Grammar parses for passage 7.17.7
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Οἰνία Οἰβώτας στάδιον νικῶν ὅδʼ Ἁχαιὸς πατρίδα Πάλειαν θῆκʼ ὀνομαστοτέραν.
The compressed inscription-like syntax is analyzed with Οἰβώτας as subject of θῆκʼ, Ἁχαιὸς as a predicative characterization, and Οἰνία as an appositional/identificational name; νικῶν στάδιον is circumstantial.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Οἰνία | Οἰνία | PROPN | Ne-S---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 2 Οἰβώτας | nsubj | medium | Personal name, subject of an implied/copular identification with Οἰβώτας; form and syntactic parsing are somewhat compressed. |
| 2 | Οἰβώτας | Οἰβώτας | PROPN | Ne-S---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 θῆκʼ | nsubj | medium | Proper name functioning as the main subject of θῆκʼ, with Οἰνία in apposition or an elliptical identification. |
| 3 | στάδιον | στάδιον | NOUN | Nb-S---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 νικῶν | obj | high | Accusative object of νικῶν, the stadion race/event. |
| 4 | νικῶν | νικάω | VERB | V-PPAPMSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 2 Οἰβώτας | advcl | high | Present active participle, circumstantial to the naming/founding assertion. |
| 5 | ὅδʼ | ὅδε | PRON | Pd-S---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 6 Ἁχαιὸς | det | medium | Demonstrative modifying Ἁχαιὸς; elided final vowel before the following word. |
| 6 | Ἁχαιὸς | Ἀχαιός | ADJ | A-S---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 θῆκʼ | xcomp | medium | Substantivized adjective, predicate/complement naming Οἰβώτας as an Achaean. |
| 7 | πατρίδα | πατρίς | NOUN | Nb-S---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 θῆκʼ | obj | high | Accusative object of θῆκʼ. |
| 8 | Πάλειαν | Πάλεια | PROPN | Ne-S---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 πατρίδα | appos | high | Proper name in apposition to πατρίδα. |
| 9 | θῆκʼ | τίθημι | VERB | V-2AAI3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Elided form of ἔθηκε, aorist active indicative. |
| 10 | ὀνομαστοτέραν | ὀνομαστός | ADJ | A-S---faC | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 πατρίδα | xcomp | medium | Comparative accusative adjective, predicative with πατρίδα: made it more renowned. |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 θῆκʼ | punct | high |
τοῦτο οὖν οὐκ ἄν τινι ἀλογίαν παραστήσειεν, εἰ Πάλειαν ἀλλὰ μὴ Δύμην τὸ ἐπίγραμμα καλεῖ τὴν πόλιν·
The εἰ-clause is embedded as the content or circumstance under which the demonstrative would present an inconsistency; Πάλειαν and Δύμην are coordinated predicate/object accusatives with πόλιν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | PD | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 παραστήσειεν | nsubj | high | Demonstrative subject of παραστήσειεν. |
| 2 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | X | _ | 7 παραστήσειεν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | X | Polarity=Neg | 7 παραστήσειεν | advmod | high | |
| 4 | ἄν | ἄν | PART | X | Mood=Pot | 7 παραστήσειεν | aux | medium | Modal particle with optative. |
| 5 | τινι | τις | PRON | PX | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἀλογίαν | iobj | high | Dative of the person affected. |
| 6 | ἀλογίαν | ἀλογία | NOUN | 3F-ACC-SG | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 παραστήσειεν | obj | high | Object, ‘an absurdity/inconsistency’. |
| 7 | παραστήσειεν | παρίστημι | VERB | V-A-O3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Potential aorist active optative. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 παραστήσειεν | punct | high | |
| 9 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | X | _ | 16 καλεῖ | mark | high | Introduces the conditional/content clause. |
| 10 | Πάλειαν | Πάλεια | PROPN | NPR-ACC-SG | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 καλεῖ | obj | high | Place-name, object of καλεῖ. |
| 11 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | X | _ | 13 Δύμην | cc | high | Contrasts the two place-names. |
| 12 | μὴ | μή | PART | X | Polarity=Neg | 13 Δύμην | advmod | high | Negates the alternative Δύμην. |
| 13 | Δύμην | Δύμη | PROPN | NPR-ACC-SG | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 Πάλειαν | conj | high | Conjoined alternative place-name. |
| 14 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 ἐπίγραμμα | det | high | Article with ἐπίγραμμα. |
| 15 | ἐπίγραμμα | ἐπίγραμμα | NOUN | 3N-NOM-SG | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 καλεῖ | nsubj | high | Subject of καλεῖ. |
| 16 | καλεῖ | καλέω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 7 παραστήσειεν | ccomp | high | Finite verb in the εἰ-clause. |
| 17 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 πόλιν | det | high | |
| 18 | πόλιν | πόλις | NOUN | 3F-ACC-SG | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 καλεῖ | obj | high | Object of καλεῖ, with Πάλειαν/Δύμην as predicate accusatives. |
| 19 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 παραστήσειεν | punct | high |
τὰ γὰρ ἀρχαιότερα ὀνόματα ἐς ποίησιν ἐπάγεσθαι τῶν ὑστέρων καθεστηκός ἐστιν Ἕλλησι, καὶ Ἀμφιάραόν τε καὶ Ἄδραστον Φορωνείδας καὶ Ἐρεχθείδην ἐπονομάζουσι τὸν Θησέα.
The first clause is an impersonal/idiomatic construction: καθεστηκός ἐστιν governs the accusative-and-infinitive ὀνόματα ... ἐπάγεσθαι. The second clause coordinates ἐπονομάζουσι and uses accusative naming complements (Φορωνείδας, Ἐρεχθείδην).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | P-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 4 ὀνόματα | det | high | |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | X | _ | 11 ἐστιν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | ἀρχαιότερα | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-SAPNA | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 4 ὀνόματα | amod | high | |
| 4 | ὀνόματα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 ἐπάγεσθαι | obj | high | Subject of the infinitive, accusative with infinitive. |
| 5 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 6 ποίησιν | case | high | |
| 6 | ποίησιν | ποίησις | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἐπάγεσθαι | obl | high | Goal/complement of ἐπάγεσθαι. |
| 7 | ἐπάγεσθαι | ἐπάγω | VERB | V-PNAI | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 11 ἐστιν | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement of καθεστηκός ἐστιν; subject is ὀνόματα. |
| 8 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | P-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 ὑστέρων | det | high | |
| 9 | ὑστέρων | ὕστερος | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 καθεστηκός | obl | medium | Substantival genitive, probably 'of later [ones/things]'; construction is idiomatic and somewhat elliptical. |
| 10 | καθεστηκός | καθίστημι | VERB | V-RPAN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 11 ἐστιν | cop | medium | Predicative perfect participle with ἐστιν; its neuter singular is impersonal/idiomatic. |
| 11 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PIAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 12 | Ἕλλησι | Ἕλλην | PROPN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 ἐστιν | obl | high | Dative of reference/experiencer. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐστιν | punct | high | |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 22 ἐπονομάζουσι | cc | high | |
| 15 | Ἀμφιάραόν | Ἀμφιάραος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 ἐπονομάζουσι | obj | high | First coordinated object of ἐπονομάζουσι. |
| 16 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C | _ | 15 Ἀμφιάραόν | cc | high | Correlative enclitic coordinating the first named object. |
| 17 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 18 Ἄδραστον | cc | high | |
| 18 | Ἄδραστον | Ἄδραστος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 ἐπονομάζουσι | obj | high | Second coordinated object of ἐπονομάζουσι. |
| 19 | Φορωνείδας | Φορωνείδης | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 ἐπονομάζουσι | obj | medium | Predicative/object complement naming the objects as descendants of Phoroneus; plural coordinated accusative. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 21 Ἐρεχθείδην | cc | high | |
| 21 | Ἐρεχθείδην | Ἐρεχθείδης | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 ἐπονομάζουσι | obj | medium | Second predicative/object-complement label, coordinated with Φορωνείδας; form is singular accusative. |
| 22 | ἐπονομάζουσι | ἐπονομάζω | VERB | V-PAI3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 ἐστιν | conj | high | Coordinate finite verb, with implicit subject Ἕλλησι understood as Greeks. |
| 23 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 Θησέα | det | high | |
| 24 | Θησέα | Θησεύς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 ἐπονομάζουσι | obj | high | Object of ἐπονομάζουσι, the person receiving the names. |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐστιν | punct | high |