Grammar parses for passage 6.3.8
Open translation for this passage
ἐμοὶ μὲν οὖν λέγειν μὲν τὰ ὑπὸ Ἑλλήνων λεγόμενα ἀνάγκη, πείθεσθαι δὲ πᾶσιν οὐκέτι ἀνάγκη.
The syntax is a paired correlative structure with two infinitival subjects (λέγειν, πείθεσθαι) each understood with ἀνάγκη; the second ἀνάγκη is coordinated elliptically with the first.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐμοὶ | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp-p---d- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 10 ἀνάγκη | obl | high | Dative of person concerned; likely ethical dative with ἀνάγκη. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G--------- | _ | 4 λέγειν | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | G--------- | _ | 4 λέγειν | discourse | high | Inferential particle. |
| 4 | λέγειν | λέγω | VERB | V--PAN---- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 10 ἀνάγκη | csubj | high | Infinitival subject of ἀνάγκη. |
| 5 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G--------- | _ | 4 λέγειν | discourse | high | Second μέν in correlative structure. |
| 6 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 λεγόμενα | obj | high | Article with participle, substantivizing the phrase. |
| 7 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 8 Ἑλλήνων | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 8 | Ἑλλήνων | Ἕλλην | PROPN | Ne-p---g- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 λεγόμενα | obl | high | Agentive phrase with passive participle. |
| 9 | λεγόμενα | λέγω | VERB | V--PMPN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 4 λέγειν | obj | high | Participial clause dependent on λέγειν; formally accusative neuter plural with article. |
| 10 | ἀνάγκη | ἀνάγκη | NOUN | N--s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | high | Predicate noun expressing necessity. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἀνάγκη | punct | high | Comma. |
| 12 | πείθεσθαι | πείθω | VERB | V--PNM--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 16 ἀνάγκη | csubj | high | Second infinitival subject of ἀνάγκη. |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G--------- | _ | 12 πείθεσθαι | discourse | high | Mild adversative/continuative particle. |
| 14 | πᾶσιν | πᾶς | DET | A-p---dd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Ind | 12 πείθεσθαι | obl | medium | Dative object/complement with πείθεσθαι; gender/context slightly uncertain. |
| 15 | οὐκέτι | οὐκέτι | ADV | D-------- | _ | 16 ἀνάγκη | advmod | high | Negating adverb 'no longer/not any more'. |
| 16 | ἀνάγκη | ἀνάγκη | NOUN | N--s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἀνάγκη | conj | high | Second coordinated predicate noun with omitted/copular relation to the same matrix structure. |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἀνάγκη | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |