Grammar parses for passage 6.11.8
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ἐνταῦθα ἀπεκρίνατό σφισιν ἡ Πυθία· Θεαγένην δʼ ἄμνηστον ἀφήκατε τὸν μέγαν ὑμέων.
The oracle clause is analyzed as a quoted paratactic continuation: ἀφήκατε has an understood second-person plural subject, while Θεαγένην is its object and ἄμνηστον/τὸν μέγαν provide object-oriented description.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | D-------- | PronType=Dem | 2 ἀπεκρίνατό | advmod | high | |
| 2 | ἀπεκρίνατό | ἀποκρίνομαι | VERB | V3SAMI---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Middle | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 3 | σφισιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P----D---3 | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 2 ἀπεκρίνατό | iobj | high | Third-person plural dative pronoun. |
| 4 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | L----NSF- | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 Πυθία | det | high | |
| 5 | Πυθία | Πυθία | PROPN | N--S---NF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 2 ἀπεκρίνατό | nsubj | high | |
| 6 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 2 ἀπεκρίνατό | punct | high | |
| 7 | Θεαγένην | Θεαγένης | PROPN | N--S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἀφήκατε | obj | high | Accusative masculine proper name; object of ἀφήκατε. |
| 8 | δʼ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _=_ | 10 ἀφήκατε | cc | high | Elided form of δέ. |
| 9 | ἄμνηστον | ἄμνηστος | ADJ | A----SMA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 Θεαγένην | amod | high | Predicative/object-oriented adjective agreeing with Θεαγένην. |
| 10 | ἀφήκατε | ἀφίημι | VERB | V2PAAI---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=2|Tense=Aor|Voice=Active | 2 ἀπεκρίνατό | parataxis | high | Finite verb in the quoted oracle; coordinated/paratactic to the preceding speech verb. |
| 11 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | L----ASM- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 μέγαν | det | high | |
| 12 | μέγαν | μέγας | ADJ | A----ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 Θεαγένην | amod | high | Substantivally used adjective with article, appositional/descriptive to Θεαγένην. |
| 13 | ὑμέων | σύ | PRON | P----G--2 | Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs | 12 μέγαν | nmod | medium | Genitive of relation/possession: ‘your great [man]’; exact attachment within the noun phrase is somewhat ambiguous. |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἀφήκατε | punct | high |
ἀπορούντων δὲ αὐτῶν ὁποίᾳ μηχανῇ τοῦ Θεαγένους τὴν εἰκόνα ἀνασώσωνται, φασὶν ἁλιέας ἀναχθέντας ἐς τὸ πέλαγος ἐπὶ ἰχθύων θήραν περισχεῖν τῷ δικτύῳ τὴν εἰκόνα καὶ ἀνενεγκεῖν αὖθις ἐς τὴν γῆν·
Genitive absolute ἀπορούντων αὐτῶν introduces the circumstance; ὁποίᾳ μηχανῇ is an indirect-question instrumental dative with ἀνασώσωνται. φασίν governs the accusative-and-infinitive report: ἁλιέας ... περισχεῖν καὶ ἀνενεγκεῖν, with ἀναχθέντας as an attributive circumstantial participle.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀπορούντων | ἀπορέω | VERB | V-PPP-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 12 φασὶν | advcl | high | Genitive absolute participle. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 1 ἀπορούντων | cc | high | |
| 3 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | P-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 1 ἀπορούντων | nsubj | high | Genitive-absolute subject. |
| 4 | ὁποίᾳ | ὁποῖος | ADJ | A-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Int | 5 μηχανῇ | det | high | Interrogative/indefinite qualitative determiner. |
| 5 | μηχανῇ | μηχανή | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἀνασώσωνται | obl | medium | Instrumental dative in indirect question. |
| 6 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 Θεαγένους | det | high | |
| 7 | Θεαγένους | Θεαγένης | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|NameType=Prs|Number=Sing | 9 εἰκόνα | nmod | high | Possessive genitive. |
| 8 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 εἰκόνα | det | high | |
| 9 | εἰκόνα | εἰκών | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἀνασώσωνται | obj | high | Object of ἀνασώσωνται. |
| 10 | ἀνασώσωνται | ἀνασῴζω | VERB | V-AMS-3P | Mood=Subj|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 12 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Subjunctive in indirect question. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἀνασώσωνται | punct | high | |
| 12 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 13 | ἁλιέας | ἁλιεύς | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 21 περισχεῖν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitives. |
| 14 | ἀναχθέντας | ἀνάγω | VERB | V-APP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 13 ἁλιέας | acl | high | Attributive/circumstantial participle modifying ἁλιέας. |
| 15 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 17 πέλαγος | case | high | |
| 16 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 πέλαγος | det | high | |
| 17 | πέλαγος | πέλαγος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ἀναχθέντας | obl | high | Goal/direction with ἀνάγω. |
| 18 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P | _ | 20 θήραν | case | high | With accusative, purpose/direction. |
| 19 | ἰχθύων | ἰχθύς | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 θήραν | nmod | high | Objective/partitive genitive. |
| 20 | θήραν | θήρα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἀναχθέντας | obl | high | Purpose expression ἐπὶ θήραν. |
| 21 | περισχεῖν | περιέχω | VERB | V-2AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 12 φασὶν | xcomp | high | First infinitive in accusative-and-infinitive construction. |
| 22 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 23 δικτύῳ | det | high | |
| 23 | δικτύῳ | δίκτυον | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 21 περισχεῖν | obl | high | Instrumental dative. |
| 24 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 εἰκόνα | det | high | |
| 25 | εἰκόνα | εἰκών | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 περισχεῖν | obj | high | Object of περισχεῖν. |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 27 ἀνενεγκεῖν | cc | high | Coordinates the infinitives. |
| 27 | ἀνενεγκεῖν | ἀναφέρω | VERB | V-2AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 12 φασὶν | conj | high | Second coordinated infinitive. |
| 28 | αὖθις | αὖθις | ADV | Adv | _ | 27 ἀνενεγκεῖν | advmod | high | |
| 29 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 31 γῆν | case | high | |
| 30 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 31 γῆν | det | high | |
| 31 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 ἀνενεγκεῖν | obl | high | Goal with ἐς. |
| 32 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 φασὶν | punct | high |
Θάσιοι δὲ ἀναθέντες, ἔνθα καὶ ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἔκειτο, νομίζουσιν ἅτε θεῷ θύειν.
The participle ἀναθέντες and its accompanying ἔνθα-clause describe the Thasians’ act of re-dedicating the object where it had originally lain; θύειν is the infinitival complement of νομίζουσιν, with ἅτε giving the qualifying/circumstantial sense ‘as to a god’.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Θάσιοι | Θάσιος | PROPN | A-nom_mp | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 νομίζουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 νομίζουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἀναθέντες | ἀνατίθημι | VERB | V-aor_act_ptcp_nom_mp | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 11 νομίζουσιν | advcl | high | Aorist participle with the subject of νομίζουσιν. |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἀναθέντες | punct | high | |
| 5 | ἔνθα | ἔνθα | ADV | ADV | _ | 9 ἔκειτο | advmod | high | Relative adverb, ‘where’; resumes the place of deposition. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἔκειτο | advmod | high | Adverbial καί, ‘also/even’. |
| 7 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 8 ἀρχῆς | case | high | |
| 8 | ἀρχῆς | ἀρχή | NOUN | N-gen_fs | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἔκειτο | obl | high | Object of ἐξ. |
| 9 | ἔκειτο | κεῖμαι | VERB | V Impf mid ind 3sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 3 ἀναθέντες | advcl | high | Imperfect of κεῖμαι, ‘was lying/placed’; clause modifies ἀναθέντες. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 νομίζουσιν | punct | high | |
| 11 | νομίζουσιν | νομίζω | VERB | V-pres_act_ind_3pl | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 12 | ἅτε | ἅτε | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 θύειν | mark | medium | Introduces a causal/qualifying participial-style construction; here linked to the infinitive clause. |
| 13 | θεῷ | θεός | NOUN | N-dat_ms | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 θύειν | iobj | high | Dative recipient/beneficiary with θύειν. |
| 14 | θύειν | θύω | VERB | V-pres_act_inf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 νομίζουσιν | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement of νομίζουσιν; subject is understood as the Θάσιοι. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 νομίζουσιν | punct | high |