Grammar parses for passage 4.35.1
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Μοθώνη δέ, πρὶν ἢ τὴν στρατιὰν ἐς Τροίαν ἀθροισθῆναι καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ πρὸς Ἰλίῳ πολέμου καλουμένη Πήδασος, μεταβέβληκεν ὕστερον τὸ ὄνομα, ὡς μὲν αὐτοὶ Μοθωναῖοι λέγουσιν, ἀπὸ τῆς Οἰνέως θυγατρός·
The syntax is layered: a temporal pre-infinitival clause (πρὶν ἢ ... ἀθροισθῆναι), then a coordinated prepositional phrase, plus a reported explanatory clause (ὡς μὲν ... λέγουσιν) giving an etymology/source for the name.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Μοθώνη | Μοθώνη | PROPN | N--FSN- | Case=Nominative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | nsubj | high | Subject of μεταβέβληκεν. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 4 | πρὶν | πρίν | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 ἀθροισθῆναι | mark | high | Introduces temporal clause. |
| 5 | ἢ | ἤ | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 ἀθροισθῆναι | mark | medium | Correlative with πρίν; used here before infinitive clause. |
| 6 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-SFSA- | Case=Accusative|Definite=Definite|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 7 στρατιὰν | det | high | Article with στρατιὰν. |
| 7 | στρατιὰν | στρατιά | NOUN | N--FSA- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 10 ἀθροισθῆναι | obj | high | Subject of infinitive ἀθροισθῆναι in accusative-and-infinitive construction. |
| 8 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 9 Τροίαν | case | high | Preposition governing Τροίαν. |
| 9 | Τροίαν | Τροία | PROPN | N--FSA- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 10 ἀθροισθῆναι | obl | high | Goal of ἀθροισθῆναι. |
| 10 | ἀθροισθῆναι | ἀθροίζω | VERB | V-ANP--- | Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Infinitive|Voice=Passive | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | advcl | high | Infinitival temporal clause dependent on μεταβέβληκεν. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 ἀθροισθῆναι | cc | high | Coordinates infinitival phrase with another prepositional phrase. |
| 12 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 16 πολέμου | case | high | Preposition governing πολέμου. |
| 13 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L-SMGA- | Case=Genitive|Definite=Definite|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 16 πολέμου | det | high | Article with πολέμου. |
| 14 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R-------- | _ | 16 πολέμου | case | high | Preposition modifying πολέμου. |
| 15 | Ἰλίῳ | Ἴλιος | PROPN | N--DSA- | Case=Dative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 16 πολέμου | obl | high | Dependent of πρὸς in the prepositional phrase. |
| 16 | πολέμου | πόλεμος | NOUN | N--MSG- | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 10 ἀθροισθῆναι | obl | high | Part of the prepositional phrase coordinated with the προηγούμενη phrase. |
| 17 | καλουμένη | καλέω | VERB | V-PPP-NFS | Case=Nominative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 18 Πήδασος | amod | high | Attributive participle modifying Πήδασος. |
| 18 | Πήδασος | Πήδασος | PROPN | N--NSF- | Case=Nominative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 1 Μοθώνη | appos | medium | Likely apposition/explanatory renaming of Μοθώνη; syntax somewhat loose. |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 20 | μεταβέβληκεν | μεταβάλλω | VERB | V-RAI-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Perfect|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 21 | ὕστερον | ὕστερον | ADV | D-------- | _ | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | advmod | high | Adverb modifying μεταβέβληκεν. |
| 22 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-SNSA- | Case=Accusative|Definite=Definite|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 23 ὄνομα | det | high | Article with ὄνομα. |
| 23 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N--NSA- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | obj | high | Object of μεταβέβληκεν. |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 25 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 29 λέγουσιν | mark | high | Introduces reported explanation. |
| 26 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 29 λέγουσιν | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 27 | αὐτοὶ | αὐτός | PRON | P-PMPN- | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 28 Μοθωναῖοι | nsubj | high | Subject of λέγουσιν. |
| 28 | Μοθωναῖοι | Μοθωναῖος | PROPN | A--MPN- | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 29 λέγουσιν | nsubj | high | Appositive to αὐτοὶ or jointly forming the subject. |
| 29 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Present|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Active | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | advcl | high | Reporting clause. |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 λέγουσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 31 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 34 θυγατρός | case | high | Preposition governing θυγατρός. |
| 32 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-SFGA- | Case=Genitive|Definite=Definite|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 34 θυγατρός | det | high | Article with θυγατρός. |
| 33 | Οἰνέως | Οἰνεύς | PROPN | N--MSG- | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 34 θυγατρός | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of θυγατρός. |
| 34 | θυγατρός | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N--FSG- | Case=Genitive|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 29 λέγουσιν | obl | high | Prepositional phrase dependent on λέγουσιν. |
| 35 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 μεταβέβληκεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
δόξῃ δὲ ἐμῇ δέδωκε τῷ χωρίῳ τὸ ὄνομα ὁ Μόθων λίθος.
