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.
The date phrase is compressed and somewhat elliptical; ἐπὶ δέκα τοῦ Ἐλαφίου μηνός is treated as a temporal modifier of the first finite verb.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κατʼ | κατά | ADP | _ | AdpType=Prep | 2 ἔτος | case | high | preposition governing ἔτος |
| 2 | ἔτος | ἔτος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 κομίζουσιν | obl | high | accusative of time/duration with κατά |
| 3 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 15 κομίζουσιν | discourse | high | postpositive connective |
| 4 | ἕκαστον | ἕκαστος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 2 ἔτος | amod | high | modifies ἔτος |
| 5 | φυλάξαντες | φυλάσσω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 15 κομίζουσιν | advcl | high | temporal participial clause |
| 6 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 μάντεις | det | high | article with μάντεις |
| 7 | μάντεις | μάντις | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 κομίζουσιν | nsubj | high | subject of κομίζουσιν |
| 8 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 ἐνάτην | det | high | article with ἐνάτην |
| 9 | ἐνάτην | ἐνάτος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 μηνὸς | amod | high | ordinal modifying μηνός |
| 10 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | AdpType=Prep | 11 δέκα | case | high | preposition |
| 11 | δέκα | δέκα | NUM | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 μηνὸς | compound | medium | part of date expression; exact syntax somewhat compressed |
| 12 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 μηνὸς | det | high | article with μηνός |
| 13 | Ἐλαφίου | Ἐλάφιος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 μηνὸς | amod | high | genitive modifier of μηνός |
| 14 | μηνὸς | μήν | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 κομίζουσιν | obl | high | temporal genitive phrase with ἐπὶ δέκα |
| 15 | κομίζουσιν | κομίζω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | main verb |
| 16 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | AdpType=Prep | 18 πρυτανείου | case | high | preposition governing πρυτανείου |
| 17 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 πρυτανείου | det | high | article with πρυτανείου |
| 18 | πρυτανείου | πρυτανείον | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 κομίζουσιν | obl | high | source phrase with ἐκ |
| 19 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 τέφραν | det | high | article with τέφραν |
| 20 | τέφραν | τέφρα | NOUN | _ | 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 | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 28 κονιῶσιν | advcl | high | circumstantial participle modifying κονιῶσιν |
| 23 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 28 κονιῶσιν | discourse | high | postpositive connective |
| 24 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 ὕδατι | det | high | article with ὕδατι |
| 25 | ὕδατι | ὕδωρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 φυράσαντες | obl | high | instrumental dative |
| 26 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 Ἀλφειοῦ | det | high | article with Ἀλφειοῦ |
| 27 | Ἀλφειοῦ | Ἀλφειός | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ὕδατι | nmod | high | genitive modifier of ὕδατι |
| 28 | κονιῶσιν | κονιάω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 15 κομίζουσιν | conj | high | second coordinated finite verb |
| 29 | οὕτω | οὕτω | ADV | _ | _ | 28 κονιῶσιν | advmod | high | manner adverb |
| 30 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 31 βωμόν | det | high | article with βωμόν |
| 31 | βωμόν | βωμός | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 κονιῶσιν | obj | high | object of κονιῶσιν |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 κομίζουσιν | punct | high | sentence-final punctuation |
ὑπὸ δὲ ἄλλου τὴν τέφραν ὕδατος ποιηθῆναι πηλὸν οὐ μή ποτε ἐγγένηται·
The syntax is difficult: ὑπὸ ἄλλου seems to introduce an agent/means phrase for the infinitive, and οὐ μή ποτε with ἐγγένηται forms a strongly negative finite clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R-- | _ | 3 ἄλλου | case | high | Preposition governing the genitive. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G--- | _ | 12 ἐγγένηται | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | ἄλλου | ἄλλος | ADJ | A--GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ποιηθῆναι | nsubj:xsubj | medium | Likely genitive of agent with the infinitive; syntactic relation uncertain. |
| 4 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-FA-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 τέφραν | det | high | Definite article. |
| 5 | τέφραν | τέφρα | NOUN | N--FSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ποιηθῆναι | obj | high | Object of the infinitive. |
| 6 | ὕδατος | ὕδωρ | NOUN | N--NSG | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ποιηθῆναι | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent of τέφραν; exact semantic relation uncertain. |
| 7 | ποιηθῆναι | ποιέω | VERB | V--ANP | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 12 ἐγγένηται | advcl | high | Aorist passive infinitive dependent on the finite verb. |
| 8 | πηλὸν | πηλός | NOUN | N--MSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ποιηθῆναι | xcomp | medium | Predicative complement within infinitival clause; relation uncertain. |
| 9 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D--- | _ | 12 ἐγγένηται | advmod | high | Negation particle. |
| 10 | μή | μή | PART | D--- | _ | 12 ἐγγένηται | advmod | high | Negation particle. |
| 11 | ποτε | ποτέ | ADV | D--- | _ | 12 ἐγγένηται | advmod | high | Enclitic temporal/indefinite adverb. |
| 12 | ἐγγένηται | ἐγγίγνομαι | VERB | V-3SASM | Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Likely aorist subjunctive in prohibitive/negative construction; form is somewhat ambiguous. |
| 13 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἐγγένηται | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
καὶ τοῦδε ἕνεκα ὁ Ἀλφειὸς νενόμισται τῷ Ὀλυμπίῳ Διὶ ποταμῶν δὴ μάλιστα εἶναι φίλος.
The clause has a μάλλον idiomatic infinitival complement: νενόμισται + infinitive with predicative φίλος; ἕνεκα is treated as a postpositional oblique tied to the main predicate.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 6 νενόμισται | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction linking to prior context. |
| 2 | τοῦδε | οὗτος | DET | Pd-SG---MG | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Dem | 3 ἕνεκα | det | high | Demonstrative adjective/pronoun in genitive. |
| 3 | ἕνεκα | ἕνεκα | ADP | _ | _ | 6 νενόμισται | obl | medium | Postposition governing genitive; taken as oblique modifier of the predicate. |
| 4 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | l-S---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 Ἀλφειὸς | det | high | Article with Ἀλφειὸς. |
| 5 | Ἀλφειὸς | Ἀλφειός | PROPN | N-S---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 νενόμισται | nsubj | high | Subject of νενόμισται. |
| 6 | νενόμισται | νομίζω | VERB | V-3SRIP-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 7 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | l-S---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 Διὶ | det | high | Article with Διὶ. |
| 8 | Ὀλυμπίῳ | Ὀλύμπιος | ADJ | a-D---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 Διὶ | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying Διὶ. |
| 9 | Διὶ | Ζεύς | PROPN | N-S---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 φίλος | obl | medium | Dative dependent with φίλος/εἶναι construction; semantically possessor/indirect object-like. |
| 10 | ποταμῶν | ποταμός | NOUN | N-P---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 φίλος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of φίλος ('of rivers'). |
| 11 | δὴ | δή | PART | X-------- | _ | 12 μάλιστα | advmod | high | Emphatic particle modifying μάλιστα. |
| 12 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D-------- | _ | 14 φίλος | advmod | high | Superlative adverb modifying φίλος. |
| 13 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V--PAN--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 14 φίλος | cop | high | Copular infinitive complement of νενόμισται. |
| 14 | φίλος | φίλος | ADJ | a-S---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 νενόμισται | xcomp | high | Predicative complement in infinitival clause. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 νενόμισται | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
ἐς δὲ τὰ ὕστερα τὸ αἷμα τῶν θυμάτων οὐκ ἐς ὑπέρογκον ηὔξηκεν αὐτὸν μέγεθος.
Syntactically difficult is the double ἐς-phrase: the first seems adverbial ('in later times'), while the second introduces the measure/extent expression 'not to an excessive size'.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R- | _ | 10 ἐς | case | high | Direction/limit phrase modifying the degree expression. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G | _ | 12 ηὔξηκεν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 ὕστερα | det | high | Article with substantive adjective. |
| 4 | ὕστερα | ὕστερος | ADJ | A- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 ἐς | obl | medium | Likely substantivized adjective in adverbial phrase 'in later times'. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 αἷμα | det | high | Article with αἷμα. |
| 6 | αἷμα | αἷμα | NOUN | N- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ηὔξηκεν | obj | high | Direct object of ηὔξηκεν. |
| 7 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 8 θυμάτων | det | high | Article with θυμάτων. |
| 8 | θυμάτων | θῦμα | NOUN | N- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 αἷμα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of αἷμα. |
| 9 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D- | _ | 12 ηὔξηκεν | advmod | high | Negation of the verb. |
| 10 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R- | _ | 12 ηὔξηκεν | case | high | Marks the measure/standard phrase with ὑπέρογκον μέγεθος. |
| 11 | ὑπέρογκον | ὑπέρογκος | ADJ | A- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 μέγεθος | amod | high | Attributive modifier of μέγεθος. |
| 12 | ηὔξηκεν | αὐξάνω | VERB | V- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite main verb. |
| 13 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 12 ηὔξηκεν | obj | medium | Likely accusative object/predicative complement referring to the thing enlarged. |
| 14 | μέγεθος | μέγεθος | NOUN | N- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ηὔξηκεν | obl | high | Measure/extent phrase governed by ἐς. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ηὔξηκεν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |