Grammar parses for passage 6.4.11
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Ἐργοτέλης δὲ ὁ Φιλάνορος δολίχου δύο ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ νίκας, τοσαύτας δὲ ἄλλας Πυθοῖ καὶ ἐν Ἰσθμῷ τε καὶ Νεμείων ἀνῃρημένος, οὐχ Ἱμεραῖος εἶναι τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς, καθάπερ γε τὸ ἐπίγραμμα τὸ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ φησι, Κρὴς δὲ εἶναι λέγεται Κνώσσιος·
The sentence is an accusative-and-infinitive construction with λέγεται as matrix verb: Ergoteles is said to be Cnossian, while the participial phrase describes his victories. The participle ἀνῃρημένος agrees with the understood subject Ἐργοτέλης; τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς is an adverbial accusative phrase meaning 'originally'.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἐργοτέλης | Ἐργοτέλης | PROPN | N----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 ἀνῃρημένος | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 1 Ἐργοτέλης | cc | high | |
| 3 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | P---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Φιλάνορος | det | high | |
| 4 | Φιλάνορος | Φίλανωρ | PROPN | N---GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Ἐργοτέλης | appos | high | Patronymic genitive. |
| 5 | δολίχου | δόλιχος | NOUN | N---GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 νίκας | nmod | high | Genitive of event/sport. |
| 6 | δύο | δύο | NUM | M-------- | Case=Acc|Number=Plur | 9 νίκας | nummod | high | |
| 7 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 8 Ὀλυμπίᾳ | case | high | |
| 8 | Ὀλυμπίᾳ | Ὀλυμπία | PROPN | N---DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 νίκας | obl | high | |
| 9 | νίκας | νίκη | NOUN | N---APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 21 ἀνῃρημένος | obj | high | Accusative object of ἀνῃρημένος. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 ἀνῃρημένος | punct | high | |
| 11 | τοσαύτας | τοσοῦτος | ADJ | A---APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 13 ἄλλας | amod | high | Correlative adjective modifying ἄλλας. |
| 12 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 ἀνῃρημένος | cc | high | |
| 13 | ἄλλας | ἄλλος | ADJ | A---APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 9 νίκας | conj | high | Substantival adjective, coordinated with the first victories. |
| 14 | Πυθοῖ | Πυθώ | PROPN | N---DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ἄλλας | obl | high | Place of the additional victories. |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 ἄλλας | cc | high | |
| 16 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 17 Ἰσθμῷ | case | high | |
| 17 | Ἰσθμῷ | Ἰσθμός | PROPN | N---DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ἄλλας | obl | high | |
| 18 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 ἄλλας | cc | high | |
| 19 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 20 Νεμείων | cc | high | |
| 20 | Νεμείων | Νέμεια | PROPN | N---GPF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 13 ἄλλας | obl | medium | Genitive form is retained in the expression for Nemean victories; syntactically coordinated with the preceding venues. |
| 21 | ἀνῃρημένος | ἀναιρέω | VERB | V---RMPNSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 42 λέγεται | advcl | high | Perfect passive participle, concessive/temporal in force: having won. |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 ἀνῃρημένος | punct | high | |
| 23 | οὐχ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 25 εἶναι | advmod | high | |
| 24 | Ἱμεραῖος | Ἱμεραῖος | ADJ | A---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective in the infinitival complement. |
| 25 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V--PAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 42 λέγεται | xcomp | high | Infinitive in reported speech. |
| 26 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | P---ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 ἀρχῆς | det | high | |
| 27 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 28 ἀρχῆς | case | high | |
| 28 | ἀρχῆς | ἀρχή | NOUN | N---GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 εἶναι | obl | high | Together with τὸ, adverbial phrase 'from the beginning/originally'. |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 εἶναι | punct | high | |
| 30 | καθάπερ | καθάπερ | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 37 φησι | mark | high | Introduces comparison. |
| 31 | γε | γε | PART | D-------- | _ | 37 φησι | advmod | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 32 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | P---NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 33 ἐπίγραμμα | det | high | |
| 33 | ἐπίγραμμα | ἐπίγραμμα | NOUN | N---NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 37 φησι | nsubj | high | Subject of φησι. |
| 34 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | P---NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 33 ἐπίγραμμα | det | high | |
| 35 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 36 αὐτῷ | case | high | |
| 36 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P---DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3 | 33 ἐπίγραμμα | nmod | high | Refers to Ergoteles; 'on/about him'. |
| 37 | φησι | φημί | VERB | V-PIA-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 25 εἶναι | parataxis | high | Parenthetical evidential clause. |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 37 φησι | punct | high | |
| 39 | Κρὴς | Κρής | ADJ | A---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 41 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate ethnic adjective in the second infinitival clause. |
| 40 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 42 λέγεται | cc | high | |
| 41 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V--PAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 42 λέγεται | xcomp | high | Infinitive governed by λέγεται. |
| 42 | λέγεται | λέγω | VERB | V-PPI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | Matrix predicate 'is said'. |
| 43 | Κνώσσιος | Κνώσσιος | ADJ | A---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 41 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective with εἶναι; understood subject is Ἐργοτέλης. |
| 44 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 42 λέγεται | punct | high |
ἐκπεσὼν δὲ ὑπὸ στασιωτῶν ἐκ Κνωσσοῦ καὶ ἐς Ἱμέραν ἀφικόμενος πολιτείας τʼ ἔτυχε καὶ πολλὰ εὕρετο ἄλλα ἐς τιμήν.
The aorist participles ἐκπεσών and ἀφικόμενος are coordinated circumstantial predicates; ὑπό with the genitive marks the agents of expulsion. ἔτυχε governs πολιτείας, while εὕρετο has πολλὰ ἄλλα as its object, with ἐς τιμήν expressing purpose/result. The spelling ἐκ Κνωσσοῦ is retained as given.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐκπεσὼν | ἐκπίπτω | VERB | V-2AAP-NSM | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Mood=Participle|Number=Singular|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 13 ἔτυχε | advcl | high | Circumstantial aorist participle, coordinated with ἀφικόμενος. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 13 ἔτυχε | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 4 στασιωτῶν | case | high | Agentive preposition with genitive. |
| 4 | στασιωτῶν | στασιώτης | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 1 ἐκπεσὼν | obl:agent | high | Agents of ἐκπεσών. |
| 5 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 6 Κνωσσοῦ | case | high | Preposition governing the place-name. |
| 6 | Κνωσσοῦ | Κνωσσός | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Genitive|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 1 ἐκπεσὼν | obl | medium | Source/place adjunct of expulsion; proper name morphology is conventionalized. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 ἀφικόμενος | cc | high | Coordinates the participial clauses. |
| 8 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 9 Ἱμέραν | case | high | Preposition marking destination. |
| 9 | Ἱμέραν | Ἱμέρα | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Accusative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 10 ἀφικόμενος | obl | high | Destination of ἀφικόμενος. |
| 10 | ἀφικόμενος | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V-2ADP-NSM | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Mood=Participle|Number=Singular|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Middle | 13 ἔτυχε | advcl | high | Circumstantial aorist middle participle. |
| 11 | πολιτείας | πολιτεία | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Genitive|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 13 ἔτυχε | obj | high | Genitive object/complement with τυγχάνω: he obtained citizenship. |
| 12 | τʼ | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 13 ἔτυχε | cc | high | Enclitic coordinating particle. |
| 13 | ἔτυχε | τυγχάνω | VERB | V-2AAI-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | root | high | First finite predicate; subject is implicit. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 16 εὕρετο | cc | high | Coordinates εὕρετο with ἔτυχε. |
| 15 | πολλὰ | πολύς | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 17 ἄλλα | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying ἄλλα. |
| 16 | εὕρετο | εὑρίσκω | VERB | V-2AMI-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Middle | 13 ἔτυχε | conj | high | Coordinated finite predicate; middle voice has a benefactive/acquisitive nuance. |
| 17 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 16 εὕρετο | obj | high | Substantivized neuter plural object of εὕρετο. |
| 18 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 19 τιμήν | case | high | Preposition marking purpose or use. |
| 19 | τιμήν | τιμή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Accusative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 16 εὕρετο | obl | high | Purpose/result adjunct: for honor or distinction. |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἔτυχε | punct | high |
ἔμελλεν οὖν ὡς τὸ εἰκὸς Ἱμεραῖος ἐν τοῖς ἀγῶσιν ἀναγορευθήσεσθαι.
Impersonal μέλλω takes the infinitive ἀναγορευθήσεσθαι; ὡς τὸ εἰκός is an idiomatic parenthetical adverbial phrase (‘as is likely’), and Ἱμεραῖος is the understood subject of the infinitive.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἔμελλεν | μέλλω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | οὖν | οὖν | ADV | D | _ | 1 ἔμελλεν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C | _ | 5 εἰκὸς | mark | medium | Introduces the idiomatic phrase ὡς τὸ εἰκός. |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 εἰκὸς | det | high | |
| 5 | εἰκὸς | εἰκός | ADJ | S-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 ἔμελλεν | obl | high | Substantivized perfect active participle, idiomatically ‘as is likely’; linked to ὡς. |
| 6 | Ἱμεραῖος | Ἱμεραῖος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἀναγορευθήσεσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative-with-infinitive subject in nominative form only because the infinitive is passive; semantically the understood subject of the infinitive. |
| 7 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | _ | 9 ἀγῶσιν | case | high | |
| 8 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | RA-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 ἀγῶσιν | det | high | |
| 9 | ἀγῶσιν | ἀγών | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 ἀναγορευθήσεσθαι | obl | high | Dative with ἐν, expressing the contests in which the proclamation occurs. |
| 10 | ἀναγορευθήσεσθαι | ἀναγορεύω | VERB | V-FPN | Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 1 ἔμελλεν | xcomp | high | Future passive infinitive complement of ἔμελλεν. |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἔμελλεν | punct | high |