Grammar parses for passage 5.15.10
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θύουσι δὲ ἀρχαῖόν τινα τρόπον· λιβανωτὸν γὰρ ὁμοῦ πυροῖς μεμαγμένοις μέλιτι θυμιῶσιν ἐπὶ τῶν βωμῶν, τιθέασι δὲ καὶ κλῶνας ἐλαίας ἐπʼ αὐτῶν καὶ οἴνῳ χρῶνται σπονδῇ.
Two coordinated clauses: θύουσι governs the initial accusative phrase; θυμιῶσιν governs λιβανωτόν with instrumental/dative modifiers, while τιθέασι and χρῶνται coordinate thereafter. The form μεμαγμένοις is analyzed as dative plural perfect middle/passive participle agreeing with πυροῖς, though the construction is semantically compressed.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | θύουσι | θύω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 θύουσι | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἀρχαῖόν | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 τρόπον | amod | high | |
| 4 | τινα | τις | DET | PX-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 5 τρόπον | det | high | |
| 5 | τρόπον | τρόπος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 θύουσι | obj | high | Accusative manner expression. |
| 6 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 1 θύουσι | punct | high | |
| 7 | λιβανωτὸν | λιβανωτός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 θυμιῶσιν | obj | high | Frankincense, used as object of θυμιῶσιν. |
| 8 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 13 θυμιῶσιν | cc | high | |
| 9 | ὁμοῦ | ὁμοῦ | ADV | ADV | _ | 13 θυμιῶσιν | advmod | high | |
| 10 | πυροῖς | πυρός | NOUN | N-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 μεμαγμένοις | obl | medium | Dative coordinated with μέλιτι in the mixing expression. |
| 11 | μεμαγμένοις | μείγνυμι | VERB | V-RPP-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 13 θυμιῶσιν | acl | medium | Participial modifier of πυροῖς, with μέλιτι as instrumental/comitative dative. |
| 12 | μέλιτι | μέλι | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 μεμαγμένοις | obl | medium | Dative of material or accompaniment with μεμαγμένοις. |
| 13 | θυμιῶσιν | θυμιάω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 θύουσι | parataxis | high | Finite verb in explanatory clause. |
| 14 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 16 βωμῶν | case | high | |
| 15 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | DA-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 βωμῶν | det | high | |
| 16 | βωμῶν | βωμός | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 θυμιῶσιν | obl | high | |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 13 θυμιῶσιν | punct | high | |
| 18 | τιθέασι | τίθημι | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 θύουσι | conj | high | |
| 19 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 τιθέασι | cc | high | |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 τιθέασι | cc | high | |
| 21 | κλῶνας | κλάδος | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 τιθέασι | obj | high | |
| 22 | ἐλαίας | ἐλαία | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 κλῶνας | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on κλῶνας. |
| 23 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 24 αὐτῶν | case | high | Elided form of ἐπί. |
| 24 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | P-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 18 τιθέασι | obl | high | Refers to the altars. |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 27 χρῶνται | cc | high | |
| 26 | οἴνῳ | οἶνος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 χρῶνται | obl | high | Dative complement of χρῶνται. |
| 27 | χρῶνται | χράομαι | VERB | V-PMI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 18 τιθέασι | conj | high | Deponent middle; coordinated with τιθέασι. |
| 28 | σπονδῇ | σπονδή | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 χρῶνται | obl | high | Dative of manner or instrumental use: as a libation. |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 1 θύουσι | punct | high |
μόναις δὲ ταῖς Νύμφαις οὐ νομίζουσιν οἶνον οὐδὲ ταῖς Δεσποίναις σπένδειν οὐδὲ ἐπὶ τῷ βωμῷ τῷ κοινῷ πάντων θεῶν.
