ἀναβῆναι παρὰ τὸν βασιλέα Φραόρτην·
The second clause coordinates ἐνενόει with the first finite verb; its object is the aorist infinitive ἀναβῆναι, with coordinated destinations Σάρδεις and Ἐκβάτανα and two παρά phrases specifying the rulers visited.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἀριστομένης | Ἀριστομένης | PROPN | Neus-A1-Nom-Sg-M | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἀφίκετο | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 7 ἀφίκετο | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | Prep | _ | 6 Ῥόδον | case | high | |
| 4 | μὲν | μέν | PART | Part | _ | 7 ἀφίκετο | discourse | high | Correlative with δὲ at token 13. |
| 5 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | Art-Af-NomAcc-Sg-F | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 Ῥόδον | det | high | |
| 6 | Ῥόδον | Ῥόδος | PROPN | Noun-Af-NomAcc-Sg-F | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἀφίκετο | obl | high | Goal with εἰς. |
| 7 | ἀφίκετο | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V-2Aor-Med-Ind-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | σὺν | σύν | ADP | Prep | _ | 10 θυγατρί | case | high | |
| 9 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | Art-Dat-Sg-F | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 θυγατρί | det | high | |
| 10 | θυγατρί | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | Noun-Af-Dat-Sg-F | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἀφίκετο | obl | high | Comitative phrase. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἀφίκετο | punct | high | |
| 12 | ἐκεῖθεν | ἐκεῖθεν | ADV | Adv | _ | 17 ἐνενόει | advmod | high | Source adverb, ‘from there’. |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 17 ἐνενόει | cc | high | Pairs with μὲν at token 4. |
| 14 | ἔς | εἰς | ADP | Prep | _ | 16 Σάρδεις | case | high | |
| 15 | τε | τε | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 17 ἐνενόει | cc | high | First member of τε ... καὶ coordination. |
| 16 | Σάρδεις | Σάρδεις | PROPN | Noun-Af-NomAcc-Pl-F | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 17 ἐνενόει | obl | high | Goal with εἰς. |
| 17 | ἐνενόει | ἐννοέω | VERB | V-Imp-Ac-Ind-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 7 ἀφίκετο | conj | high | Coordinated finite verb after δέ. |
| 18 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | Prep | _ | 19 Ἄρδυν | case | high | With accusative, destination/person visited. |
| 19 | Ἄρδυν | Ἄρδυς | PROPN | Noun-Ac-Sg-M | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ἐνενόει | obl | high | Proper name in accusative after παρά. |
| 20 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | Art-Ac-Sg-M | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 Γύγου | det | high | |
| 21 | Γύγου | Γύγης | PROPN | Noun-Gn-Sg-M | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 Ἄρδυν | nmod | high | Patronymic/genitival identification: Ardyn, son/descendant of Gyges. |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 27 ἀναβῆναι | cc | high | Coordinates the two infinitival destinations. |
| 23 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | Prep | _ | 24 Ἐκβάτανα | case | high | |
| 24 | Ἐκβάτανα | Ἐκβάτανα | PROPN | Noun-Af-NomAcc-Pl-N | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 27 ἀναβῆναι | obl | high | Goal with εἰς. |
| 25 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | Art-Af-NomAcc-Pl-N | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 26 Μηδικὰ | det | high | |
| 26 | Μηδικὰ | Μηδικός | ADJ | Adj-Af-NomAcc-Pl-N | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 24 Ἐκβάτανα | amod | high | Adjectival epithet agreeing with Ἐκβάτανα. |
| 27 | ἀναβῆναι | ἀναβαίνω | VERB | V-2Aor-Act-Inf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 17 ἐνενόει | xcomp | high | Infinitive governed by ἐνενόει. |
| 28 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | Prep | _ | 30 βασιλέα | case | high | With accusative, toward/to the king. |
| 29 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | Art-Ac-Sg-M | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 βασιλέα | det | high | |
| 30 | βασιλέα | βασιλεύς | NOUN | Noun-Ac-Sg-M | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 ἀναβῆναι | obl | high | Person as destination/recipient of motion. |
| 31 | Φραόρτην | Φραόρτης | PROPN | Noun-Ac-Sg-M | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 βασιλέα | appos | high | Apposition to βασιλέα. |
| 32 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἀφίκετο | punct | high |