Grammar parses for passage 6.5.8
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ἔμελλε δὲ ἄρα τὸ ὑπὸ Ὁμήρου προθεσπισθὲν ἄλλους τε τῶν φρονησάντων ἐπὶ ἰσχύι καὶ Πουλυδάμαντα ἐπιλήψεσθαι, καὶ ὑπὸ τῆς αὑτοῦ ῥώμης ἔμελλεν ἀπολεῖσθαι καὶ οὗτος.
Two coordinated infinitival complements depend on ἔμελλε/ἔμελλεν: the oracle's prediction is subject of the first, while Πουλυδάμαντα is coordinated accusative subject of ἐπιλήψεσθαι; φρονησάντων is a substantival genitive plural, and the final καὶ οὗτος coordinates the second clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἔμελλε | μέλλω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Act | 16 ἐπιλήψεσθαι | root | high | First imperfect μέλλω governs the following infinitive. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 ἔμελλε | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἄρα | ἄρα | ADV | ADV | _ | 1 ἔμελλε | advmod | high | Inferential particle/adverb. |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 προθεσπισθὲν | det | high | Article with substantival neuter participle. |
| 5 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 6 Ὁμήρου | case | high | |
| 6 | Ὁμήρου | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 προθεσπισθὲν | obl | high | Agent with passive participle. |
| 7 | προθεσπισθὲν | προθεσπίζω | VERB | V-APPNSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 16 ἐπιλήψεσθαι | nsubj | high | Substantival neuter passive participle, subject of the infinitive. |
| 8 | ἄλλους | ἄλλος | PRON | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἐπιλήψεσθαι | obj | high | Accusative object/person affected by ἐπιλήψεσθαι. |
| 9 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ἄλλους | cc | high | Correlative τε with καὶ at token 14. |
| 10 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 φρονησάντων | det | high | |
| 11 | φρονησάντων | φρονέω | VERB | V-2AAPGM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 ἄλλους | nmod | medium | Substantival genitive, likely partitive/associative with ἄλλους. |
| 12 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 13 ἰσχύι | case | high | |
| 13 | ἰσχύι | ἰσχύς | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 φρονησάντων | obl | high | Dative of regard/ground with φρονησάντων. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 Πουλυδάμαντα | cc | high | Coordinates Πουλυδάμαντα with ἄλλους. |
| 15 | Πουλυδάμαντα | Πουλυδάμας | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 ἐπιλήψεσθαι | obj | high | Proper-name accusative coordinated with ἄλλους. |
| 16 | ἐπιλήψεσθαι | ἐπιλαμβάνω | VERB | V-FMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Future|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 1 ἔμελλε | xcomp | high | Future middle infinitive governed by μέλλω; middle has hostile/assailing sense. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 ἐπιλήψεσθαι | punct | high | |
| 18 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 23 ἔμελλεν | cc | high | Coordinates the second μέλλω clause. |
| 19 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 22 ῥώμης | case | high | |
| 20 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 ῥώμης | det | high | |
| 21 | αὑτοῦ | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | P-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes | 22 ῥώμης | nmod:poss | medium | Reflexive possessive genitive; agrees semantically with οὗτος. |
| 22 | ῥώμης | ῥώμη | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 ἀπολεῖσθαι | obl | high | Agent/cause phrase with passive infinitive. |
| 23 | ἔμελλεν | μέλλω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Act | 1 ἔμελλε | conj | high | Second coordinated μέλλω clause. |
| 24 | ἀπολεῖσθαι | ἀπόλλυμι | VERB | V-FMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Future|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 23 ἔμελλεν | xcomp | high | Future middle infinitive, ‘be destroyed/perish’. |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 26 οὗτος | cc | high | Coordinates οὗτος with the understood/preceding subject. |
| 26 | οὗτος | οὗτος | PRON | D-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 23 ἔμελλεν | nsubj | high | Explicit subject of the second infinitive, extraposed after the clause. |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἔμελλε | punct | high |
ἐς σπήλαιον γὰρ οἵ τε ἄλλοι τῶν συμποτῶν καὶ ὁ Πουλυδάμας ἐσῆλθεν ὥρᾳ θέρους, καί πως οὐ κατά τινα ἀγαθὸν δαίμονα ἡ κορυφὴ τηνικαῦτα τοῦ σπηλαίου κατερρήγνυτο, καὶ δῆλα ἦν ὡς αὐτίκα ἐμπεσεῖσθαι καὶ χρόνον οὐκ ἐπὶ πολὺν ἔμελλεν ἀνθέξειν·
Complex coordination: ἐσῆλθεν has a coordinated subject (οἵ τε ἄλλοι ... καὶ ὁ Πουλυδάμας); κατερρήγνυτο is coordinated with it, while ἦν introduces an accusative-and-infinitive/predicative assessment with ἐμπεσεῖσθαι and ἀνθέξειν. The final ἔμελλεν is understood with the coordinated infinitive ἀνθέξειν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | AdpType=Prep | 2 σπήλαιον | case | high | |
| 2 | σπήλαιον | σπήλαιον | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ἐσῆλθεν | obl | high | Goal complement of ἐσῆλθεν. |
| 3 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G | _ | 12 ἐσῆλθεν | discourse | high | |
| 4 | οἵ | ὅς | PRON | P-RPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 6 ἄλλοι | det | medium | Article-like relative form, substantivized with ἄλλοι. |
| 5 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C | _ | 6 ἄλλοι | cc | high | |
| 6 | ἄλλοι | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ἐσῆλθεν | nsubj | high | Substantivized adjective. |
| 7 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | D-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 8 συμποτῶν | det | high | |
| 8 | συμποτῶν | συμπότης | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ἄλλοι | nmod | high | Partitive/genitival specification of ἄλλοι. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 11 Πουλυδάμας | cc | high | |
| 10 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | D-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Πουλυδάμας | det | high | |
| 11 | Πουλυδάμας | Πουλυδάμας | PROPN | N-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἐσῆλθεν | conj | high | Coordinated subject with ἄλλοι. |
| 12 | ἐσῆλθεν | εἰσέρχομαι | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Singular verb with compound/coordinated subject. |
| 13 | ὥρᾳ | ὥρα | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 ἐσῆλθεν | obl | high | Temporal dative. |
| 14 | θέρους | θέρος | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ὥρᾳ | nmod | high | |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἐσῆλθεν | punct | high | |
| 16 | καί | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 28 κατερρήγνυτο | cc | high | Coordinates the second finite clause. |
| 17 | πως | πως | ADV | D | _ | 28 κατερρήγνυτο | advmod | high | Enclitic adverb, attenuating/indefinite. |
| 18 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D | Polarity=Neg | 28 κατερρήγνυτο | advmod | high | |
| 19 | κατά | κατά | ADP | P | AdpType=Prep | 22 δαίμονα | case | high | |
| 20 | τινα | τις | DET | D-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 22 δαίμονα | det | high | |
| 21 | ἀγαθὸν | ἀγαθός | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 δαίμονα | amod | high | |
| 22 | δαίμονα | δαίμων | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 κατερρήγνυτο | obl | medium | Phrase κατά τινα ἀγαθὸν δαίμονα means roughly 'by some favorable divine power'; exact semantic attachment is somewhat idiomatic. |
| 23 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | D-NFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 24 κορυφὴ | det | high | |
| 24 | κορυφὴ | κορυφή | NOUN | N-NFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 κατερρήγνυτο | nsubj | high | |
| 25 | τηνικαῦτα | τηνικαῦτα | ADV | D | _ | 28 κατερρήγνυτο | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 26 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | D-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 σπηλαίου | det | high | |
| 27 | σπηλαίου | σπήλαιον | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 κορυφὴ | nmod | high | Dependent genitive with κορυφή. |
| 28 | κατερρήγνυτο | καταρρήγνυμι | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Mid | 12 ἐσῆλθεν | conj | medium | Imperfect middle/passive form; middle sense ('was breaking apart') is likely. |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 28 κατερρήγνυτο | punct | high | |
| 30 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 32 ἦν | cc | high | Coordinates the final explanatory clause. |
| 31 | δῆλα | δῆλος | ADJ | A-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 32 ἦν | nsubj | high | Neuter plural predicate/substantive, 'it was clear'. |
| 32 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Act | 12 ἐσῆλθεν | conj | high | Copular/existential finite verb. |
| 33 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C | _ | 35 ἐμπεσεῖσθαι | mark | high | Introduces content/complement infinitive. |
| 34 | αὐτίκα | αὐτίκα | ADV | D | _ | 35 ἐμπεσεῖσθαι | advmod | high | |
| 35 | ἐμπεσεῖσθαι | ἐμπίπτω | VERB | V-FAI | Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|Voice=Act | 32 ἦν | ccomp | high | Infinitive dependent on ἦν via ὡς. |
| 36 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 42 ἀνθέξειν | cc | high | Coordinates the second infinitive. |
| 37 | χρόνον | χρόνος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 42 ἀνθέξειν | obl | medium | Accusative of duration. |
| 38 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D | Polarity=Neg | 41 ἔμελλεν | advmod | high | |
| 39 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P | AdpType=Prep | 40 πολὺν | case | high | |
| 40 | πολὺν | πολύς | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 37 χρόνον | nmod | high | With χρόνον: 'for a long time'. |
| 41 | ἔμελλεν | μέλλω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Act | 42 ἀνθέξειν | aux | high | Imperfect of μέλλω governing ἀνθέξειν. |
| 42 | ἀνθέξειν | ἀντέχω | VERB | V-FAI | Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|Voice=Act | 35 ἐμπεσεῖσθαι | conj | high | Coordinated with ἐμπεσεῖσθαι; subject is understood as the cave/its summit. |
| 43 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἐσῆλθεν | punct | high |