The impersonal νομίζουσιν governs coordinated infinitives: οἶνον is the accusative object of σπένδειν, while the final prepositional phrase is elliptical, with σπένδειν understood; μόναις modifies Νύμφαις and Δεσποίναις.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μόναις | μόνος | ADJ | A--D---F- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 Νύμφαις | amod | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 6 νομίζουσιν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | S---D-P-F | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 Νύμφαις | det | high | |
| 4 | Νύμφαις | Νύμφη | NOUN | N----D-P-F | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 6 νομίζουσιν | obl | high | Dative of restricted reference/recipient. |
| 5 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D--------- | Polarity=Neg | 6 νομίζουσιν | advmod | high | |
| 6 | νομίζουσιν | νομίζω | VERB | V-3PPAI---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal/plural subject understood. |
| 7 | οἶνον | οἶνος | NOUN | N-----A-S- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 σπένδειν | obj | high | Accusand of the infinitive σπένδειν. |
| 8 | οὐδὲ | οὐδέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 11 σπένδειν | cc | high | Coordinates the first infinitival complement with the following one. |
| 9 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | S---D-P-F | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 10 Δεσποίναις | det | high | |
| 10 | Δεσποίναις | Δέσποινα | PROPN | N-----D-P-F | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 11 σπένδειν | obl | high | Divine name; dative recipient/reference. |
| 11 | σπένδειν | σπένδω | VERB | V--PAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 6 νομίζουσιν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of νομίζουσιν. |
| 12 | οὐδὲ | οὐδέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 11 σπένδειν | cc | medium | Coordinates an elliptical final infinitival phrase; repeated σπένδειν is understood. |
| 13 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 15 βωμῷ | case | high | |
| 14 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | S---D-S-N | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 βωμῷ | det | high | |
| 15 | βωμῷ | βωμός | NOUN | N-----D-S-M | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 σπένδειν | obl | high | ἐπί with dative; location/occasion of the understood offering. |
| 16 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | S---D-S-M | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 κοινῷ | det | high | |
| 17 | κοινῷ | κοινός | ADJ | A--D-S-M- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 βωμῷ | amod | high | |
| 18 | πάντων | πᾶς | ADJ | A--G-P-MN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 θεῶν | amod | high | Attributive genitive modifying θεῶν. |
| 19 | θεῶν | θεός | NOUN | N-----G-P-M | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 βωμῷ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on βωμῷ: altar of all gods. |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 νομίζουσιν | punct | high |
μέλει δὲ τὰ ἐς θυσίας θεηκόλῳ τε, ὃς ἐπὶ μηνὶ ἑκάστῳ τὴν τιμὴν ἔχει, καὶ μάντεσι καὶ σπονδοφόροις, ἔτι δὲ ἐξηγητῇ τε καὶ αὐλητῇ καὶ τῷ ξυλεῖ·
The construction μέλει τινί τινά means ‘someone is concerned with something’; θεηκόλῳ and the coordinated datives depend on μέλει. ὃς is a relative subject referring to θεηκόλος; ξυλεῖ is the ritual wood-provider/woodcutter, with spelling and lexical interpretation somewhat specialized.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μέλει | μέλω | VERB | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal μέλει governs dative persons and accusative subject matter. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 μέλει | cc | high | |
| 3 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 θυσίας | det | high | Article with substantivized/elliptical ἐς θυσίας phrase. |
| 4 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 θυσίας | case | high | |
| 5 | θυσίας | θυσία | NOUN | N-AFP | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 1 μέλει | obj | high | With ἐς, ‘matters relating to sacrifices’. |
| 6 | θεηκόλῳ | θεηκόλος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 μέλει | iobj | high | Dative person concerned; priest/officiant. |
| 7 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 θεηκόλῳ | cc | high | First member of coordination continued after the relative clause. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 6 θεηκόλῳ | punct | high | |
| 9 | ὃς | ὅς | PRON | RNSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἔχει | nsubj | high | Relative subject, antecedent θεηκόλος. |
| 10 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 11 μηνὶ | case | high | Here with dative. |
| 11 | μηνὶ | μήν | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἔχει | obl | high | Temporal dative with ἐπί. |
| 12 | ἑκάστῳ | ἕκαστος | ADJ | A-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 μηνὶ | amod | high | |
| 13 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 τιμὴν | det | high | |
| 14 | τιμὴν | τιμή | NOUN | N-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἔχει | obj | high | Object of ἔχει, ‘holds/has the office or honor’. |
| 15 | ἔχει | ἔχω | VERB | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 6 θεηκόλῳ | acl:relcl | high | |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 15 ἔχει | punct | high | |
| 17 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 μάντεσι | cc | high | Coordinates the following dative with θεηκόλῳ. |
| 18 | μάντεσι | μάντις | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 μέλει | iobj | high | |
| 19 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 20 σπονδοφόροις | cc | high | |
| 20 | σπονδοφόροις | σπονδοφόρος | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 μέλει | iobj | high | |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 20 σπονδοφόροις | punct | high | |
| 22 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | ADV | _ | 24 ἐξηγητῇ | advmod | high | ‘Furthermore/still’ introducing additional coordinated officeholders. |
| 23 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 ἐξηγητῇ | cc | high | |
| 24 | ἐξηγητῇ | ἐξηγητής | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 μέλει | iobj | high | |
| 25 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 ἐξηγητῇ | cc | high | Coordinates ἐξηγητῇ with the following datives. |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 27 αὐλητῇ | cc | high | |
| 27 | αὐλητῇ | αὐλητής | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 ἐξηγητῇ | conj | high | |
| 28 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 30 ξυλεῖ | cc | high | |
| 29 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 ξυλεῖ | det | high | |
| 30 | ξυλεῖ | ξυλεύς | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 ἐξηγητῇ | conj | medium | Specialized ritual term; lemma and exact occupational sense are uncertain. |
| 31 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 1 μέλει | punct | high |