Grammar parses for passage 5.18.7
Open translation for this passage
αὐτῷ μέντοι παρίστατο ἐμοὶ ταῦτα εἰκάζειν.
The syntax is a periphrastic/raising-like pattern with παρίστατο taking an infinitival complement; ταῦτα is the infinitive’s accusative subject, with ἐμοὶ as dative of reference.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-P---DM- | Case=Dative|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 3 παρίστατο | iobj | high | Dative pronoun, likely indirect object/dative of reference with παρίστατο. |
| 2 | μέντοι | μέντοι | PART | G-------- | _ | 3 παρίστατο | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | παρίστατο | παρίστημι | VERB | V-IMI3S-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 4 | ἐμοὶ | ἐγώ | PRON | P-P---DM- | Case=Dative|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 6 εἰκάζειν | obl | medium | Dative dependent of infinitive, likely experiencer/recipient of the perception/judgment. |
| 5 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-P---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 6 εἰκάζειν | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive (subject to acc./object of infinitive construction). |
| 6 | εἰκάζειν | εἰκάζω | VERB | V-PAN---- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 3 παρίστατο | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive dependent on παρίστατο. |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 παρίστατο | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
Κυψέλῳ καὶ τοῖς προγόνοις ἐκ τῶνδε Γονούσσης ἦν γένος ἐξ ἀρχῆς γονούσης τῆς ὑπὲρ Σικυῶνος, καὶ πρόγονός σφισιν ἦν Μέλας ὁ Ἀντάσου·
The first clause has an existential/copular structure with two datives and a source phrase; the participial/genitive phrase around γονούσης τῆς ὑπὲρ Σικυῶνος is syntactically difficult and partly uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Κυψέλῳ | Κυψέλης | PROPN | N-S---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἦν | obl | high | Dative of reference/possessor-like complement with ἦν. |
| 2 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C- | _ | 1 Κυψέλῳ | cc | high | Coordinates Κυψέλῳ and τοῖς προγόνοις. |
| 3 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | RD-P---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 προγόνοις | det | high | Article modifying προγόνοις. |
| 4 | προγόνοις | πρόγονος | NOUN | N-P---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 ἦν | obl | high | Second dative complement of ἦν. |
| 5 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R- | _ | 6 τῶνδε | case | high | Preposition governing τῶνδε. |
| 6 | τῶνδε | ὅδε | DET | RD-P---NG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 Γονούσσης | det | high | Determiner modifying Γονούσσης. |
| 7 | Γονούσσης | Γονούσσα | PROPN | N-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ἦν | nmod | medium | Likely dependent of ἐκ as a genitive source/partitive phrase; form is unusual and may be a place/name. |
| 8 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V3SIAI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main copular/existential verb of first clause. |
| 9 | γένος | γένος | NOUN | N-S---NN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἦν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἦν. |
| 10 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | R- | _ | 11 ἀρχῆς | case | high | Preposition governing ἀρχῆς. |
| 11 | ἀρχῆς | ἀρχή | NOUN | N-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ἦν | obl | high | Genitive of source/time with ἐξ, dependent on ἦν. |
| 12 | γονούσης | γόνομαι | VERB | V-PAP-NSF- | Aspect=Imp|Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 13 τῆς | amod | low | Probably participle modifying τῆς; syntax is somewhat unclear in this phrase. |
| 13 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | RD-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 Σικυῶνος | det | high | Article modifying implied/understood noun with ὑπὲρ Σικυῶνος. |
| 14 | ὑπὲρ | ὑπέρ | ADP | R- | _ | 15 Σικυῶνος | case | high | Preposition governing Σικυῶνος. |
| 15 | Σικυῶνος | Σικυών | PROPN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 τῆς | nmod | medium | Genitive with ὑπέρ; likely modifies an implicit place noun after τῆς. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἦν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 17 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C- | _ | 8 ἦν | cc | high | Coordinates with the next clause. |
| 18 | πρόγονός | πρόγονος | NOUN | N-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ἦν | nsubj | high | Subject of the second ἦν. |
| 19 | σφισιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P-P---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 20 ἦν | obl | high | Dative of reference/possessor with ἦν. |
| 20 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V3SIAI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 8 ἦν | conj | high | Second coordinated copular clause. |
| 21 | Μέλας | Μέλας | PROPN | N-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ἦν | nsubj | high | Predicate/appositional naming in the second clause. |
| 22 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | RD-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 Ἀντάσου | det | high | Article with Ἀντάσου. |
| 23 | Ἀντάσου | Ἄντασος | PROPN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 Μέλας | nmod | high | Genitive patronymic modifying Μέλας. |
| 24 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἦν | punct | high | Punctuation. |