Grammar parses for passage 4.5.2
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Πολυχάρην δὲ ἐκδοῦναι μὲν ἐπὶ τιμωρίᾳ Λακεδαιμονίοις οὔ φασιν, ὅτι μηδὲ ἐκεῖνοι σφίσιν Εὔαιφνον,
Infinitival clause Πολυχάρην ἐκδοῦναι is the reported object of φασιν; ἐπὶ τιμωρίᾳ expresses purpose, while the final clause is elliptical after μηδὲ ἐκεῖνοι σφίσιν, with Εὔαιφνον understood as a corresponding object/name. The exact antecedent of the final accusative is syntactically uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Πολυχάρην | Πολυχάρης | PROPN | n-pr--s---a- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἐκδοῦναι | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 9 φασιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐκδοῦναι | ἐκδίδωμι | VERB | v--ana--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 9 φασιν | ccomp | high | Aorist active infinitive, complement of φασιν. |
| 4 | μὲν | μέν | PART | d-------- | _ | 3 ἐκδοῦναι | advmod | high | Correlative particle, anticipating the contrastive continuation. |
| 5 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | r-------- | _ | 6 τιμωρίᾳ | case | high | Preposition governing the dative. |
| 6 | τιμωρίᾳ | τιμωρία | NOUN | n-sf---d- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἐκδοῦναι | obl | high | Dative of purpose with ἐπί. |
| 7 | Λακεδαιμονίοις | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | n-pm---d- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 ἐκδοῦναι | iobj | high | Dative recipient of ἐκδοῦναι. |
| 8 | οὔ | οὐ | PART | d-------- | Polarity=Neg | 9 φασιν | advmod | high | Negates φασιν. |
| 9 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | v3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main reporting verb. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 φασιν | punct | high | |
| 11 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | c-------- | _ | 13 ἐκεῖνοι | mark | high | Introduces causal subordinate clause. |
| 12 | μηδὲ | μηδέ | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 13 ἐκεῖνοι | cc | high | Negative coordinating particle, continuing the μέν contrast. |
| 13 | ἐκεῖνοι | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | p-p---mn-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 φασιν | ccomp | medium | Subject of an elliptical finite verb in the ὅτι clause; relation attached to the reporting predicate. |
| 14 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | p-p---md-- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 15 Εὔαιφνον | iobj | medium | Dative pronoun; exact semantic role is elliptical/uncertain. |
| 15 | Εὔαιφνον | Εὔαιφνος | PROPN | n-sm---a- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ἐκεῖνοι | obj | low | Accusative personal name; the governing verb is omitted or textually elliptical. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 φασιν | punct | high |
ἐθέλειν μέντοι παρὰ Ἀργείοις συγγενέσιν οὖσιν ἀμφοτέρων ἐν Ἀμφικτυονίᾳ διδόναι δίκας, ἐπιτρέπειν δὲ καὶ τῷ Ἀθήνῃσι δικαστηρίῳ, καλουμένῳ δὲ Ἀρείῳ πάγῳ, ὅτι δίκας τὰς φονικὰς τὸ δικαστήριον τοῦτο ἐδόκει δικάζειν ἐκ παλαιοῦ.
The sentence is an infinitival construction with coordinated διδόναι and ἐπιτρέπειν; ὅτι introduces an explanatory clause, while καλουμένῳ πάγῳ names the Athenian court.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐθέλειν | ἐθέλω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Infinitive governs coordinated infinitives; understood subject is contextual. |
| 2 | μέντοι | μέντοι | ADV | ADV | _ | 1 ἐθέλειν | advmod | high | |
| 3 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | PREP | _ | 4 Ἀργείοις | case | high | |
| 4 | Ἀργείοις | Ἀργεῖος | PROPN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 οὖσιν | obl | high | Dative with παρά, ‘among/with the Argives’. |
| 5 | συγγενέσιν | συγγενής | ADJ | A-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 Ἀργείοις | amod | high | Substantival adjective, agreeing with Ἀργείοις. |
| 6 | οὖσιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAP-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 10 διδόναι | advcl | medium | Concessive/causal participle: ‘being kinsmen’. |
| 7 | ἀμφοτέρων | ἀμφότερος | PRON | P-GM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Dual | 5 συγγενέσιν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on συγγενέσιν. |
| 8 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 9 Ἀμφικτυονίᾳ | case | high | |
| 9 | Ἀμφικτυονίᾳ | Ἀμφικτυονία | PROPN | N-DFS | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 διδόναι | obl | high | |
| 10 | διδόναι | δίδωμι | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 ἐθέλειν | xcomp | high | First coordinated infinitive. |
| 11 | δίκας | δίκη | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 10 διδόναι | obj | high | |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 διδόναι | punct | high | |
| 13 | ἐπιτρέπειν | ἐπιτρέπω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 ἐθέλειν | conj | high | Second coordinated infinitive. |
| 14 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 13 ἐπιτρέπειν | cc | high | |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 δικαστηρίῳ | cc | high | Coordinates the two dative recipients/venues. |
| 16 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 δικαστηρίῳ | det | high | |
| 17 | Ἀθήνῃσι | Ἀθῆναι | PROPN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 18 δικαστηρίῳ | nmod | medium | Locative dative, ‘at Athens’; form is plural dative. |
| 18 | δικαστηρίῳ | δικαστήριον | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ἐπιτρέπειν | obl | high | |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 18 δικαστηρίῳ | punct | high | |
| 20 | καλουμένῳ | καλέω | VERB | V-PPDMS | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 18 δικαστηρίῳ | acl | high | Participial modifier of δικαστηρίῳ. |
| 21 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 20 καλουμένῳ | cc | high | |
| 22 | Ἀρείῳ | Ἄρειος | PROPN | A-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 πάγῳ | amod | high | Proper-name modifier in the phrase ‘Areopagus’. |
| 23 | πάγῳ | πάγος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 καλουμένῳ | obl | high | Name assigned by καλουμένῳ; understood complement. |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 καλουμένῳ | punct | high | |
| 25 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 32 ἐδόκει | mark | high | Introduces explanatory clause. |
| 26 | δίκας | δίκη | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 33 δικάζειν | obj | high | |
| 27 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-APF | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 28 φονικὰς | det | high | |
| 28 | φονικὰς | φονικός | ADJ | A-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 26 δίκας | amod | high | |
| 29 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 30 δικαστήριον | det | high | |
| 30 | δικαστήριον | δικαστήριον | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 32 ἐδόκει | nsubj | high | |
| 31 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | DET | D-NSN | Case=Nom|Deixis=Prox|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 30 δικαστήριον | det | high | Demonstrative determiner. |
| 32 | ἐδόκει | δοκέω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 13 ἐπιτρέπειν | advcl | high | Explanatory finite clause under ἐπιτρέπειν/preceding statement. |
| 33 | δικάζειν | δικάζω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 32 ἐδόκει | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement of ἐδόκει. |
| 34 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 35 παλαιοῦ | case | high | |
| 35 | παλαιοῦ | παλαιός | ADJ | A-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 32 ἐδόκει | obl | high | Substantival genitive with ἐκ: ‘from ancient times’. |
| 36 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 32 ἐδόκει | punct | high |