Grammar parses for passage 4.35.11
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καὶ ὅσαις μὲν πηγαῖς θαῦμά τι ἦν καὶ ἰδόντι, τοσαύτας θεασάμενος οἶδα, τὰς γὰρ δὴ ἐλάσσονος θαύματος ἐπιστάμενος παρίημι·
The sentence has two main predicates (οἶδα and παρίημι) with participial subclauses; the opening ὅσαις...ἦν clause and the dative ἰδόντι are syntactically compressed and somewhat ambiguous.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 13 οἶδα | cc | high | Links the initial clause to the following main clause. |
| 2 | ὅσαις | ὅσος | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 πηγαῖς | amod | high | Correlative/relative adjective modifying πηγαῖς. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 2 ὅσαις | discourse | high | Discourse particle in μέν...δέ contrast. |
| 4 | πηγαῖς | πηγή | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 7 ἦν | nsubj | medium | Likely dative subject with impersonal ἦν. |
| 5 | θαῦμά | θαῦμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἦν | nsubj | medium | Predicate subject of ἦν; case agreement is standard though clause is idiomatic. |
| 6 | τι | τις | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 θαῦμά | amod | high | Indefinite modifier of θαῦμα. |
| 7 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 13 οἶδα | advcl | medium | Finite subordinate/relative clause introduced by ὅσαις, functioning adverbially to the main clause. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 9 ἰδόντι | cc | high | Coordinates ἰδόντι with the preceding predicative expression. |
| 9 | ἰδόντι | ὁράω | VERB | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 ἦν | conj | medium | Dative participle, probably coordinated with θαῦμά τι ἦν as a second predicative expression; syntax is somewhat compressed. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 οἶδα | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 11 | τοσαύτας | τοσοῦτος | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 12 θεασάμενος | obj | high | Object of θεασάμενος. |
| 12 | θεασάμενος | θεάομαι | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 13 οἶδα | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle modifying οἶδα. |
| 13 | οἶδα | οἶδα | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 οἶδα | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 15 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 19 θαύματος | det | high | Article modifying θαύματος. |
| 16 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 21 παρίημι | discourse | high | Explanatory particle for the following clause. |
| 17 | δὴ | δή | PART | _ | _ | 21 παρίημι | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 18 | ἐλάσσονος | ἐλάσσων | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 θαύματος | amod | high | Modifies θαύματος. |
| 19 | θαύματος | θαῦμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 ἐπιστάμενος | obj | medium | Object/complement of ἐπιστάμενος in genitive after adjective. |
| 20 | ἐπιστάμενος | ἐπίσταμαι | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 21 παρίημι | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle modifying παρίημι. |
| 21 | παρίημι | παρίημι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Second main predicate, coordinated/continuative with οἶδα. |
| 22 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 παρίημι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
ἁλμυρὸν δὲ ὕδωρ καὶ στρυφνὸν οὐ μέγα θαῦμα ἐξευρεῖν.
The syntax is slightly compressed: ὕδωρ with coordinated adjectives seems to function as the thing easy/difficult to find, while θαῦμα ἐξευρεῖν forms the infinitival predication.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἁλμυρὸν | ἁλμυρός | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ὕδωρ | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying ὕδωρ. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 3 ὕδωρ | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ὕδωρ | ὕδωρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 θαῦμα | nsubj | medium | Likely subject of the infinitival clause, though nominative/accusative ambiguity exists in this construction. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 1 ἁλμυρὸν | cc | medium | Coordinates the two adjectives modifying ὕδωρ. |
| 5 | στρυφνὸν | στρυφνός | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 ἁλμυρὸν | conj | medium | Second coordinated adjective; head taken as ἁλμυρόν. |
| 6 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 8 θαῦμα | advmod | high | Negation of the predicative noun phrase. |
| 7 | μέγα | μέγας | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 θαῦμα | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying θαῦμα. |
| 8 | θαῦμα | θαῦμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἐξευρεῖν | obj | medium | Likely accusative/nominal complement in infinitival clause; analyzed as nominal complement of ἐξευρεῖν. |
| 9 | ἐξευρεῖν | ἐξευρίσκω | VERB | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main infinitive. |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐξευρεῖν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τὸν δὲ Ἡρόδοτον οἶδα εἰπόντα ὡς ἐς τὸν ποταμὸν τὸν Ὕπανιν ἐκδίδωσιν ὕδατος πικροῦ πηγή.
Indirect discourse with ὡς introduces a finite clause; εἰπόντα is analyzed as participial complement of οἶδα, and πηγή is the subject of ἐκδίδωσιν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 Ἡρόδοτον | det | high | Article modifying Ἡρόδοτον. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 4 οἶδα | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | Ἡρόδοτον | Ἡρόδοτος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 οἶδα | obj | high | Accusative object of οἶδα. |
| 4 | οἶδα | οἶδα | VERB | V-A--1S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 5 | εἰπόντα | λέγω | VERB | V-AAP-Acc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 3 Ἡρόδοτον | amod | medium | Accusative participle agreeing with Ἡρόδοτον, dependent on it as object-complement. |
| 6 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 12 ἐκδίδωσιν | mark | high | Introduces reported clause. |
| 7 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 9 ποταμὸν | case | high | Preposition. |
| 8 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 ποταμὸν | det | high | Article modifying ποταμὸν. |
| 9 | ποταμὸν | ποταμός | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἐκδίδωσιν | obl | high | Prepositional object of ἐκδίδωσιν. |
| 10 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Ὕπανιν | det | high | Article modifying Ὕπανιν. |
| 11 | Ὕπανιν | Ὕπανις | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ποταμὸν | appos | medium | Appositional name identifying the river ποταμός. |
| 12 | ἐκδίδωσιν | ἐκδίδωμι | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 5 εἰπόντα | ccomp | high | Complement clause in indirect speech after εἰπόντα. |
| 13 | ὕδατος | ὕδωρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 πηγή | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of πηγή. |
| 14 | πικροῦ | πικρός | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ὕδατος | amod | medium | Adjectival modifier of ὕδατος; gender likely neuter by agreement with ὕδωρ. |
| 15 | πηγή | πηγή | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 ἐκδίδωσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐκδίδωσιν. |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 οἶδα | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
πῶς δʼ ἂν οὐκ ἀποδεξαίμεθα ἀληθεύειν αὐτῷ τὸν λόγον, ὅπου γε καὶ ἐφʼ ἡμῶν ἐν Δικαιαρχίᾳ τῇ Τυρρηνῶν ἐξεύρηται ὕδωρ σφίσι θερμὸν οὕτω δή τι ὀξὺ ὥστε τὸν μόλυβδον---διεξῄει γὰρ διὰ μολύβδου ῥέον ---ἔτεσι κατέτηξεν οὐ πολλοῖς;
The syntax is difficult because the sentence contains a relative clause (ὅπου...) and a parenthetical explanatory clause (διεξῄει γάρ...), with some adjectives used adverbially or predicatively.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πῶς | πῶς | ADV | _ | _ | 5 ἀποδεξαίμεθα | advmod | high | Interrogative adverb modifying the main verb. |
| 2 | δʼ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 5 ἀποδεξαίμεθα | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | _ | _ | 5 ἀποδεξαίμεθα | advmod | high | Modal particle with optative. |
| 4 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 5 ἀποδεξαίμεθα | advmod | high | Negation particle. |
| 5 | ἀποδεξαίμεθα | ἀποδέχομαι | VERB | V-OIM-1P | Mood=Opt|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main interrogative clause verb. |
| 6 | ἀληθεύειν | ἀληθεύω | VERB | V-PAI | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 5 ἀποδεξαίμεθα | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive. |
| 7 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 6 ἀληθεύειν | iobj | medium | Dative with infinitive; likely indirect object/reference person. |
| 8 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 λόγον | det | high | Article. |
| 9 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | N-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἀληθεύειν | obj | high | Object of the infinitive. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἀποδεξαίμεθα | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 11 | ὅπου | ὅπου | SCONJ | _ | _ | 20 ἐξεύρηται | mark | high | Introduces subordinate clause. |
| 12 | γε | γε | PART | _ | _ | 11 ὅπου | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | PART | _ | _ | 14 ἐφʼ | advmod | medium | Adverbial 'also' with preposition. |
| 14 | ἐφʼ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | _ | 15 ἡμῶν | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 15 | ἡμῶν | ἐγώ | PRON | P-P---FG- | Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 20 ἐξεύρηται | obl | high | Genitive object of preposition. |
| 16 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 17 Δικαιαρχίᾳ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 17 | Δικαιαρχίᾳ | Δικαιαρχία | PROPN | N-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 ἐξεύρηται | obl | high | Locative dative with ἐν. |
| 18 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | l-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 Τυρρηνῶν | det | high | Article. |
| 19 | Τυρρηνῶν | Τυρρηνός | ADJ | A-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 Δικαιαρχίᾳ | nmod | medium | Attributive genitive modifying place name. |
| 20 | ἐξεύρηται | ἐξευρίσκω | VERB | V-XQ-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Mid | 11 ὅπου | advcl | high | Verb of the relative clause. |
| 21 | ὕδωρ | ὕδωρ | NOUN | N-S---NN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 ἐξεύρηται | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐξεύρηται. |
| 22 | σφίσι | σφεῖς | PRON | P-P---MD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 20 ἐξεύρηται | obl | medium | Dative of reference/association. |
| 23 | θερμὸν | θερμός | ADJ | A-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 21 ὕδωρ | amod | high | Attributive adjective agreeing with ὕδωρ in neuter nominative/accusative form. |
| 24 | οὕτω | οὕτως | ADV | D-------- | _ | 27 ὀξὺ | advmod | high | Degree adverb with following clause/result. |
| 25 | δή | δή | PART | _ | _ | 24 οὕτω | discourse | high | Intensifying particle. |
| 26 | τι | τις | DET | PX---NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 27 ὀξὺ | det | medium | Indefinite/enclitic modifier of ὀξύ. |
| 27 | ὀξὺ | ὀξύς | ADJ | A-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 ὥστε | advcl | medium | Part of result-clause predicate; form may be adverbial in sense. |
| 28 | ὥστε | ὥστε | SCONJ | _ | _ | 34 διεξῄει | mark | high | Result marker. |
| 29 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 30 μόλυβδον | det | high | Article. |
| 30 | μόλυβδον | μόλυβδος | NOUN | N-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 διεξῄει | obj | high | Object of διεξῄει. |
| 31 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 34 διεξῄει | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 32 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 34 διεξῄει | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 33 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 34 διεξῄει | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 34 | διεξῄει | διέξειμι | VERB | V-IIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 20 ἐξεύρηται | advcl | high | Imperfect verb in explanatory parenthesis/result clause. |
| 35 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 34 διεξῄει | discourse | high | Explanatory particle. |
| 36 | διὰ | διά | ADP | _ | _ | 37 μολύβδου | case | high | Preposition with genitive. |
| 37 | μολύβδου | μόλυβδος | NOUN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 διεξῄει | obl | high | Prepositional complement. |
| 38 | ῥέον | ῥέω | VERB | V-PAP-NSA | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 21 ὕδωρ | acl | high | Participial modifier of ὕδωρ. |
| 39 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 34 διεξῄει | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 40 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 34 διεξῄει | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 41 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 34 διεξῄει | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 42 | ἔτεσι | ἔτος | NOUN | N-P---ND- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 43 κατέτηξεν | obl | medium | Dative of extent of time. |
| 43 | κατέτηξεν | κατατήκω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 34 διεξῄει | conj | medium | Likely coordinated/explanatory verb within parenthetical clause. |
| 44 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 45 πολλοῖς | advmod | high | Negation particle. |
| 45 | πολλοῖς | πολύς | ADJ | A-P---MD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 42 ἔτεσι | amod | high | Modifier of ἔτεσι. |
| 46 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἀποδεξαίμεθα | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |