Grammar parses for passage 4.3.6
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Μεσσηνίων δὲ τῶν ἀρχαίων οὐκ ἐγένετο ὑπὸ τῶν Δωριέων ὁ δῆμος ἀνάστατος, ἀλλὰ βασιλεύεσθαί τε συγχωροῦσιν ὑπὸ Κρεσφόντου καὶ ἀναδάσασθαι πρὸς τοὺς Δωριέας τὴν γῆν·
Main predicate ἐγένετο takes the genitive-partitive subject phrase ὁ δῆμος Μεσσηνίων τῶν ἀρχαίων and predicate adjective ἀνάστατος, with ὑπό + genitive agent. The coordinated infinitives βασιλεύεσθαι and ἀναδάσασθαι depend on συγχωροῦσιν; ἀναδάσασθαι governs τὴν γῆν, with πρὸς τοὺς Δωριέας indicating distribution/partition. The exact semantic scope of ὑπό Κρεσφόντου with βασιλεύεσθαι is somewhat compressed.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Μεσσηνίων | Μεσσήνιος | NOUN | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 δῆμος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on δῆμος, identifying the people. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C--- | _ | 6 ἐγένετο | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | D-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 ἀρχαίων | det | high | Article with ἀρχαίων. |
| 4 | ἀρχαίων | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 Μεσσηνίων | amod | high | Substantivized adjective, modifying Μεσσηνίων. |
| 5 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D--------- | Polarity=Neg | 6 ἐγένετο | advmod | high | Negative particle. |
| 6 | ἐγένετο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2ADI-S3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Middle | 0 ROOT | root | high | Predicate: became/was made. |
| 7 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R | _ | 9 Δωριέων | case | high | Agent marker with Δωριέων. |
| 8 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | D-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 Δωριέων | det | high | Article with Δωριέων. |
| 9 | Δωριέων | Δωριεύς | PROPN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ἀνάστατος | obl | high | Agent of ἀνάστατος/ἐγένετο, expressed with ὑπό. |
| 10 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | D-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 δῆμος | det | high | Article with δῆμος. |
| 11 | δῆμος | δῆμος | NOUN | N-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐγένετο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐγένετο. |
| 12 | ἀνάστατος | ἀνάστατος | ADJ | A-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐγένετο | xcomp | high | Predicative adjective with the subject δῆμος. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | נק | _ | 6 ἐγένετο | punct | high | |
| 14 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 17 συγχωροῦσιν | cc | high | Adversative coordinator. |
| 15 | βασιλεύεσθαί | βασιλεύω | VERB | V-PNM--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 17 συγχωροῦσιν | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on συγχωροῦσιν; passive, ‘be ruled/be kinged’. |
| 16 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 ἀναδάσασθαι | cc | high | Correlative coordinator linking the infinitives. |
| 17 | συγχωροῦσιν | συγχωρέω | VERB | V-PAI-P3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 6 ἐγένετο | conj | high | Finite coordinated predicate; subject is understood from context. |
| 18 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R | _ | 19 Κρεσφόντου | case | high | Agent/authority marker with Κρεσφόντου. |
| 19 | Κρεσφόντου | Κρεσφόντης | PROPN | N-GMS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 βασιλεύεσθαί | obl | medium | Agent or governing authority of βασιλεύεσθαι. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 ἀναδάσασθαι | cc | high | Coordinator of the second infinitive. |
| 21 | ἀναδάσασθαι | ἀναδασάομαι | VERB | V-ANM--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Middle | 17 συγχωροῦσιν | xcomp | high | Aorist middle infinitive coordinated with βασιλεύεσθαι; ‘divide among themselves’. |
| 22 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R | _ | 24 Δωριέας | case | high | Preposition governing accusative Δωριέας. |
| 23 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | D-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 Δωριέας | det | high | Article with Δωριέας. |
| 24 | Δωριέας | Δωριεύς | PROPN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 21 ἀναδάσασθαι | obl | high | Reference group in the distribution of land. |
| 25 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | D-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 γῆν | det | high | Article with γῆν. |
| 26 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | N-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 ἀναδάσασθαι | obj | high | Object of ἀναδάσασθαι. |
| 27 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐγένετο | punct | high |
ταῦτα δέ σφισιν εἴκειν παρίστατο ὑποψίᾳ πρὸς τοὺς βασιλεύοντας, ὅτι ἦσαν ἐξ Ἰωλκοῦ τὸ ἀνέκαθεν οἱ Νηλεῖδαι.
The infinitive εἴκειν is a subject accusative-infinitive construction with ταῦτα as its accusative subject, governed by impersonal παρίστατο; ὑποψίᾳ is a dative of attendant circumstance or manner. The ὅτι-clause explains the suspicion, with οἱ Νηλεῖδαι as the postposed subject of ἦσαν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | RD-PNA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 4 εἴκειν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive εἴκειν. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 παρίστατο | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | σφισιν | σφεῖς | PRON | RP-D3P | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 5 παρίστατο | iobj | medium | Dative personal pronoun, likely experiencer or affected party with παρίστατο. |
| 4 | εἴκειν | εἴκω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 5 παρίστατο | csubj | medium | Present active infinitive; its accusative subject is ταῦτα. |
| 5 | παρίστατο | παρίστημι | VERB | V-3IIMI-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Impersonal middle/passive use, 'it appeared/came to mind'; exact valency is idiomatic. |
| 6 | ὑποψίᾳ | ὑποψία | NOUN | N-SDF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 παρίστατο | obl | medium | Dative of manner or attendant circumstance: 'with suspicion'. |
| 7 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | P | _ | 9 βασιλεύοντας | case | high | Preposition governing τοὺς βασιλεύοντας. |
| 8 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 βασιλεύοντας | det | high | Article substantivizing or determining the participle. |
| 9 | βασιλεύοντας | βασιλεύω | VERB | V-PAP-AMP | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 6 ὑποψίᾳ | obl | medium | Substantival present active participle, object of πρὸς. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 παρίστατο | punct | high | |
| 11 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 ὑποψίᾳ | mark | high | Introduces the explanatory clause. |
| 12 | ἦσαν | εἰμί | AUX | V-IAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Impf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 6 ὑποψίᾳ | ccomp | high | Predicate of the ὅτι-clause. |
| 13 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | P | _ | 14 Ἰωλκοῦ | case | high | Preposition governing Ἰωλκοῦ. |
| 14 | Ἰωλκοῦ | Ἰωλκός | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 ἦσαν | obl | high | Place of origin with ἐξ. |
| 15 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 ἀνέκαθεν | det | high | Article substantivizing ἀνέκαθεν. |
| 16 | ἀνέκαθεν | ἀνέκαθεν | ADV | D | _ | 12 ἦσαν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb, substantivized by τὸ: 'from the beginning/long ago'. |
| 17 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 Νηλεῖδαι | det | high | Article with the proper-name plural. |
| 18 | Νηλεῖδαι | Νηλεΐδης | PROPN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ἦσαν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἦσαν; patronymic plural. |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 παρίστατο | punct | high |
γυναῖκα δὲ ἔσχε Κρεσφόντης Μερόπην τὴν Κυψέλου, βασιλεύοντος τότε Ἀρκάδων.
ἔσχε takes γυναῖκα as its object, with Μερόπην in apposition; βασιλεύοντος Ἀρκάδων is a genitive absolute.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | γυναῖκα | γυνή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἔσχε | obj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 ἔσχε | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἔσχε | ἔχω | VERB | V-3AAI-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 4 | Κρεσφόντης | Κρεσφόντης | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἔσχε | nsubj | high | |
| 5 | Μερόπην | Μερόπη | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 γυναῖκα | appos | high | Appositional identification of γυναῖκα. |
| 6 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 Κυψέλου | det | high | |
| 7 | Κυψέλου | Κύψελος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 Μερόπην | nmod | high | Patronymic/descriptive genitive: Merope of Cypselus. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 βασιλεύοντος | punct | high | |
| 9 | βασιλεύοντος | βασιλεύω | VERB | V-PAP-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 3 ἔσχε | advcl | medium | Genitive absolute; implicit subject is Κυψέλου. |
| 10 | τότε | τότε | ADV | ADV | _ | 9 βασιλεύοντος | advmod | high | |
| 11 | Ἀρκάδων | Ἀρκάς | PROPN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 βασιλεύοντος | obl | high | Genitive with βασιλεύω, denoting the people ruled. |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἔσχε | punct | high |
ἀφʼ ἧς ἄλλοι τε δὴ παῖδες ἐγένοντο αὐτῷ καὶ νεώτατος Αἴπυτος·
Relative ἀφʼ ἧς introduces the source/mother from whom additional sons were born to him; παῖδες is the nominative subject of ἐγένοντο, with νεώτατος Αἴπυτος as a coordinated, appositional specification of the youngest. The exact scope of τε δή is somewhat idiomatic.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀφʼ | ἀπό | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 2 ἧς | case | high | Elided preposition ἀπό before relative pronoun. |
| 2 | ἧς | ὅς | PRON | R- GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 7 ἐγένοντο | obl | high | Genitive feminine relative pronoun governed by ἀπό; antecedent is an implicit female person. |
| 3 | ἄλλοι | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 παῖδες | amod | medium | Adjectival modifier of παῖδες, with τε coordinating this phrase with the following youngest son. |
| 4 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 ἄλλοι | cc | high | Postpositive coordinating particle. |
| 5 | δὴ | δή | PART | PART | _ | 7 ἐγένοντο | discourse | medium | Emphatic/discourse particle; exact scope is idiomatic. |
| 6 | παῖδες | παῖς | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ἐγένοντο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐγένοντο; masculine plural here means sons. |
| 7 | ἐγένοντο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Aorist middle indicative, 'were born/came to be'. |
| 8 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 7 ἐγένοντο | iobj | high | Dative of the person to whom the children were born. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 νεώτατος | cc | high | Coordinates the general group ἄλλοι παῖδες with the following youngest son. |
| 10 | νεώτατος | νέος | ADJ | A-NSM-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 Αἴπυτος | amod | high | Superlative adjective agreeing with Αἴπυτος. |
| 11 | Αἴπυτος | Αἴπυτος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἐγένοντο | conj | high | Proper-name subject coordinated with παῖδες; νεώτατος identifies him as the youngest. |
| 12 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐγένοντο | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |