Grammar parses for passage 7.19.5
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παίδων δὲ καὶ παρθένων ὁπόσοι μὲν ἐς τὴν θεὸν οὐδὲν εἰργασμένοι Μελανίππου καὶ Κομαιθοῦς ἕνεκα ἀπώλλυντο, αὐτοί τε οἰκτρότατα καὶ οἱ προσήκοντές σφισιν ἔπασχον, Μελάνιππον δὲ καὶ Κομαιθὼ συμφορᾶς ἐκτὸς γενέσθαι τίθεμαι·
The syntax is paratactic with two main predicates (ἀπώλλυντο, ἔπασχον) followed by a first-person evaluative clause (τίθεμαι + infinitive); the genitives with ἕνεκα/ἐκτός are postpositional and somewhat idiomatic.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | παίδων | παῖς | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἀπώλλυντο | obl | high | Genitive dependent of the first clause; likely partitive/genitive with the implied victims. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 16 ἀπώλλυντο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 4 παρθένων | cc | high | Connects παίδων and παρθένων. |
| 4 | παρθένων | παρθένος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 1 παίδων | conj | high | Conjunct to παίδων. |
| 5 | ὁπόσοι | ὁπόσος | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἀπώλλυντο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀπώλλυντο. |
| 6 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 5 ὁπόσοι | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 7 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 9 θεὸν | case | high | Preposition governing θεόν. |
| 8 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 θεὸν | det | high | Article modifying θεόν. |
| 9 | θεὸν | θεός | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 εἰργασμένοι | obl | medium | Likely the object of ἐς; gender appears irregular in transmitted form. |
| 10 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 εἰργασμένοι | obj | high | Direct object of εἰργασμένοι; adverbial 'nothing' is also possible, but object is more likely. |
| 11 | εἰργασμένοι | ἐργάζομαι | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 5 ὁπόσοι | acl | high | Perfect middle participle modifying ὁπόσοι. |
| 12 | Μελανίππου | Μελάνιππος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἕνεκα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἕνεκα. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 14 Κομαιθοῦς | cc | high | Connects the two genitives. |
| 14 | Κομαιθοῦς | Κομαιθώ | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 Μελανίππου | conj | high | Conjunct to Μελανίππου. |
| 15 | ἕνεκα | ἕνεκα | ADP | _ | _ | 16 ἀπώλλυντο | case | high | Postposition governing the preceding genitives. |
| 16 | ἀπώλλυντο | ἀπόλλυμι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the first clause. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 ἀπώλλυντο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 18 | αὐτοί | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 25 ἔπασχον | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔπασχον. |
| 19 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 18 αὐτοί | cc | high | Correlative particle with καί. |
| 20 | οἰκτρότατα | οἰκτρός | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 25 ἔπασχον | advmod | medium | Adverbial use of superlative form. |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 22 οἱ | cc | high | Connects αὐτοί and οἱ. |
| 22 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 23 προσήκοντές | det | high | Article with participle. |
| 23 | προσήκοντές | προσήκω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 25 ἔπασχον | nsubj | high | Substantivized participle, second coordinated subject. |
| 24 | σφισιν | σφεῖς | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 23 προσήκοντές | obl | high | Dative with προσήκοντες. |
| 25 | ἔπασχον | πάσχω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 16 ἀπώλλυντο | conj | high | Conjunct main verb in the second clause. |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 ἔπασχον | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 27 | Μελάνιππον | Μελάνιππος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 τίθεμαι | obj | high | Accusative subject/object of infinitival clause, depending on analysis; here treated as object of τίθεμαι’s infinitival complement. |
| 28 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 34 τίθεμαι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 29 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 30 Κομαιθὼ | cc | high | Connects Μελάνιππον and Κομαιθώ. |
| 30 | Κομαιθὼ | Κομαιθώ | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 Μελάνιππον | conj | high | Conjunct to Μελάνιππον. |
| 31 | συμφορᾶς | συμφορά | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 32 ἐκτὸς | nmod | high | Genitive governed by ἐκτός. |
| 32 | ἐκτὸς | ἐκτός | ADP | _ | _ | 33 γενέσθαι | case | high | Postposition governing the genitive. |
| 33 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | _ | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 34 τίθεμαι | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive to τίθεμαι. |
| 34 | τίθεμαι | τίθημι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Second main clause root; governs infinitival complement. |
| 35 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 34 τίθεμαι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
μόνον γὰρ δὴ ἀνθρώπῳ ψυχῆς ἐστιν ἀντάξιον κατορθῶσαί τινα ἐρασθέντα.
The syntax is elliptical: ἀντάξιον is the predicate with ἐστιν, and the infinitival phrase κατορθῶσαί τινα ἐρασθέντα functions as its complement.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μόνον | μόνον | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἀντάξιον | advmod | high | Adverbial use from adjective; modifying the predicative adjective. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | GAP | _ | 7 ἀντάξιον | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | D | _ | 7 ἀντάξιον | discourse | high | Particle strengthening the assertion. |
| 4 | ἀνθρώπῳ | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἀντάξιον | obl | high | Dative with ἐστί/ἀντάξιον phrase, likely dative of advantage/reference. |
| 5 | ψυχῆς | ψυχή | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἀντάξιον | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent on ἀντάξιον; relation somewhat uncertain. |
| 6 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 7 ἀντάξιον | cop | high | Copula. |
| 7 | ἀντάξιον | ἀντάξιος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | high | Predicative adjective; governs infinitival complement. |
| 8 | κατορθῶσαί | κατορθόω | VERB | V-AAI | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 7 ἀντάξιον | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive. |
| 9 | τινα | τις | PRON | P-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 10 ἐρασθέντα | obj | high | Indefinite pronoun, object of ἐρασθέντα. |
| 10 | ἐρασθέντα | ἐράω | VERB | V-APPM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 8 κατορθῶσαί | xcomp | medium | Participle dependent on infinitive; likely complements it as object predicate/secondary predication. |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἀντάξιον | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |