Grammar parses for passage 5.7.9
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Ἀριστέας δὲ γὰρ ὁ Προκοννήσιος---μνήμην γὰρ ἐποιήσατο Ὑπερβορέων καὶ οὗτος---τάχα τι καὶ πλέον περὶ αὐτῶν πεπυσμένος ἂν εἴη παρὰ Ἰσσηδόνων, ἐς οὓς ἀφικέσθαι φησὶν ἐν τοῖς ἔπεσιν.
Main predicate is εἴη with πεπυσμένος as its participial complement; ἂν marks potential modality. The parenthetical μνήμην ... ἐποιήσατο interrupts the matrix clause, while φησὶν governs the infinitive ἀφικέσθαι and οὓς is its destination relative. The exact attachment of δὲ γὰρ and the scope of πλέον are somewhat interpretive.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἀριστέας | Ἀριστέας | PROPN | N---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 εἴη | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 1 Ἀριστέας | cc | high | |
| 3 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 1 Ἀριστέας | discourse | medium | Explanatory particle; attachment to the clause is conventional. |
| 4 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 Προκοννήσιος | det | high | |
| 5 | Προκοννήσιος | Προκοννήσιος | PROPN | A----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Ἀριστέας | appos | high | Ethnic adjective used substantivally as an identifying apposition. |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 Ἀριστέας | punct | high | |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 Ἀριστέας | punct | high | |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 Ἀριστέας | punct | high | |
| 9 | μνήμην | μνήμη | NOUN | N----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἐποιήσατο | obj | high | |
| 10 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 11 ἐποιήσατο | discourse | high | |
| 11 | ἐποιήσατο | ποιέω | VERB | V---AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 1 Ἀριστέας | parataxis | high | Parenthetical finite verb. |
| 12 | Ὑπερβορέων | Ὑπερβόρεος | PROPN | N---GPF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 9 μνήμην | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on μνήμην. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 14 οὗτος | cc | high | |
| 14 | οὗτος | οὗτος | PRON | P---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 11 ἐποιήσατο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐποιήσατο. |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐποιήσατο | punct | high | |
| 16 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐποιήσατο | punct | high | |
| 17 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐποιήσατο | punct | high | |
| 18 | τάχα | τάχα | ADV | D--------- | _ | 26 εἴη | advmod | high | |
| 19 | τι | τις | PRON | P---ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 21 πλέον | advmod | medium | Indefinite/neuter τι has an idiomatic scalar or adverbial force. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | ADV | D--------- | _ | 21 πλέον | advmod | high | Intensifying καί, ‘even/also’. |
| 21 | πλέον | πολύς | ADV | A----NSN- | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 πεπυσμένος | advmod | medium | Neuter comparative used adverbially, modifying the extent of knowledge. |
| 22 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R--------- | _ | 23 αὐτῶν | case | high | |
| 23 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | P---GPM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 24 πεπυσμένος | obl | high | Genitive object of περί. |
| 24 | πεπυσμένος | πυνθάνομαι | VERB | V---RMP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 26 εἴη | xcomp | high | Perfect middle participle with εἴη; understood subject is Ἀριστέας. |
| 25 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | G--------- | _ | 26 εἴη | aux | high | Potential particle. |
| 26 | εἴη | εἰμί | AUX | V---PXI-3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Potential optative with ἄν. |
| 27 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | R--------- | _ | 28 Ἰσσηδόνων | case | high | |
| 28 | Ἰσσηδόνων | Ἰσσηδόνες | PROPN | N---GPM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 πεπυσμένος | obl | high | Source/agent complement of πεπυσμένος with παρά + genitive. |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 33 φησὶν | punct | high | |
| 30 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R--------- | _ | 31 οὓς | case | high | |
| 31 | οὓς | ὅς | PRON | P---APM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 32 ἀφικέσθαι | obl | high | Relative destination complement of ἀφικέσθαι; antecedent is Ἰσσηδόνων. |
| 32 | ἀφικέσθαι | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V---AMN- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 33 φησὶν | xcomp | high | Infinitive governed by φησίν. |
| 33 | φησὶν | φημί | VERB | V---PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 26 εἴη | parataxis | medium | Parenthetical/reporting clause; implicit subject is Ἀριστέας. |
| 34 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R--------- | _ | 36 ἔπεσιν | case | high | |
| 35 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T---DPN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 36 ἔπεσιν | det | high | |
| 36 | ἔπεσιν | ἔπος | NOUN | N---DPN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 33 φησὶν | obl | high | ‘In his verses/epic’; instrumental or locative medium of the assertion. |
| 37 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 εἴη | punct | high |
Ἡρακλεῖ οὖν πρόσεστι τῷ Ἰδαίῳ δόξα τὸν τότε ἀγῶνα διαθεῖναι πρώτῳ καὶ Ὀλύμπια ὄνομα θέσθαι·
The construction means that the Idaean Heracles has the reputation of having arranged the contest then and of first giving it the name Olympia; πρώτῳ is dative, agreeing with the understood subject of the infinitives (Heracles), though its exact attachment is somewhat ambiguous.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἡρακλεῖ | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | Nb-Ds | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 δόξα | nmod | high | Dative of possession/association with δόξα. |
