Grammar parses for passage 5.13.11
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κατʼ ἔτος δὲ ἕκαστον φυλάξαντες οἱ μάντεις τὴν ἐνάτην ἐπὶ δέκα τοῦ Ἐλαφίου μηνὸς κομίζουσιν ἐκ τοῦ πρυτανείου τὴν τέφραν, φυράσαντες δὲ τῷ ὕδατι τοῦ Ἀλφειοῦ κονιῶσιν οὕτω τὸν βωμόν.
Two coordinated finite verbs share οἱ μάντεις: κομίζουσιν governs the object τὴν τέφραν and the temporal/adverbial participle φυλάξαντες; κονιῶσιν has the second participle φυράσαντες and governs τὸν βωμόν. The phrase τὴν ἐνάτην ἐπὶ δέκα τοῦ Ἐλαφίου μηνὸς is a date expression, interpreted as the ninth day counted toward ten of the month Elaphios; the exact attachment of ἐπὶ δέκα is somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κατʼ | κατά | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 2 ἔτος | case | high | Elided form of κατά; governs ἔτος. |
| 2 | ἔτος | ἔτος | NOUN | N--AS---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 κομίζουσιν | obl | high | Accusative temporal expression. |
| 3 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 κομίζουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 4 | ἕκαστον | ἕκαστος | ADJ | A--AS---N | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 2 ἔτος | amod | high | Modifies ἔτος. |
| 5 | φυλάξαντες | φυλάσσω | VERB | V-AAPNPM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 15 κομίζουσιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial/temporal participle with subject οἱ μάντεις. |
| 6 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPNM---- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 μάντεις | det | high | Article. |
| 7 | μάντεις | μάντις | NOUN | N-NPNM---- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 κομίζουσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of both finite verbs. |
| 8 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἐνάτην | det | high | Article modifying ἐνάτην. |
| 9 | ἐνάτην | ἔνατος | ADJ | A-ASF---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 κομίζουσιν | obl | medium | Substantivized ordinal in the date expression, likely ‘the ninth (day)’. |
| 10 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 11 δέκα | case | medium | Preposition in the date expression; exact semantic attachment is uncertain. |
| 11 | δέκα | δέκα | NUM | M---- | NumType=Card | 9 ἐνάτην | nmod | medium | Cardinal numeral in the calendrical phrase ἐνάτην ἐπὶ δέκα. |
| 12 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM---- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 Ἐλαφίου | det | high | Article modifying Ἐλαφίου. |
| 13 | Ἐλαφίου | Ἐλάφιος | PROPN | A-GSM---- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 μηνὸς | amod | high | Proper month-name adjective modifying μηνός. |
| 14 | μηνὸς | μήν | NOUN | N-GSM---- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐνάτην | nmod | high | Genitive month specification. |
| 15 | κομίζουσιν | κομίζω | VERB | V-PAI3P--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | First coordinated finite predicate. |
| 16 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 18 πρυτανείου | case | high | Governs πρυτανείου. |
| 17 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSN---- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 πρυτανείου | det | high | Article modifying πρυτανείου. |
| 18 | πρυτανείου | πρυτανεῖον | NOUN | N-GSN---- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 τέφραν | nmod | high | Source complement of κομίζουσιν. |
| 19 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASFN---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 τέφραν | det | high | Article modifying τέφραν. |
| 20 | τέφραν | τέφρα | NOUN | N-ASF---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 κομίζουσιν | obj | high | Direct object of κομίζουσιν. |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 κομίζουσιν | punct | high | Comma. |
| 22 | φυράσαντες | φυράω | VERB | V-AAPNPM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 28 κονιῶσιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle with subject οἱ μάντεις, describing preparation with water. |
| 23 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 28 κονιῶσιν | cc | high | Connective accompanying the second predicate. |
| 24 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSN---- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 ὕδατι | det | high | Article modifying ὕδατι. |
| 25 | ὕδατι | ὕδωρ | NOUN | N-DSN---- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 φυράσαντες | obl | high | Instrumental/material dative with φυράσαντες. |
| 26 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM---- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 Ἀλφειοῦ | det | high | Article modifying Ἀλφειοῦ. |
| 27 | Ἀλφειοῦ | Ἀλφειός | PROPN | N-GSM---- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ὕδατι | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ὕδατι: water of the Alpheios. |
| 28 | κονιῶσιν | κονιόω | VERB | V-PAI3P--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 15 κομίζουσιν | conj | high | Second coordinated finite predicate. |
| 29 | οὕτω | οὕτως | ADV | D-------- | _ | 28 κονιῶσιν | advmod | high | Adverb meaning ‘thus/in this way’. |
| 30 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 βωμόν | det | high | Article modifying βωμόν. |
| 31 | βωμόν | βωμός | NOUN | N-ASM---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 κονιῶσιν | obj | high | Direct object of κονιῶσιν. |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 κομίζουσιν | punct | high | Sentence-final period. |
ὑπὸ δὲ ἄλλου τὴν τέφραν ὕδατος ποιηθῆναι πηλὸν οὐ μή ποτε ἐγγένηται·
Impersonal ἐγγένηται takes the infinitive ποιηθῆναι as its clausal subject; τέφραν is the infinitive’s accusative subject and πηλόν its predicate accusative. The exact attachment of ὕδατος is somewhat context-dependent.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | Case=Gen | 7 ποιηθῆναι | case | high | Preposition governing genitive ἄλλου. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 12 ἐγγένηται | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἄλλου | ἄλλος | PRON | A-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ποιηθῆναι | obl:agent | medium | Substantival genitive of agent with passive ποιηθῆναι. |
| 4 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 τέφραν | det | high | |
| 5 | τέφραν | τέφρα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ποιηθῆναι | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 6 | ὕδατος | ὕδωρ | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 πηλὸν | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent on πηλόν, likely material/source. |
| 7 | ποιηθῆναι | ποιέω | VERB | V-APN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 12 ἐγγένηται | csubj | medium | Aorist passive infinitive, subject of impersonal ἐγγένηται. |
| 8 | πηλὸν | πηλός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ποιηθῆναι | xcomp | medium | Predicate accusative with ποιηθῆναι: be made mud. |
| 9 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 ἐγγένηται | advmod | high | First member of the doubled negation οὐ μή. |
| 10 | μή | μή | PART | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 ἐγγένηται | advmod | high | Second member of οὐ μή with the subjunctive. |
| 11 | ποτε | ποτε | ADV | ADV | _ | 12 ἐγγένηται | advmod | high | Indefinite temporal adverb, ‘ever’. |
| 12 | ἐγγένηται | ἐγγίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMS-3S | Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Impersonal aorist middle subjunctive in οὐ μή construction; governs infinitival subject clause. |
| 13 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 12 ἐγγένηται | punct | high |
καὶ τοῦδε ἕνεκα ὁ Ἀλφειὸς νενόμισται τῷ Ὀλυμπίῳ Διὶ ποταμῶν δὴ μάλιστα εἶναι φίλος.
ἕνεκα with the genitive τοῦδε is a postpositive causal preposition; νενόμισται is impersonal/passive in sense ‘is held/deemed’, with τῷ Ὀλυμπίῳ Διὶ as the dative experiencer/standard and εἶναι φίλος as the infinitival complement. ποταμῶν is a partitive genitive with μάλιστα.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 νενόμισται | cc | high | |
| 2 | τοῦδε | ὅδε | PRON | D-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 3 ἕνεκα | obl | high | Genitive governed by ἕνεκα. |
| 3 | ἕνεκα | ἕνεκα | ADP | ADV | _ | 6 νενόμισται | case | high | Postpositive preposition taking the genitive. |
| 4 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 Ἀλφειὸς | det | high | |
| 5 | Ἀλφειὸς | Ἀλφειός | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 νενόμισται | nsubj | high | |
| 6 | νενόμισται | νομίζω | VERB | V-RPI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | Passive/perfect ‘is considered’; governs the infinitival complement. |
| 7 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 Διὶ | det | high | |
| 8 | Ὀλυμπίῳ | Ὀλύμπιος | ADJ | A-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 Διὶ | amod | high | |
| 9 | Διὶ | Ζεύς | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 νενόμισται | iobj | high | Dative with νενόμισται, ‘held dear by/to Olympian Zeus’. |
| 10 | ποταμῶν | ποταμός | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 μάλιστα | obl | medium | Partitive genitive with μάλιστα. |
| 11 | δὴ | δή | PART | PRT | _ | 12 μάλιστα | advmod | high | |
| 12 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D | Degree=Sup | 14 φίλος | advmod | high | Superlative adverb modifying φίλος. |
| 13 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PNA | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 6 νενόμισται | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of νενόμισται. |
| 14 | φίλος | φίλος | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective with εἶναι; understood subject is ὁ Ἀλφειός. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 νενόμισται | punct | high |
ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἐν Διδύμοις τῶν Μιλησίων βωμός, ἐποιήθη δὲ ὑπὸ Ἡρακλέους τοῦ Θηβαίου, καθὰ οἱ Μιλήσιοι λέγουσιν, ἀπὸ τῶν ἱερείων τοῦ αἵματος·
Two coordinated clauses: ἔστι introduces a nominative subject βωμός, while ἐποιήθη has the same understood subject; καθὰ introduces the reported basis of the claim. ἀπὸ τῶν ἱερείων τοῦ αἵματος is an ablative-of-source phrase, with τοῦ αἵματος dependent on ἱερείων.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἔστι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 8 βωμός | cop | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 ἐποιήθη | cc | high | Connects the two clauses. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | ADV | ADV | _ | 5 Διδύμοις | advmod | medium | Additive particle modifying the locative phrase/clause. |
| 4 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 Διδύμοις | case | high | |
| 5 | Διδύμοις | Δίδυμοι | PROPN | N-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 βωμός | obl | high | Locative dative with ἐν; place-name. |
| 6 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 Μιλησίων | det | high | |
| 7 | Μιλησίων | Μιλήσιος | PROPN | A-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 βωμός | nmod | high | Genitive of possession/association. |
| 8 | βωμός | βωμός | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἐποιήθη | nsubj:pass | high | Nominative subject shared by ἔστι and ἐποιήθη. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 10 ἐποιήθη | punct | high | |
| 10 | ἐποιήθη | ποιέω | VERB | V-API-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 11 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 ἐποιήθη | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 12 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 13 Ἡρακλέους | case | high | Agent marker with passive verb. |
| 13 | Ἡρακλέους | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἐποιήθη | obl:agent | high | Personal name in genitive with ὑπό. |
| 14 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 Θηβαίου | det | high | |
| 15 | Θηβαίου | Θηβαῖος | ADJ | A-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 Ἡρακλέους | amod | high | Ethnic adjective identifying Heracles. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 10 ἐποιήθη | punct | high | |
| 17 | καθὰ | καθά | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 20 λέγουσιν | mark | medium | Comparative/quotative subordinator, here 'as'. |
| 18 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 Μιλήσιοι | det | high | |
| 19 | Μιλήσιοι | Μιλήσιος | PROPN | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 λέγουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 20 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 ἐποιήθη | advcl | high | Parenthetical/reporting clause. |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 20 λέγουσιν | punct | high | |
| 22 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 24 ἱερείων | case | high | Source phrase; attachment to ἱερείων is syntactically plausible. |
| 23 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 24 ἱερείων | det | high | |
| 24 | ἱερείων | ἱερεῖον | NOUN | N-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 ἐποιήθη | obl | medium | Likely 'sacrificial victims'; phrase may modify the implied material/source of the altar. |
| 25 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 αἵματος | det | high | |
| 26 | αἵματος | αἷμα | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 ἱερείων | nmod | high | Dependent genitive, 'of the blood'. |
| 27 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 10 ἐποιήθη | punct | high |
ἐς δὲ τὰ ὕστερα τὸ αἷμα τῶν θυμάτων οὐκ ἐς ὑπέρογκον ηὔξηκεν αὐτὸν μέγεθος.
The construction is syntactically difficult: ηὔξηκεν governs the blood as object and αὐτόν as an additional accusative, with μέγεθος/ἐς ὑπέρογκον μέγεθος expressing the resulting extent; αὐτόν may reflect a masculine antecedent supplied by context.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 12 ηὔξηκεν | case | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 12 ηὔξηκεν | cc | high | |
| 3 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 4 ὕστερα | det | high | |
| 4 | ὕστερα | ὕστερος | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 12 ηὔξηκεν | obl | high | Substantivized temporal expression. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 αἷμα | det | high | |
| 6 | αἷμα | αἷμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ηὔξηκεν | obj | high | |
| 7 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 θυμάτων | det | high | |
| 8 | θυμάτων | θῦμα | NOUN | N-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 αἷμα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on αἷμα. |
| 9 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 ηὔξηκεν | advmod | high | |
| 10 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 11 ὑπέρογκον | case | high | |
| 11 | ὑπέρογκον | ὑπέρογκος | ADJ | A-ASN | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 μέγεθος | obl | medium | Accusative extent/result phrase; modifies μέγεθος or the verbal predication. |
| 12 | ηὔξηκεν | αὐξάνω | VERB | V-RAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 13 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 12 ηὔξηκεν | obj | medium | Masculine accusative; likely refers to an understood masculine antecedent and is syntactically separate from the neuter μέγεθος. |
| 14 | μέγεθος | μέγεθος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ηὔξηκεν | xcomp | medium | Predicative/result accusative with αὐτόν; phrase ἐς ὑπέρογκον μέγεθος expresses the resulting degree. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ηὔξηκεν | punct | high |