Grammar parses for passage 7.23.2
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μετὰ δὲ οὐ πολὺν χρόνον οὔτε ὡραῖος ἔτι ἐφαίνετο Σέλεμνος οὔτε ὡς αὐτὸν φοιτήσειν ἔμελλεν ἡ νύμφη, Σέλεμνον δὲ μονωθέντα Ἀργυρᾶς καὶ τελευτήσαντα ὑπὸ τοῦ ἔρωτος ἐποίησεν Ἀφροδίτη ποταμόν.
The first coordinated οὔτε...οὔτε clause predicates ὡραῖος and the impending visit to the subject Σέλεμνος; the second clause has an accusative absolute-like participial description (Σέλεμνον μονωθέντα...τελευτήσαντα) functioning as the object/predicative result of ἐποίησεν. The exact attachment of Ἀργυρᾶς is uncertain; it is treated as a genitive dependent on μονωθέντα, naming the separated beloved/source.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 5 χρόνον | case | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 28 ἐποίησεν | cc | high | |
| 3 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 ἐφαίνετο | advmod | high | |
| 4 | πολὺν | πολύς | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 χρόνον | amod | high | |
| 5 | χρόνον | χρόνος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐφαίνετο | obl | high | Accusative duration. |
| 6 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἐφαίνετο | cc | high | Coordinates the two negative predicates. |
| 7 | ὡραῖος | ὡραῖος | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐφαίνετο | xcomp | high | Subject-oriented predicate adjective. |
| 8 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | ADV | _ | 9 ἐφαίνετο | advmod | high | |
| 9 | ἐφαίνετο | φαίνω | VERB | V-IMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 28 ἐποίησεν | advcl | high | Imperfect middle, ‘appeared/seemed’. |
| 10 | Σέλεμνος | Σέλεμνος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐφαίνετο | nsubj | high | |
| 11 | οὔτε | οὔτε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 ἔμελλεν | cc | high | Coordinates with token 6. |
| 12 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 φοιτήσειν | mark | medium | Introduces the infinitival content clause. |
| 13 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 14 φοιτήσειν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 14 | φοιτήσειν | φοιτάω | VERB | V-FAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|Voice=Act | 15 ἔμελλεν | xcomp | high | Future active infinitive. |
| 15 | ἔμελλεν | μέλλω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 9 ἐφαίνετο | conj | high | Second coordinated οὔτε predicate. |
| 16 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 νύμφη | det | high | |
| 17 | νύμφη | νύμφη | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἔμελλεν | nsubj | high | |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 28 ἐποίησεν | punct | high | |
| 19 | Σέλεμνον | Σέλεμνος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 ἐποίησεν | obj | high | Accusative object/result complement with participles. |
| 20 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 28 ἐποίησεν | cc | high | |
| 21 | μονωθέντα | μονόω | VERB | V-APP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 19 Σέλεμνον | acl | high | Participial modifier of Σέλεμνον. |
| 22 | Ἀργυρᾶς | Ἀργυρᾶ | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 μονωθέντα | obl | low | Genitive attachment is uncertain; interpreted as dependent on μονωθέντα. |
| 23 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 τελευτήσαντα | cc | high | |
| 24 | τελευτήσαντα | τελευτάω | VERB | V-AAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 19 Σέλεμνον | acl | high | Coordinated participial modifier of Σέλεμνον. |
| 25 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 27 ἔρωτος | case | high | |
| 26 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 ἔρωτος | det | high | |
| 27 | ἔρωτος | ἔρως | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 τελευτήσαντα | obl | high | Agent/cause phrase with passive-like result context. |
| 28 | ἐποίησεν | ποιέω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 29 | Ἀφροδίτη | Ἀφροδίτη | PROPN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 ἐποίησεν | nsubj | high | |
| 30 | ποταμόν | ποταμός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 ἐποίησεν | xcomp | high | Resultative object complement: made him a river. |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 28 ἐποίησεν | punct | high |
λέγω δὲ τὰ ὑπὸ Πατρέων λεγόμενα.
λέγω has an understood first-person singular subject; τὰ λεγόμενα is a substantivized neuter plural participial object, with Πατρέων as the agent of the passive participle under ὑπό.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγω | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-1S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 λέγω | cc | high | |
| 3 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 1 λέγω | obj | high | Article substantivizes the participle λεγόμενα. |
| 4 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | P | _ | 5 Πατρέων | case | high | |
| 5 | Πατρέων | Πατρεύς | PROPN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 λεγόμενα | obl:agent | high | Ethnic/name in the genitive, agent of the passive participle. |
| 6 | λεγόμενα | λέγω | VERB | V-PPP-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 3 τὰ | acl | high | Substantivized present passive participle; agrees with τὰ. |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγω | punct | high |
καὶ---ἤρα γὰρ καὶ ὕδωρ γενόμενος Ἀργυρᾶς, καθότι ἔχει καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ Ἀλφειῷ λόγος Ἀρεθούσης ἔτι ἐρᾶν αὐτόν---δωρεῖται καὶ τῷδε Ἀφροδίτη Σέλεμνον·
The sentence has an interrupted parenthetical/explanatory clause: ἤρα governs Ἀργυρᾶς, with γενόμενος ὕδωρ as a predicative participle; ἔχει is impersonal/elliptical in καθότι, and Ἀφροδίτη is the dative subject/agent of δωρεῖται (likely passive, “is granted by Aphrodite”). Hyphens are editorial punctuation.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 26 δωρεῖται | cc | high | |
| 2 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἤρα | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἤρα | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἤρα | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 5 | ἤρα | ἐράω | VERB | V- Impf Act Ind 3 Sg | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 26 δωρεῖται | parataxis | medium | Imperfect; subject is Ἀργυρᾶς, with Ἀρεθούσης as object in the embedded explanation. |
| 6 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | PART | _ | 5 ἤρα | discourse | high | |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ὕδωρ | cc | high | |
| 8 | ὕδωρ | ὕδωρ | NOUN | N- Nom Acc Neut Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 9 γενόμενος | xcomp | medium | Predicative accusative/nominative neuter with γενόμενος; form is syncretic. |
| 9 | γενόμενος | γίγνομαι | VERB | V- Aor Mid Ptcp Nom Masc Sg | Aspect=Perf|Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Singular|Tense=Past|Voice=Mid | 5 ἤρα | advcl | high | Aorist middle participle, agreeing with Ἀργυρᾶς. |
| 10 | Ἀργυρᾶς | Ἀργυρᾶς | PROPN | N- Nom Masc Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 5 ἤρα | nsubj | high | |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἤρα | punct | high | |
| 12 | καθότι | καθότι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 13 ἔχει | mark | high | |
| 13 | ἔχει | ἔχω | VERB | V- Pres Act Ind 3 Sg | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 5 ἤρα | advcl | low | Syntax is elliptical/uncertain; likely introduces the explanatory clause. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 λόγος | cc | high | |
| 15 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 17 Ἀλφειῷ | case | high | With dative τῷ Ἀλφειῷ. |
| 16 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T- Dat Masc Sg | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 17 Ἀλφειῷ | det | high | |
| 17 | Ἀλφειῷ | Ἀλφειός | PROPN | N- Dat Masc Sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 18 λόγος | obl | high | |
| 18 | λόγος | λόγος | NOUN | N- Nom Masc Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 13 ἔχει | nsubj | medium | Subject of ἔχει in the sense ‘there is a report/account’. |
| 19 | Ἀρεθούσης | Ἀρέθουσα | PROPN | N- Gen Fem Sg | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 21 ἐρᾶν | obj | medium | Genitive object of ἐρᾶν. |
| 20 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | ADV | _ | 21 ἐρᾶν | advmod | high | |
| 21 | ἐρᾶν | ἐράω | VERB | V- Pres Act Inf | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 18 λόγος | ccomp | high | Infinitive in reported content after λόγος. |
| 22 | αὐτόν | αὐτός | PRON | P- Acc Masc Sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular|PronType=Prs | 21 ἐρᾶν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 23 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἤρα | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 24 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἤρα | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 25 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἤρα | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 26 | δωρεῖται | δωρέομαι | VERB | V- Pres Mid Ind 3 Sg | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Middle form; semantically likely ‘grants/presents’, with τῷδε as recipient and Σέλεμνον as object. |
| 27 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 29 Ἀφροδίτη | cc | high | |
| 28 | τῷδε | ὅδε | PRON | P- Dat Masc Sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular|PronType=Dem | 26 δωρεῖται | iobj | high | |
| 29 | Ἀφροδίτη | Ἀφροδίτη | PROPN | N- Dat Fem Sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 26 δωρεῖται | obl:agent | medium | Dative agent/ giver with the middle/passive verb. |
| 30 | Σέλεμνον | Σέλεμνος | PROPN | N- Acc Masc Sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 26 δωρεῖται | obj | high | |
| 31 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 δωρεῖται | punct | high |