The syntax is straightforward: δέδωκε governs a dative recipient (τῷ χωρίῳ), an accusative object (τὸ ὄνομα), and a nominative subject (ὁ Μόθων λίθος), with δόξῃ δὲ ἐμῇ best taken as a dative phrase modifying the clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | δόξῃ | δόξα | NOUN | N-SFS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 δέδωκε | obl | medium | Dative of respect/instrument; form also could be from δόξῃ, but context favors noun 'opinion, seeming'. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 4 δέδωκε | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐμῇ | ἐμός | DET | S--FS-D-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes | 1 δόξῃ | amod | high | Possessive adjective modifying δόξῃ. |
| 4 | δέδωκε | δίδωμι | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 5 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | l-s---md- | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 χωρίῳ | det | high | Article with χωρίῳ. |
| 6 | χωρίῳ | χωρίον | NOUN | N-DSN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 δέδωκε | iobj | high | Dative recipient/source. |
| 7 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 ὄνομα | det | high | Article with ὄνομα. |
| 8 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-NSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 δέδωκε | obj | high | Direct object. |
| 9 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 λίθος | det | high | Article with λίθος. |
| 10 | Μόθων | Μόθων | PROPN | N-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 λίθος | compound | medium | Proper name modifying λίθος. |
| 11 | λίθος | λίθος | NOUN | N-NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 δέδωκε | nsubj | high | Subject of δέδωκε. |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 δέδωκε | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
οὗτος δέ σφισι καὶ ὁ ποιῶν τὸν λιμένα ἐστί·
Copular clause with a substantival participle; σφισι is best taken as an indirect object/dative reference despite the compact syntax.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὗτος | οὗτος | PRON | PD--NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Dem | 9 ἐστί | nsubj | high | Demonstrative pronoun used substantively as subject. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 9 ἐστί | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | σφισι | σφεῖς | PRON | P-P---3D- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 9 ἐστί | iobj | medium | Dative pronoun; form is epic/poetic or dialectal spelling, likely dative plural 'to them'. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 6 ποιῶν | cc | high | Coordination particle; likely links with understood/copular predication structure. |
| 5 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 ποιῶν | det | high | Article introducing participle used substantively. |
| 6 | ποιῶν | ποιέω | VERB | V-PAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 9 ἐστί | nsubj | high | Attributive/substantival participle functioning as subject complement with article. |
| 7 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 λιμένα | det | high | Article modifying λιμένα. |
| 8 | λιμένα | λιμήν | NOUN | n-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ποιῶν | obj | high | Direct object of the participle ποιῶν. |
| 9 | ἐστί | εἰμί | AUX | v3spia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/root verb. |
| 10 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐστί | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τόν τε γὰρ ἔσπλουν στενώτερον ταῖς ναυσὶν ἐργάζεται παρήκων ὕφαλος καὶ ἅμα μὴ ἐκ βυθοῦ ταράσσεσθαι τὸν κλύδωνα ἔρυμα ἕστηκεν.
The sentence has difficult internal syntax, especially the first clause with ἔσπλουν/ἐργάζεται and the attachment of παρήκων ὕφαλος; the second clause is clearer with ἕστηκεν as the root.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τόν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 ἔσπλουν | det | medium | Likely article with ἔσπλουν. |
| 2 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 4 ἔσπλουν | discourse | high | Enclitic connective. |
| 3 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 8 ἐργάζεται | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 4 | ἔσπλουν | ἔσπλουν | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐργάζεται | obj | low | Form is ambiguous; treated as accusative object of ἐργάζεται, though meaning/syntax are difficult. |
| 5 | στενώτερον | στενός | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐργάζεται | advmod | medium | Comparative modifying the verb or object phrase. |
| 6 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 ναυσὶν | det | high | Article with ναυσίν. |
| 7 | ναυσὶν | ναῦς | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 ἐργάζεται | obl | high | Dative of relation/instrument. |
| 8 | ἐργάζεται | ἐργάζομαι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 20 ἕστηκεν | advcl | medium | Subordinate participial/finite-like clause dependent on ἕστηκεν; syntax is somewhat uncertain. |
| 9 | παρήκων | παρήκω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 ἐργάζεται | advcl | high | Participial modifier of ἐργάζεται. |
| 10 | ὕφαλος | ὕφαλος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 παρήκων | xcomp | low | Probably predicative/complement with παρήκων; could be adjectival predicate. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 19 ἔρυμα | cc | high | Coordinates the two clauses/phrases. |
| 12 | ἅμα | ἅμα | ADV | _ | _ | 20 ἕστηκεν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 13 | μὴ | μή | PART | _ | _ | 16 ταράσσεσθαι | advmod | high | Negation with infinitive. |
| 14 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 15 βυθοῦ | case | high | Preposition governing βυθοῦ. |
| 15 | βυθοῦ | βυθός | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 ταράσσεσθαι | obl | high | Prepositional complement. |
| 16 | ταράσσεσθαι | ταράσσω | VERB | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 20 ἕστηκεν | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive under ἕστηκεν or result-like complement. |
| 17 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 κλύδωνα | det | high | Article with κλύδωνα. |
| 18 | κλύδωνα | κλύδων | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 ταράσσεσθαι | obj | high | Object of infinitive. |
| 19 | ἔρυμα | ἔρυμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 ἕστηκεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἕστηκεν. |
| 20 | ἕστηκεν | ἵστημι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἕστηκεν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |