Grammar parses for passage 4.36.3
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εἴη δʼ ἂν Θεσσαλικὸν τὸ γένος τῶν βοῶν τούτων, Ἰφίκλου ποτὲ τοῦ Πρωτεσιλάου πατρός·
Potential/hortatory εἴη ἄν governs the predicative phrase Θεσσαλικὸν τὸ γένος; τῶν βοῶν τούτων is a genitive dependent on γένος. The final genitives form an elliptical identification/provenance phrase, best analyzed as πατρός dependent on an understood εἴη/γένος construction, with Ἰφίκλου and Πρωτεσιλάου dependent on πατρός.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἴη | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAO-3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Optative with ἄν, expressing possibility. |
| 2 | δʼ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 εἴη | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | PART | _ | 1 εἴη | advmod | high | Modal particle with the optative. |
| 4 | Θεσσαλικὸν | Θεσσαλικός | ADJ | A-NNS | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 γένος | amod | high | Predicative adjective agreeing with γένος. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NNS | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 γένος | det | high | Article with γένος. |
| 6 | γένος | γένος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 εἴη | nsubj | high | Neuter subject of εἴη; also bears the predicative adjective. |
| 7 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 βοῶν | det | high | Article with βοῶν. |
| 8 | βοῶν | βοῦς | NOUN | N-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 6 γένος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on γένος. |
| 9 | τούτων | οὗτος | DET | RD-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 βοῶν | det | high | Demonstrative agreeing with βοῶν. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 εἴη | punct | high | |
| 11 | Ἰφίκλου | Ἴφικλος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 πατρός | nmod | high | Genitive personal name dependent on πατρός. |
| 12 | ποτὲ | ποτε | ADV | ADV | _ | 15 πατρός | advmod | medium | Temporal adverb modifying the elliptical genealogical phrase. |
| 13 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 Πρωτεσιλάου | det | high | Article with Πρωτεσιλάου. |
| 14 | Πρωτεσιλάου | Πρωτεσίλαος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 πατρός | nmod | high | Genitive proper name dependent on πατρός. |
| 15 | πατρός | πατήρ | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 εἴη | nmod | medium | Elliptical genealogical/provenance genitive phrase; exact attachment is syntactically compressed. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 εἴη | punct | high |
ταύτας γὰρ δὴ τὰς βοῦς Νηλεὺς ἕδνα ἐπὶ τῇ θυγατρὶ ᾔτει τοὺς μνωμένους, καὶ τούτων ἕνεκα ὁ Μελάμπους χαριζόμενος τῷ ἀδελφῷ Βίαντι ἀφίκετο ἐς τὴν Θεσσαλίαν, καὶ ἐδέθη μὲν ὑπὸ τῶν βουκόλων τοῦ Ἰφίκλου, λαμβάνει δὲ μισθὸν ἐφʼ οἷς αὐτῷ δεηθέντι ἐμαντεύσατο.
Complex coordination: βοῦς is the demanded bride-price; μνωμένους is substantivized masculine accusative plural, and ἐφʼ οἷς introduces the grounds/conditions for the payment. The participle δεηθέντι is dative and agrees with αὐτῷ.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταύτας | οὗτος | DET | A-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 5 βοῦς | det | high | |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G---- | _ | 11 ᾔτει | advmod | high | |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | D---- | _ | 11 ᾔτει | advmod | high | |
| 4 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 5 βοῦς | det | high | |
| 5 | βοῦς | βοῦς | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 11 ᾔτει | obj | high | Accusative object of ᾔτει; bride-price cattle. |
| 6 | Νηλεὺς | Νηλεύς | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ᾔτει | nsubj | high | |
| 7 | ἕδνα | ἕδνον | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 ᾔτει | obj | medium | Could be appositional/predicative description of βοῦς: bridal gifts. |
| 8 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R---- | _ | 10 θυγατρὶ | case | high | |
| 9 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 θυγατρὶ | det | high | |
| 10 | θυγατρὶ | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ᾔτει | obl | high | ἐπὶ with dative: in connection with/for his daughter. |
| 11 | ᾔτει | αἰτέω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 12 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 13 μνωμένους | det | high | |
| 13 | μνωμένους | μνάομαι | VERB | V-PMP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 11 ᾔτει | obj | high | Substantivized participle: the suitors. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ᾔτει | punct | high | |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C---- | _ | 24 ἀφίκετο | cc | high | |
| 16 | τούτων | οὗτος | PRON | D-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 17 ἕνεκα | det | high | Genitive neuter plural, referring to the foregoing circumstances. |
| 17 | ἕνεκα | ἕνεκα | ADP | R---- | _ | 24 ἀφίκετο | case | high | Postposition with genitive τούτων. |
| 18 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 Μελάμπους | det | high | |
| 19 | Μελάμπους | Μελάμπους | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 ἀφίκετο | nsubj | high | |
| 20 | χαριζόμενος | χαρίζομαι | VERB | V-PMP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 24 ἀφίκετο | advcl | high | Concessive/purpose-related participle: doing a favor for his brother. |
| 21 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 ἀδελφῷ | det | high | |
| 22 | ἀδελφῷ | ἀδελφός | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 χαριζόμενος | iobj | high | |
| 23 | Βίαντι | Βίας | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 ἀδελφῷ | appos | high | Apposition to ἀδελφῷ. |
| 24 | ἀφίκετο | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 11 ᾔτει | conj | high | |
| 25 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R---- | _ | 27 Θεσσαλίαν | case | high | |
| 26 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 Θεσσαλίαν | det | high | |
| 27 | Θεσσαλίαν | Θεσσαλία | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 ἀφίκετο | obl | high | |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 ἀφίκετο | punct | high | |
| 29 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C---- | _ | 38 λαμβάνει | cc | high | |
| 30 | ἐδέθη | δέω | VERB | V-API-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 38 λαμβάνει | conj | high | |
| 31 | μὲν | μέν | PART | D---- | _ | 30 ἐδέθη | discourse | high | Correlative μέν with following δέ. |
| 32 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R---- | _ | 34 βουκόλων | case | high | |
| 33 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 34 βουκόλων | det | high | |
| 34 | βουκόλων | βουκόλος | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 30 ἐδέθη | obl:agent | high | |
| 35 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 36 Ἰφίκλου | det | high | |
| 36 | Ἰφίκλου | Ἴφικλος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 βουκόλων | nmod | high | |
| 37 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 30 ἐδέθη | punct | high | |
| 38 | λαμβάνει | λαμβάνω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 ᾔτει | conj | high | Historical present coordinated with ᾔτει/ἀφίκετο/ἐδέθη. |
| 39 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C---- | _ | 38 λαμβάνει | cc | high | Correlative counterpart to μέν. |
| 40 | μισθὸν | μισθός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 38 λαμβάνει | obj | high | |
| 41 | ἐφʼ | ἐπί | ADP | R---- | _ | 42 οἷς | case | high | Elided form ἐφ’. |
| 42 | οἷς | ὅς | PRON | R-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 45 ἐμαντεύσατο | obl | medium | Relative dative governed by ἐπί; antecedent is the circumstances/terms. |
| 43 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 44 δεηθέντι | iobj | high | Dative with δεηθέντι. |
| 44 | δεηθέντι | δέομαι | VERB | V-APP-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 45 ἐμαντεύσατο | advcl | medium | Aorist passive-form participle, functionally agreeing with αὐτῷ: when/after he had been entreated. |
| 45 | ἐμαντεύσατο | μαντεύομαι | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 38 λαμβάνει | acl:relcl | medium | Verb of the relative clause introduced by οἷς; relation may alternatively be analyzed as an adjunct to μισθόν. |
| 46 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 38 λαμβάνει | punct | high |