Grammar parses for passage 5.11.8
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μετὰ δὲ τὴν Ἑστίαν Ἔρως ἐστὶν ἐκ θαλάσσης Ἀφροδίτην ἀνιοῦσαν ὑποδεχόμενος, τὴν δὲ Ἀφροδίτην στεφανοῖ Πειθώ·
The sentence has two coordinated main predications with a participial clause; ὑποδεχόμενος likely depends on Ἔρως, while ἀνιοῦσαν modifies Ἀφροδίτην.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | R- | Case=Acc | 4 Ἑστίαν | case | high | Preposition governing accusative. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G | _ | 5 Ἔρως | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA--SAF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 Ἑστίαν | det | high | Article modifying Ἑστίαν. |
| 4 | Ἑστίαν | Ἑστία | PROPN | N--FSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 μετὰ | obl | high | Accusative object of μετὰ. |
| 5 | Ἔρως | Ἔρως | PROPN | N--MSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστίν. |
| 6 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V3SPI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/predicative root. |
| 7 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R- | Case=Gen | 8 θαλάσσης | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 8 | θαλάσσης | θάλασσα | NOUN | N--FSG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ὑποδεχόμενος | obl | medium | Likely oblique phrase with ἐκ modifying ὑποδεχόμενος. |
| 9 | Ἀφροδίτην | Ἀφροδίτη | PROPN | N--FSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ὑποδεχόμενος | obj | high | Object of ὑποδεχόμενος. |
| 10 | ἀνιοῦσαν | ἀνίημι | VERB | V--PAP- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 9 Ἀφροδίτην | acl | high | Attributive participle modifying Ἀφροδίτην. |
| 11 | ὑποδεχόμενος | ὑποδέχομαι | VERB | V--PMP- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 5 Ἔρως | advcl | high | Participial clause with implied subject Ἔρως. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 13 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA--SAF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 15 Ἀφροδίτην | det | high | Article modifying Ἀφροδίτην. |
| 14 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G | _ | 16 στεφανοῖ | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 15 | Ἀφροδίτην | Ἀφροδίτη | PROPN | N--FSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 στεφανοῖ | obj | high | Object of στεφανοῖ. |
| 16 | στεφανοῖ | στεφανόω | VERB | V3SPI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Second main clause verb. |
| 17 | Πειθώ | Πειθώ | PROPN | N--FSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 στεφανοῖ | nsubj | high | Subject of στεφανοῖ. |
| 18 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 στεφανοῖ | punct | high | Punctuation. |
καὶ ἤδη τοῦ βάθρου πρὸς τῷ πέρατι Ἀμφιτρίτη καὶ Ποσειδῶν Σελήνη τε ἵππον ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν ἐλαύνουσα.
The clause is elliptical and descriptively arranged; the main difficulty is linking the genitive/dative topographic phrase and the participial modifier to the infinitival construction.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 11 Σελήνη | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction linking the listed deities. |
| 2 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | _ | _ | 15 δοκεῖν | advmod | high | Adverb modifying δοκεῖν. |
| 3 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 βάθρου | det | high | Article with βάθρου. |
| 4 | βάθρου | βάθρον | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 δοκεῖν | obl | medium | Genitive dependent of the infinitive phrase; exact relation somewhat uncertain. |
| 5 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 7 πέρατι | case | high | Preposition governing τῷ πέρατι. |
| 6 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 πέρατι | det | high | Article with πέρατι. |
| 7 | πέρατι | πέρας | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 βάθρου | nmod | medium | Dative phrase dependent on βάθρου, likely specifying the extremity of the base. |
| 8 | Ἀμφιτρίτη | Ἀμφιτρίτη | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 δοκεῖν | nsubj | high | Subject of δοκεῖν / understood presentation. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 10 Ποσειδῶν | cc | high | Coordinates Ἀμφιτρίτη and Ποσειδῶν. |
| 10 | Ποσειδῶν | Ποσειδῶν | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 Ἀμφιτρίτη | conj | high | Conjunct with Ἀμφιτρίτη. |
| 11 | Σελήνη | Σελήνη | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 Ἀμφιτρίτη | conj | high | Another conjunct in the subject list. |
| 12 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 11 Σελήνη | advmod | medium | Enclitic connective particle attached to Σελήνη. |
| 13 | ἵππον | ἵππος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 ἐλαύνουσα | obj | high | Object of ἐλαύνουσα. |
| 14 | ἐμοὶ | ἐγώ | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 15 δοκεῖν | iobj | medium | Dative with δοκεῖν, 'to me'. |
| 15 | δοκεῖν | δοκέω | VERB | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Infinitive serving as matrix predicate in indirect discourse. |
| 16 | ἐλαύνουσα | ἐλαύνω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 Ἀμφιτρίτη | advcl | medium | Participial modifier agreeing with Ἀμφιτρίτη; syntax of the descriptive clause is somewhat uncertain. |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 δοκεῖν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τοῖς δέ ἐστιν εἰρημένα ἐφʼ ἡμιόνου τὴν θεὸν ὀχεῖσθαι καὶ οὐχ ἵππου, καὶ λόγον γέ τινα ἐπὶ τῷ ἡμιόνῳ λέγουσιν εὐήθη.
The syntax is somewhat compressed: ἐστιν with εἰρημένα introduces reported statements, and the accusative + infinitive construction in ὀχεῖσθαι governs θεόν as accusative subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | l-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 εἰρημένα | iobj | medium | Likely dative article with implicit noun or substantivized use. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | PART | g-------- | _ | 3 ἐστιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | AUX | v-3spia-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/parenthetical finite verb. |
| 4 | εἰρημένα | λέγω | VERB | v-rppan-n | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 3 ἐστιν | xcomp | medium | Perfect passive participle functioning predicatively with ἐστιν. |
| 5 | ἐφʼ | ἐπί | ADP | r-------- | _ | 9 ὀχεῖσθαι | mark | medium | Preposition governing infinitival phrase. |
| 6 | ἡμιόνου | ἡμίονος | NOUN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἐφʼ | obl | medium | Genitive dependent of ἐπί. |
| 7 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 θεὸν | det | high | Article with θεόν. |
| 8 | θεὸν | θεός | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ὀχεῖσθαι | obj | high | Accusative subject of infinitive. |
| 9 | ὀχεῖσθαι | ὀχέομαι | VERB | v--pne--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 4 εἰρημένα | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of εἰρημένα. |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 14 καὶ | cc | high | Coordination marker. |
| 11 | οὐχ | οὐ | PART | d-------- | _ | 12 ἵππου | advmod | high | Negation of ἵππου in the fixed phrase. |
| 12 | ἵππου | ἵππος | NOUN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ὀχεῖσθαι | obl | medium | Genitive in coordinated phrase after οὐχ. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 καὶ | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 3 ἐστιν | conj | medium | Coordinates a second clause to the πρώτη ἐστίν-clause. |
| 15 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | n-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 λέγουσιν | obj | high | Object of λέγουσιν. |
| 16 | γέ | γε | PART | g-------- | _ | 17 τινα | discourse | high | Enclitic particle emphasizing τινα. |
| 17 | τινα | τις | DET | a-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 15 λόγον | amod | medium | Indefinite modifier of λόγον. |
| 18 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | r-------- | _ | 21 λέγουσιν | obl | high | Preposition introducing adverbial phrase. |
| 19 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | l-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 ἡμιόνῳ | det | high | Article with ἡμιόνῳ. |
| 20 | ἡμιόνῳ | ἡμίονος | NOUN | n-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 ἐπὶ | obl | high | Object of ἐπί. |
| 21 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | v-3ppia-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 3 ἐστιν | conj | medium | Second coordinated finite verb. |
| 22 | εὐήθη | εὐήθης | ADJ | a-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 λόγον | amod | medium | Likely predicative/appositional adjective modifying λόγον; form could be invariant or accusative fem. by text tradition. |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐστιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |