Grammar parses for passage 5.14.2
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τῆς δὲ λεύκης μόνης τοῖς ξύλοις ἐς τοῦ Διὸς τὰς θυσίας καὶ ἀπʼ οὐδενὸς δένδρου τῶν ἄλλων οἱ Ἠλεῖοι χρῆσθαι νομίζουσι, κατʼ ἄλλο μὲν οὐδὲν προτιμῶντες ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν τὴν λεύκην, ὅτι δὲ Ἡρακλῆς ἐκόμισεν αὐτὴν ἐς Ἕλληνας ἐκ τῆς Θεσπρωτίδος χώρας.
The syntax is loosely paratactic: the main clause νομίζουσι has an infinitival complement χρῆσθαι and a causal content clause ὅτι ... ἐκόμισεν, with a parenthetical evaluative phrase κατʼ ἄλλο μὲν οὐδὲν προτιμῶντες ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν τὴν λεύκην.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | l-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 λεύκης | det | high | Article modifying λεύκης. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 21 νομίζουσι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | λεύκης | λεύκη | NOUN | l-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ξύλοις | nmod | medium | Genitive depending on ξύλοις; syntax somewhat compressed. |
| 4 | μόνης | μόνος | ADJ | l-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 λεύκης | amod | high | Attributive to λεύκης. |
| 5 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | l-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 ξύλοις | det | high | Article modifying ξύλοις. |
| 6 | ξύλοις | ξύλον | NOUN | l-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 20 χρῆσθαι | obl | high | Dative with χρῆσθαι. |
| 7 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 10 τὰς | case | high | Preposition governing θυσίας. |
| 8 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 Διὸς | det | high | Article modifying Διὸς. |
| 9 | Διὸς | Ζεύς | PROPN | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 θυσίας | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of θυσίας (sacrifice to Zeus). |
| 10 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | l-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 11 θυσίας | det | high | Article modifying θυσίας. |
| 11 | θυσίας | θυσία | NOUN | l-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 20 χρῆσθαι | obl | high | Governed by preposition ἐς. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 13 ἀπʼ | cc | high | Connects ἐς-clause with ἀπʼ phrase. |
| 13 | ἀπʼ | ἀπό | ADP | _ | _ | 15 δένδρου | case | high | Preposition governing δένδρου. |
| 14 | οὐδενὸς | οὐδείς | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 15 δένδρου | det | high | Determiner of δένδρου. |
| 15 | δένδρου | δένδρον | NOUN | l-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 χρῆσθαι | obl | high | Genitive complement of ἀπό. |
| 16 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | l-p---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 17 ἄλλων | det | high | Article modifying ἄλλων. |
| 17 | ἄλλων | ἄλλος | ADJ | l-p---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 15 δένδρου | amod | high | Attributive to δένδρου. |
| 18 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | l-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 19 Ἠλεῖοι | det | high | Article modifying Ἠλεῖοι. |
| 19 | Ἠλεῖοι | Ἠλεῖος | PROPN | l-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 21 νομίζουσι | nsubj | high | Subject of νομίζουσι. |
| 20 | χρῆσθαι | χράομαι | VERB | v--pne--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 21 νομίζουσι | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of νομίζουσι. |
| 21 | νομίζουσι | νομίζω | VERB | v3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 νομίζουσι | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 23 | κατʼ | κατά | ADP | _ | _ | 24 ἄλλο | case | high | Preposition governing ἄλλο. |
| 24 | ἄλλο | ἄλλος | ADJ | a-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 27 προτιμῶντες | obl | medium | Adverbial/oblique use with κατά. |
| 25 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 27 προτιμῶντες | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 26 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 24 ἄλλο | det | high | Modifies ἄλλο. |
| 27 | προτιμῶντες | προτιμάω | VERB | v-pppamn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 21 νομίζουσι | advcl | high | Participial clause modifying νομίζουσι. |
| 28 | ἐμοὶ | ἐγώ | PRON | p-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 29 δοκεῖν | nsubj | medium | Subject of δοκεῖν in an accusative-and-infinitive style expression; dative may be ethical/personae. |
| 29 | δοκεῖν | δοκέω | VERB | v--pna--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 27 προτιμῶντες | xcomp | medium | Infinitive dependent on προτιμῶντες; phrase is parenthetical. |
| 30 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 31 λεύκην | det | high | Article modifying λεύκην. |
| 31 | λεύκην | λεύκη | NOUN | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 δοκεῖν | obj | medium | Object of προτιμῶντες / topic of the infinitival comment. |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 νομίζουσι | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 33 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | _ | _ | 36 ἐκόμισεν | mark | high | Introduces causal clause. |
| 34 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 36 ἐκόμισεν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 35 | Ἡρακλῆς | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | l-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 36 ἐκόμισεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐκόμισεν. |
| 36 | ἐκόμισεν | κομίζω | VERB | v3saia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 21 νομίζουσι | ccomp | high | Causal/content clause dependent on νομίζουσι. |
| 37 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | p-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 36 ἐκόμισεν | obj | high | Direct object of ἐκόμισεν. |
| 38 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 39 Ἕλληνας | case | high | Preposition governing Ἕλληνας. |
| 39 | Ἕλληνας | Ἕλλην | PROPN | l-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 36 ἐκόμισεν | obl | high | Goal of motion. |
| 40 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 43 χώρας | case | high | Preposition governing χώρας. |
| 41 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | l-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 43 χώρας | det | high | Article modifying χώρας. |
| 42 | Θεσπρωτίδος | Θεσπρωτίς | PROPN | l-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 43 χώρας | amod | high | Attributive proper name modifying χώρας. |
| 43 | χώρας | χώρα | NOUN | l-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 36 ἐκόμισεν | obl | high | Source phrase with ἐκ. |
| 44 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 νομίζουσι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
καί μοι καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ Ἡρακλῆς ἐφαίνετο, ἡνίκα τῷ Διὶ ἔθυεν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ, τῶν ἱερείων τὰ μηρία ἐπὶ λεύκης καῦσαι ξύλων·
The clause after ἔθυεν is syntactically compressed: καῦσαι is a complementary infinitive, with τὰ μηρία as its object and the genitive phrase ἐπὶ λεύκης ξύλων modifying the manner/material of burning.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καί | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 7 ἐφαίνετο | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction linking to preceding context. |
| 2 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp1-xs--- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 7 ἐφαίνετο | iobj | high | Dative of reference/interest. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | ADV | D | _ | 4 αὐτὸς | advmod | high | Focus particle 'even'. |
| 4 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | A-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 Ἡρακλῆς | nsubj | high | Intensive pronoun modifying/identifying Ἡρακλῆς. |
| 5 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 Ἡρακλῆς | det | high | Definite article. |
| 6 | Ἡρακλῆς | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἐφαίνετο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐφαίνετο. |
| 7 | ἐφαίνετο | φαίνομαι | VERB | V-3SIUI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐφαίνετο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 9 | ἡνίκα | ἡνίκα | SCONJ | _ | _ | 12 ἔθυεν | mark | high | Temporal subordinator introducing clause. |
| 10 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Διὶ | det | high | Article with Διί. |
| 11 | Διὶ | Ζεύς | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἔθυεν | obj | medium | Dative object/recipient of sacrifice. |
| 12 | ἔθυεν | θύω | VERB | V-3SIIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 7 ἐφαίνετο | advcl | high | Temporal subordinate clause. |
| 13 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R | _ | 14 Ὀλυμπίᾳ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 14 | Ὀλυμπίᾳ | Ὀλυμπία | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 ἔθυεν | obl | high | Locative oblique. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἔθυεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 16 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 17 ἱερείων | det | high | Article with ἱερείων. |
| 17 | ἱερείων | ἱερείον | NOUN | N-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 19 μηρία | nmod | high | Partitive/possessive genitive modifying μηρία. |
| 18 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 19 μηρία | det | high | Article with μηρία. |
| 19 | μηρία | μηρός | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 καῦσαι | obj | high | Object of καῦσαι. |
| 20 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 21 λεύκης | case | high | Preposition. |
| 21 | λεύκης | λεύκη | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 καῦσαι | obl | medium | Genitive after ἐπί; likely 'on wood of poplar'. |
| 22 | καῦσαι | καίω | VERB | V--AAN--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 12 ἔθυεν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive dependent on ἔθυεν. |
| 23 | ξύλων | ξύλον | NOUN | N-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 21 λεύκης | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent on λεύκης; construction somewhat elliptical. |
| 24 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐφαίνετο | punct | high | Punctuation. |