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 |
ἐσπουδάκεσαν δὲ ἄρα οἱ τότε πλοῦτόν τινα συλλέγεσθαι τοιοῦτον, ἵππων καὶ βοῶν ἀγέλας, εἰ δὴ Νηλεύς τε γενέσθαι οἱ βοῦς ἐπεθύμησε τὰς Ἰφίκλου καὶ Ἡρακλεῖ κατὰ δόξαν τῶν ἐν Ἰβηρίᾳ βοῶν προσέταξεν Εὐρυσθεὺς ἐλάσαι τῶν Γηρυόνου βοῶν τὴν ἀγέλην.
The passage has compressed coordination: ἐπεθύμησε governs the infinitive γενέσθαι, while προσέταξεν introduces a coordinated infinitival command; the dative recipient relation around τε/καί is somewhat elliptical.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐσπουδάκεσαν | σπουδάζω | VERB | V-IAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 ἐσπουδάκεσαν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἄρα | ἄρα | PART | PART | _ | 1 ἐσπουδάκεσαν | discourse | high | |
| 4 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-ANP | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 τότε | det | high | Article substantivizes the temporal expression. |
| 5 | τότε | τότε | ADV | ADV | _ | 1 ἐσπουδάκεσαν | nsubj | medium | Substantivized with οἱ: the people of that time. |
| 6 | πλοῦτόν | πλοῦτος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 συλλέγεσθαι | obj | high | |
| 7 | τινα | τις | DET | PX-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 πλοῦτόν | det | high | |
| 8 | συλλέγεσθαι | συλλέγω | VERB | V-PMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 1 ἐσπουδάκεσαν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of ἐσπουδάκεσαν. |
| 9 | τοιοῦτον | τοιοῦτος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 πλοῦτόν | amod | high | |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἐσπουδάκεσαν | punct | high | |
| 11 | ἵππων | ἵππος | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 ἀγέλας | nmod | high | Genitive dependent within the coordinated herd description. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 13 βοῶν | cc | high | |
| 13 | βοῶν | βοῦς | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 ἀγέλας | nmod | high | |
| 14 | ἀγέλας | ἀγέλη | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 συλλέγεσθαι | obj | high | Appositional specification of πλοῦτον. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἐσπουδάκεσαν | punct | high | |
| 16 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 23 ἐπεθύμησε | mark | high | Introduces a conditional/explanatory subordinate clause. |
| 17 | δὴ | δή | PART | PART | _ | 23 ἐπεθύμησε | discourse | high | |
| 18 | Νηλεύς | Νηλεύς | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 γενέσθαι | nsubj | high | |
| 19 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 Νηλεύς | cc | medium | Correlative τε anticipates the following coordinated clause. |
| 20 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 23 ἐπεθύμησε | xcomp | high | Infinitive with οἱ βοῦς as its subject. |
| 21 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 βοῦς | det | high | |
| 22 | βοῦς | βοῦς | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 ἐπεθύμησε | iobj | high | Dative with ἐπιθυμέω, ‘desired to have’. |
| 23 | ἐπεθύμησε | ἐπιθυμέω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 1 ἐσπουδάκεσαν | advcl | medium | Conditional clause; semantic relation to the preceding collecting enterprise is somewhat compressed. |
| 24 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 25 Ἰφίκλου | det | high | |
| 25 | Ἰφίκλου | Ἰφίκλος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 βοῦς | nmod | high | Genitive possessor of βοῦς. |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 34 προσέταξεν | cc | high | |
| 27 | Ἡρακλεῖ | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 προσέταξεν | iobj | high | Second dative object of προσέταξεν, coordinated with the implicit/first recipient. |
| 28 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | PREP | _ | 29 δόξαν | case | high | |
| 29 | δόξαν | δόξα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 προσέταξεν | obl | high | |
| 30 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 33 βοῶν | det | high | |
| 31 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 32 Ἰβηρίᾳ | case | high | |
| 32 | Ἰβηρίᾳ | Ἰβηρία | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 33 βοῶν | nmod | high | |
| 33 | βοῶν | βοῦς | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 29 δόξαν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on δόξαν. |
| 34 | προσέταξεν | προστάσσω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 23 ἐπεθύμησε | conj | high | Coordinated predicate in the εἰ-clause. |
| 35 | Εὐρυσθεὺς | Εὐρυσθεύς | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 προσέταξεν | nsubj | high | |
| 36 | ἐλάσαι | ἐλαύνω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 34 προσέταξεν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of προσέταξεν. |
| 37 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 39 βοῶν | det | high | |
| 38 | Γηρυόνου | Γηρυών | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 39 βοῶν | nmod | high | Genitive possessor. |
| 39 | βοῶν | βοῦς | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 41 ἀγέλην | nmod | high | |
| 40 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 41 ἀγέλην | det | high | |
| 41 | ἀγέλην | ἀγέλη | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 36 ἐλάσαι | obj | high | |
| 42 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἐσπουδάκεσαν | punct | high |