Grammar parses for passage 6.26.2
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σημεῖα ἐπιγνῶναι πάρεστί σφισι καὶ ἐσελθόντες ἐς τὸ οἴκημα εὑρίσκουσιν οἴνου πεπλησμένους τοὺς λέβητας.
The first clause is somewhat elliptical: σημεῖα ἐπιγνῶναι πάρεστί σφισι is best taken with an infinitival complement and a dative of possession/availability; the participial phrase ἐσελθόντες ἐς τὸ οἴκημα modifies the subject of εὑρίσκουσιν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | σημεῖα | σημεῖον | NOUN | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 3 πάρεστί | nsubj | medium | Likely subject of impersonal ἐπιγνῶναι/πάρεστί; could be accusative-like predicate relation, but nominative fits surface form. |
| 2 | ἐπιγνῶναι | ἐπιγιγνώσκω | VERB | AOR.ACT.INF | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 3 πάρεστί | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive with πάρεστί. |
| 3 | πάρεστί | πάρειμι | VERB | PRES.IND.ACT.3SG | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the first clause. |
| 4 | σφισι | σφεῖς | PRON | PERS/REFL.DAT.PL | Case=Dative|Number=Plural|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 3 πάρεστί | iobj | high | Dative of possession/availability with πάρεστι. |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 10 εὑρίσκουσιν | cc | high | Coordinates participial clause with main finite verb clause. |
| 6 | ἐσελθόντες | εἰσέρχομαι | VERB | AOR.ACT.PTCP.NOM.M.PL | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 10 εὑρίσκουσιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle, subject aligned with εὑρίσκουσιν. |
| 7 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 9 οἴκημα | case | high | Preposition governing οἴκημα. |
| 8 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 οἴκημα | det | high | Article with οἴκημα. |
| 9 | οἴκημα | οἴκημα | NOUN | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Sing | 6 ἐσελθόντες | obl | medium | Object of the prepositional phrase with ἐς; attached to participle. |
| 10 | εὑρίσκουσιν | εὑρίσκω | VERB | PRES.IND.ACT.3PL | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 3 πάρεστί | conj | high | Second coordinated finite verb. |
| 11 | οἴνου | οἶνος | NOUN | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Sing | 12 πεπλησμένους | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of πεπλησμένους, expressing content. |
| 12 | πεπλησμένους | πίμπλημι | VERB | PPRF.MID.PTCP.ACC.M.PL | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 14 λέβητας | amod | high | Participial modifier of λέβητας. |
| 13 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural|PronType=Art | 14 λέβητας | det | high | Article with λέβητας. |
| 14 | λέβητας | λέβης | NOUN | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 10 εὑρίσκουσιν | obj | high | Direct object of εὑρίσκουσιν. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 πάρεστί | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
ταῦτα Ἠλείων τε οἱ δοκιμώτατοι ἄνδρες, σὺν αὐτοῖς δὲ καὶ ξένοι κατώμνυντο ἔχειν κατὰ τὰ εἰρημένα, ἐπεὶ αὐτός γε οὐκ ἐς καιρὸν ἀφικόμην τῆς ἑορτῆς·
The clause after ἐπεὶ is causal, and the participial phrase κατὰ τὰ εἰρημένα depends on ἔχειν within the oath formula.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Dem | 13 κατώμνυντο | obj | high | Direct object of the oath-taking verb. |
| 2 | Ἠλείων | Ἠλεῖος | PROPN | Ne-p---pg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ἄνδρες | nmod | high | Partitive/genitive modifier of ἄνδρες. |
| 3 | τε | τε | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 6 ἄνδρες | cc | high | Correlative conjunction paired with καί. |
| 4 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T--p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 ἄνδρες | det | high | Article with ἄνδρες. |
| 5 | δοκιμώτατοι | δόκιμος | ADJ | A-s---sna- | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ἄνδρες | amod | high | Superlative adjective modifying ἄνδρες. |
| 6 | ἄνδρες | ἀνήρ | NOUN | Nb-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 κατώμνυντο | nsubj | high | Subject of κατώμνυντο. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 κατώμνυντο | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 8 | σὺν | σύν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 13 κατώμνυντο | case | high | Preposition governing αὐτοῖς. |
| 9 | αὐτοῖς | αὐτός | PRON | Pp-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 13 κατώμνυντο | obl | high | Comitative oblique with σὺν. |
| 10 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 13 κατώμνυντο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 12 ξένοι | cc | high | Links ξένοι to the previous coordinated phrase. |
| 12 | ξένοι | ξένος | NOUN | A-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 κατώμνυντο | nsubj | medium | Second coordinated subject with ἄνδρες; number/gender fit a noun-like use. |
| 13 | κατώμνυντο | καταομνύω | VERB | V-3i--p-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb, imperfect middle/passive form. |
| 14 | ἔχειν | ἔχω | VERB | V--p--a--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 13 κατώμνυντο | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive dependent on the oath formula. |
| 15 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 14 ἔχειν | mark | medium | Preposition introducing the object of ἔχειν. |
| 16 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 17 εἰρημένα | det | high | Article with εἰρημένα. |
| 17 | εἰρημένα | ἐρῶ | VERB | V-rsmppna- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 14 ἔχειν | obj | medium | Perfect participle used substantively, 'the things said/declared'. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 κατώμνυντο | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 19 | ἐπεὶ | ἐπεί | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 25 ἀφικόμην | mark | high | Subordinating conjunction introducing causal clause. |
| 20 | αὐτός | αὐτός | PRON | Pp-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 25 ἀφικόμην | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀφικόμην. |
| 21 | γε | γε | PART | G-------- | _ | 20 αὐτός | discourse | high | Emphatic particle attached to αὐτός. |
| 22 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 25 ἀφικόμην | advmod | high | Negation of the verb. |
| 23 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 24 καιρὸν | case | high | Preposition governing καιρόν. |
| 24 | καιρὸν | καιρός | NOUN | Nb-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ἀφικόμην | obl | high | Oblique goal/time expression with εἰς. |
| 25 | ἀφικόμην | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V-1saim--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 19 ἐπεὶ | advcl | high | Finite verb of the causal subordinate clause. |
| 26 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 ἑορτῆς | det | high | Article with ἑορτῆς. |
| 27 | ἑορτῆς | ἑορτή | NOUN | Nb-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 καιρὸν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on καιρός, likely 'in due season of the festival'. |
| 28 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 κατώμνυντο | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
λέγουσι δὲ καὶ Ἄνδριοι παρὰ ἔτος σφίσιν ἐς τοῦ Διονύσου τὴν ἑορτὴν ῥεῖν οἶνον αὐτόματον ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ.
Infinitival clause with several prepositional dependents; ἔτος is treated as an adverbial temporal accusative under ῥεῖν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | V-3P-IAI- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main reporting verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 4 Ἄνδριοι | cc | high | Coordinates with implied/earlier material. |
| 4 | Ἄνδριοι | Ἄνδριος | PROPN | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 λέγουσι | nsubj | high | Subject of λέγουσι. |
| 5 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | _ | _ | 6 ἔτος | case | high | Preposition with accusative-like temporal expression. |
| 6 | ἔτος | ἔτος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ῥεῖν | obl | medium | Likely adverbial 'every year'; formal attachment to infinitive. |
| 7 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P-3PD- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 13 ῥεῖν | iobj | high | Dative of reference/beneficiary with infinitive. |
| 8 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 12 ἑορτὴν | case | high | Preposition governing ἑορτήν. |
| 9 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L-S---NG | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 Διονύσου | det | high | Article with Διονύσου. |
| 10 | Διονύσου | Διόνυσος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἑορτὴν | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ἑορτήν. |
| 11 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-ASF | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 ἑορτὴν | det | high | Article with ἑορτήν. |
| 12 | ἑορτὴν | ἑορτή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ῥεῖν | obl | high | Goal/endpoint of ἐς, dependent on infinitive. |
| 13 | ῥεῖν | ῥέω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 λέγουσι | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of λέγουσι. |
| 14 | οἶνον | οἶνος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ῥεῖν | obj | high | Object of ῥεῖν. |
| 15 | αὐτόματον | αὐτόματος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 οἶνον | amod | medium | Agrees with οἶνον; could be adverbial in sense, but morphology favors adjective. |
| 16 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 18 ἱεροῦ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 17 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L-GSN | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 ἱεροῦ | det | high | Article with ἱεροῦ. |
| 18 | ἱεροῦ | ἱερός | ADJ | A-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ῥεῖν | obl | high | Source phrase with ἐκ, substantivized 'the sanctuary'. |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
εἰ πιστεύειν χρὴ ταῦτα Ἕλλησιν, εἰ ἀποδέχοιτο ἄν τις τῷ λόγῳ γε τῷ αὐτῷ καὶ ὅσα Αἰθίοπες οἱ ὑπὲρ Συήνης ἐς τοῦ ἡλίου τὴν τράπεζαν λέγουσιν.
The syntax is a nested conditional: the second εἰ-clause depends on the main potential/optative predicate, and the final λέγουσιν clause functions as a complement/content clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | _ | _ | 3 χρὴ | mark | high | Conditional marker introducing first clause. |
| 2 | πιστεύειν | πιστεύω | VERB | V--PNA- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 3 χρὴ | csubj | high | Infinitival subject of χρὴ. |
| 3 | χρὴ | χρή | VERB | V3SPIA- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate of first conditional clause. |
| 4 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-P---N | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 2 πιστεύειν | obj | high | Object of πιστεύειν. |
| 5 | Ἕλλησιν | Ἕλλην | PROPN | N-p---d- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 χρὴ | obl | high | Dative of reference/interest with χρὴ. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 χρὴ | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 7 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | _ | _ | 8 ἀποδέχοιτο | mark | high | Conditional marker introducing second clause. |
| 8 | ἀποδέχοιτο | ἀποδέχομαι | VERB | V--SOM-- | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 3 χρὴ | advcl | high | Optative in conditional/indirect hypothetical construction. |
| 9 | ἄν | ἄν | PART | _ | _ | 8 ἀποδέχοιτο | advmod | high | Modal particle. |
| 10 | τις | τις | PRON | Px-S---N | Case=Nom|Gender=Com|Number=Sing | 8 ἀποδέχοιτο | nsubj | high | Indefinite subject. |
| 11 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | l-s---d- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 λόγῳ | det | high | Article with λόγῳ. |
| 12 | λόγῳ | λόγος | NOUN | n-s---d- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀποδέχοιτο | obl | high | Dative complement with respect/reference. |
| 13 | γε | γε | PART | _ | _ | 12 λόγῳ | advmod | high | Enclitic particle modifying λόγῳ. |
| 14 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | l-s---d- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 αὐτῷ | det | high | Article with αὐτῷ. |
| 15 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | ADJ | a-s---d- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 λόγῳ | amod | high | Attributive adjective agreeing with λόγῳ. |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 17 ὅσα | cc | high | Coordinating linker. |
| 17 | ὅσα | ὅσος | PRON | pi-p---a- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 27 λέγουσιν | obj | high | Object of λέγουσιν. |
| 18 | Αἰθίοπες | Αἰθίοψ | PROPN | n-p---n- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 λέγουσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of λέγουσιν. |
| 19 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | l-p---n- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 Αἰθίοπες | det | high | Article with Αἰθίοπες. |
| 20 | ὑπὲρ | ὑπέρ | ADP | R | _ | 21 Συήνης | case | high | Preposition governing Συήνης. |
| 21 | Συήνης | Συήνη | PROPN | n-s---g- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 Αἰθίοπες | nmod | high | Genitive complement in prepositional phrase modifying Αἰθίοπες. |
| 22 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 24 ἡλίου | case | high | Preposition governing ἡλίου. |
| 23 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---g- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 ἡλίου | det | high | Article with ἡλίου. |
| 24 | ἡλίου | ἥλιος | NOUN | n-s---g- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 λέγουσιν | obl | high | Genitive complement in directional phrase. |
| 25 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---a- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 τράπεζαν | det | high | Article with τράπεζαν. |
| 26 | τράπεζαν | τράπεζα | NOUN | n-s---a- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 λέγουσιν | obj | high | Object of λέγουσιν. |
| 27 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V3PPIA- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 8 ἀποδέχοιτο | ccomp | high | Verb clause dependent on ἀποδέχοιτο. |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 χρὴ | punct | high | Sentence-ending punctuation. |