| 2 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | G--------- | _ | 3 πρόσεστι | discourse | high | |
| 3 | πρόσεστι | πάρειμι | VERB | V3SPIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Existential/possessive use: ‘belongs to/attaches to’. |
| 4 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | S---DM-S- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 Ἰδαίῳ | det | high | |
| 5 | Ἰδαίῳ | Ἰδαῖος | ADJ | A----DM-S- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Ἡρακλεῖ | amod | high | Adjectival ethnic/geographical epithet modifying Ἡρακλεῖ. |
| 6 | δόξα | δόξα | NOUN | N----NS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 πρόσεστι | nsubj | high | Subject of πρόσεστι. |
| 7 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | S---AM-S- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 ἀγῶνα | det | high | |
| 8 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D--------- | PronType=Dem | 10 διαθεῖναι | advmod | high | Temporal adverb modifying διαθεῖναι. |
| 9 | ἀγῶνα | ἀγών | NOUN | N----AM-S- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 διαθεῖναι | obj | high | Accusative object of διαθεῖναι. |
| 10 | διαθεῖναι | διατίθημι | VERB | V--ANA---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 6 δόξα | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement of δόξα/πρόσεστι. |
| 11 | πρώτῳ | πρῶτος | ADJ | A----DM-S- | Case=Dat|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 διαθεῖναι | obl | medium | Dative, probably agreeing with the understood subject Heracles; attachment to the infinitival predication is uncertain. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 15 θέσθαι | cc | high | |
| 13 | Ὀλύμπια | Ὀλύμπια | PROPN | N----NA-P- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 15 θέσθαι | obj | high | Name/title being assigned. |
| 14 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N----NA-S- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 θέσθαι | obj | high | Predicate/object complement with θέσθαι: ‘to set as a name’. |
| 15 | θέσθαι | τίθημι | VERB | V--MNA---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 10 διαθεῖναι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive, sharing the understood subject. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 πρόσεστι | punct | high |
διὰ πέμπτου οὖν ἔτους αὐτὸν κατεστήσατο ἄγεσθαι, ὅτι αὐτός τε καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πέντε ἦσαν ἀριθμόν.
The construction διὰ πέμπτου ἔτους means 'at intervals of five years' or 'every fifth year'; κατεστήσατο governs the infinitive ἄγεσθαι. ὅτι introduces the explanation, with αὐτός ... καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ as a coordinated subject and πέντε ἀριθμόν as a predicative numeral phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | διὰ | διά | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 2 πέμπτου | case | high | Preposition governing the genitive πέμπτου ἔτους. |
| 2 | πέμπτου | πέμπτος | ADJ | A--GSМ | Case=Gen|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ἔτους | amod | high | Ordinal modifying ἔτους; conventional genitive temporal expression. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | ADV | D-------- | _ | 6 κατεστήσατο | discourse | high | Inferential connective. |
| 4 | ἔτους | ἔτος | NOUN | N--GSN- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 κατεστήσατο | obl | medium | Genitive temporal complement of the prepositional phrase. |
| 5 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P--ASM-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 6 κατεστήσατο | obj | high | Accusative object of κατεστήσατο; antecedent is the person being made subject to being led. |
| 6 | κατεστήσατο | καθίστημι | VERB | V--AMI3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Aorist middle finite verb. |
| 7 | ἄγεσθαι | ἄγω | VERB | V--PMN-- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 6 κατεστήσατο | xcomp | high | Passive infinitive complementary to κατεστήσατο. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 κατεστήσατο | punct | high | |
| 9 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 16 ἦσαν | mark | high | Causal subordinator introducing the explanatory clause. |
| 10 | αὐτός | αὐτός | PRON | P---NM-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 16 ἦσαν | nsubj | high | First coordinated nominative subject. |
| 11 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 10 αὐτός | cc | high | Correlative coordinating particle. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 ἀδελφοὶ | cc | high | Coordinates οἱ ἀδελφοί with αὐτός τε. |
| 13 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | L--NPM-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 14 ἀδελφοὶ | det | high | Article with ἀδελφοί. |
| 14 | ἀδελφοὶ | ἀδελφός | NOUN | N--NPM-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἦσαν | nsubj | high | Second coordinated nominative subject. |
| 15 | πέντε | πέντε | NUM | M-------- | NumType=Card | 17 ἀριθμόν | nummod | high | Cardinal numeral in the predicative phrase πέντε ἀριθμόν. |
| 16 | ἦσαν | εἰμί | AUX | V באIIAI3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Act | 6 κατεστήσατο | ccomp | high | Imperfect copular verb of the ὅτι-clause. |
| 17 | ἀριθμόν | ἀριθμός | NOUN | N--ASM-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 ἦσαν | obl | medium | Accusative of specification with πέντε, literally 'five in number'; some analyses treat this as a predicative complement. |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 κατεστήσατο | punct | high |