Grammar parses for passage 5.27.12
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τῶν δὲ ἐν Θρᾴκῃ Μενδαίων τὸ ἀνάθημα ἐγγύτατα ἀφίκετο ἀπατῆσαί με ὡς ἀνδρὸς εἰκὼν εἴη πεντάθλου· καὶ κεῖται μὲν παρὰ τὸν Ἠλεῖον Ἀναυχίδαν, ἔχει δὲ ἁλτῆρας ἀρχαίους.
The clause with ὡς ἀνδρὸς εἰκὼν εἴη is syntactically compressed and may be treated as reported/indirect content dependent on ἀπατῆσαί.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | - | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 Μενδαίων | det | high | Article agreeing with Μενδαίων. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | - | _ | 9 ἀφίκετο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | - | _ | 4 Θρᾴκῃ | case | high | Preposition governing Θρᾴκῃ. |
| 4 | Θρᾴκῃ | Θρᾴκη | PROPN | - | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 Μενδαίων | nmod | high | Place name in dative with ἐν. |
| 5 | Μενδαίων | Μένδη | PROPN | - | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ἀνάθημα | nmod | high | Gentilic/ethnic genitive modifying ἀνάθημα. |
| 6 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | - | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἀνάθημα | det | high | Article with ἀνάθημα. |
| 7 | ἀνάθημα | ἀνάθημα | NOUN | - | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἀφίκετο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀφίκετο. |
| 8 | ἐγγύτατα | ἐγγύτατα | ADV | - | _ | 9 ἀφίκετο | advmod | high | Superlative adverb modifying ἀφίκετο. |
| 9 | ἀφίκετο | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | - | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of first clause. |
| 10 | ἀπατῆσαί | ἀπατάω | VERB | - | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 9 ἀφίκετο | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive dependent on ἀφίκετο. |
| 11 | με | ἐγώ | PRON | - | Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 10 ἀπατῆσαί | obj | high | Object of the infinitive. |
| 12 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | - | _ | 15 εἴη | mark | medium | Introduces reported comparison/content clause; syntax somewhat loose. |
| 13 | ἀνδρὸς | ἀνήρ | NOUN | - | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 εἰκὼν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on εἰκὼν. |
| 14 | εἰκὼν | εἰκών | NOUN | - | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 εἴη | nsubj | medium | Predicate of the ὡς-clause; could also be analyzed as nominal subject with implied copula. |
| 15 | εἴη | εἰμί | AUX | - | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 ἀπατῆσαί | ccomp | medium | Optative copular verb in reported clause dependent on ἀπατῆσαί. |
| 16 | πεντάθλου | πένταθλος | ADJ | - | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 εἰκὼν | amod | medium | Genitive adjective modifying εἰκών, likely 'of a pentathlete'. |
| 17 | · | · | PUNCT | - | _ | 9 ἀφίκετο | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
| 18 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | - | _ | 19 κεῖται | cc | high | Connects the following clause. |
| 19 | κεῖται | κεῖμαι | VERB | - | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 9 ἀφίκετο | conj | high | Second coordinated main clause. |
| 20 | μὲν | μέν | PART | - | _ | 19 κεῖται | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 21 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | - | _ | 24 Ἀναυχίδαν | case | high | Preposition governing Ἀναυχίδαν. |
| 22 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | - | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 Ἀναυχίδαν | det | high | Article with Ἀναυχίδαν. |
| 23 | Ἠλεῖον | Ἠλεῖος | ADJ | - | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 Ἀναυχίδαν | amod | high | Adjectival ethnicon modifying Ἀναυχίδαν. |
| 24 | Ἀναυχίδαν | Ἀναυχίδας | PROPN | - | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 κεῖται | obl | high | Object of παρὰ; indicates location near Anauchidas. |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | - | _ | 19 κεῖται | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 26 | ἔχει | ἔχω | VERB | - | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 9 ἀφίκετο | conj | high | Third coordinated main clause. |
| 27 | δὲ | δέ | PART | - | _ | 26 ἔχει | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 28 | ἁλτῆρας | ἁλτήρ | NOUN | - | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 ἔχει | obj | high | Direct object of ἔχει. |
| 29 | ἀρχαίους | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | - | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 28 ἁλτῆρας | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying ἁλτῆρας. |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | - | _ | 9 ἀφίκετο | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
Ζηνὶ θεῶν βασιλεῖ μʼ ἀκροθίνιον ἐνθάδʼ ἔθηκαν Μενδαῖοι, Σίπτην χερσὶ βιασσάμενοι.
The syntax is mostly straightforward, but μʼ ἀκροθίνιον is slightly awkward: I treat μʼ as the direct object and ἀκροθίνιον as an appositional object/accusative noun within the dedication.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ζηνὶ | Ζεύς | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἔθηκαν | iobj | high | Dative recipient/deity name. |
| 2 | θεῶν | θεός | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 βασιλεῖ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of βασιλεῖ. |
| 3 | βασιλεῖ | βασιλεύς | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Ζηνὶ | appos | medium | Apposition to Ζηνὶ: ‘king of the gods’. |
| 4 | μʼ | ἐγώ | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 7 ἔθηκαν | obj | high | Enclitic object pronoun. |
| 5 | ἀκροθίνιον | ἀκροθίνιον | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἔθηκαν | obj | high | Object of ἔθηκαν; appositional to μʼ / resumptive sense uncertain. |
| 6 | ἐνθάδʼ | ἐνθάδε | ADV | _ | _ | 7 ἔθηκαν | advmod | high | Adverbial locative. |
| 7 | ἔθηκαν | τίθημι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 8 | Μενδαῖοι | Μενδαῖος | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ἔθηκαν | nsubj | high | Subject. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἔθηκαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 10 | Σίπτην | Σίπτη | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 βιασσάμενοι | obj | high | Object of βιασσάμενοι; city/place name. |
| 11 | χερσὶ | χείρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 12 βιασσάμενοι | obl | high | Instrumental dative. |
| 12 | βιασσάμενοι | βιάζομαι | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 8 Μενδαῖοι | advcl | medium | Circumstantial participle modifying Μενδαῖοι. |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἔθηκαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
τὸ μὲν δὴ Θρᾴκιόν τι εἶναι τεῖχος καὶ πόλις ἔοικεν, ἡ Σίπτη·
The sentence is an accusative-and-infinitive construction dependent on ἔοικεν, with τεῖχος and πόλις coordinated as the infinitival subject and Σίπτη in apposition to the whole identification.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 τεῖχος | det | high | Article with implied neuter noun; likely dependent on τεῖχος. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G | _ | 10 ἔοικεν | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | G | _ | 10 ἔοικεν | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | Θρᾴκιόν | Θρᾴκιος | ADJ | A- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 τεῖχος | amod | medium | Predicative/attributive modifier of τεῖχος; case inferred from infinitival clause structure. |
| 5 | τι | τις | PRON | PI | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 6 εἶναι | obj | medium | Indefinite pronoun modifying the infinitive; case is inferred. |
| 6 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 10 ἔοικεν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of ἔοικεν. |
| 7 | τεῖχος | τεῖχος | NOUN | N- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Subject of the infinitive. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C- | _ | 7 τεῖχος | cc | high | Connects τεῖχος and πόλις. |
| 9 | πόλις | πόλις | NOUN | N- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 τεῖχος | conj | high | Conjunct to τεῖχος. |
| 10 | ἔοικεν | ἔοικα | VERB | V- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἔοικεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 12 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | RA | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 13 Σίπτη | det | high | Article with proper name. |
| 13 | Σίπτη | Σίπτη | PROPN | N- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἔοικεν | appos | high | Appositive identification of the place name. |
| 14 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἔοικεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |